Rodrigo Escudero Vega (born 31 March 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for Algeciras.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Escudero Vega | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Valladolid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Algeciras | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2015 | Villa de Simancas | ||
| 2015–2017 | Palencia Balompié | 70 | (12) |
| 2017–2019 | Arandina | 67 | (21) |
| 2019–2021 | Zamora | 44 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | Compostela | 30 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Talavera | 36 | (15) |
| 2023–2024 | Cultural | 34 | (4) |
| 2024– | Algeciras | 13 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024 | |||
Early life
editEscudero was born on 31 March 1995 in Spain. He is a native of Valladolid, Spain.[1] He started his career with Villa de Simancas. In 2015, Escudero signed for Palencia Balompié. He made seventy league appearances and scored twelve goals while playing for the club. He helped them achieve promotion.[2] In 2017, he signed for Arandina. He made sixty-seven league appearances and scored twenty-one goals while playing for the club. He helped them achieve qualification to the league promotion play-offs.
In 2019, he signed for Zamora. He made forty-four league appearances and scored fourteen goals while playing for the club. In 2021, he signed for Compostela. He made thirty league appearances and scored seven goals while playing for the club. In 2022, he signed for Talavera. He made thirty-six league appearances and scored fifteen goals while playing for the club. In 2023, he signed for Cultural.
On 1 July 2024, Escudero signed with Algeciras in Primera Federación.[3]
Style of play
editEscudero mainly operates as a striker. He can also operate as a winger or as a full-back. He is two-footed. He is known for his versatility.[4] He has been described as a "very complete player... good at aerial play... added to all this is his precision in finishing".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rodri Escudero: un delantero completo, versátil y con go". leonoticias.com.
- ^ "Rodrigo Escudero, un 'póker' que da un hilo de esperanza para el Talavera". as.com.
- ^ "Rodrigo Escudero Vega, Nuevo jugador del Algeciras C.F." [Rodrigo Escudero Vega, New Algeciras CF Player] (in Spanish). Algeciras. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Escudero y Parra, dispuestos a luchar por el ascenso con el Zamora". laopiniondezamora.es.