Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Rodríguez Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Alcorcón | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Madrid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Atlético Madrid B | 68 | (20) |
2005 | → Ciudad Murcia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2006 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Salamanca | 38 | (14) |
2008–2010 | Almería | 9 | (1) |
2008–2009 | → Celta (loan) | 36 | (8) |
2010–2014 | Celta | 71 | (26) |
2012–2013 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 37 | (13) |
2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (1) |
2014– | Alcorcón | 108 | (49) |
National team | |||
2001–2002 | Spain U16 | 6 | (11) |
2002–2003 | Spain U17 | 21 | (13) |
2003 | Spain U18 | 3 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Spain U19 | 6 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2017. |
David Rodríguez Sánchez (born 14 February 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for AD Alcorcón as a forward.
Rodríguez was born in Talavera de la Reina, Province of Toledo. After leaving Atlético Madrid's youth academy, he started professionally with Ciudad de Murcia in Segunda División. However, the lack of playing time for the Colchoneros' first team made him drop down to Segunda División B in January 2006, as he moved to UD Las Palmas.
In the 2006–07 season, Rodríguez returned to Atlético to play with its B-side and rank as their top scorer, a feat which he repeated the following campaign with UD Salamanca in the second level. Such solid performances earned him a transfer to La Liga, moving for €400.000 to UD Almería; however, before 2008–09 began, he was loaned to Celta de Vigo, returning in the following summer to Andalusia.
Rodríguez made his top flight debut on 30 August 2009, appearing in a 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid. On 22 November, he scored after just five minutes on the pitch but Almería lost 1–3 at RCD Mallorca, and the player was only the fourth of fifth offensive option at the club during the season.