| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Ríos Lozano | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Soria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Barcelona B | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Sevilla B | 54 | (28) |
| 2010–2011 | Sevilla | 7 | (1) |
| 2011– | Barcelona B | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Spain U21 | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rodrigo Ríos Lozano, aka Rodri (born 6 June 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a forward.
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Born in Soria, Castile and León, Rodri grew up in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville, where he was discovered by Sevilla FC scouts, thus entering the Andalusians' youth ranks. In 2009, he helped the Juvenil side win the Copa del Rey in the category, after defeating Athletic Bilbao.
Rodri played the vast majority of his first year as a senior with Sevilla Atlético, in the third division. He was first called to the first team for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against PFC CSKA Moscow, but did not leave the bench. Eventually, on 28 February 2010, he made his debut for the main squad - in La Liga - playing two minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Athletic Bilbao, after having replaced Renato; Manuel Jiménez was then the club's manager.
Rodri's second match came almost three months later, in the last round of the season, at UD Almería (15 May) where he played the last 10 minutes: in the 93rd minute, Frédéric Kanouté passed to Jesús Navas, who crossed the ball to the box. After a failed attempt by Sébastien Squillaci, the youngster scored the 3–2 winner through a bicycle kick. With this triumph, Sevilla edged RCD Mallorca for the fourth place, thus returning to the UEFA Champions League.[1] The player's performance was subsequently praised in the local press.[2]
Just two days after making his debuts with Sevilla's first team, Rodri played for the first time with the Spanish under-21s.[3]
As of 17 September 2011[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other [5] | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla B | 2009–10 | 28 | 9 | — | 28 | 9 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 19 | — | 26 | 19 | ||||||
| Total | 54 | 28 | — | 54 | 28 | ||||||
| Sevilla | 2009–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Barcelona B | 2011–12 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Career totals | 65 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 31 | |
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