José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán

Andy
Personal information
Full nameJosé Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán
Date of birth30 January 1990
Place of birthAlmuñécar, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Ponferradina
Number17
Youth career
1996–2006AD Almuñécar 77
2006–2009Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012Real Madrid C95(13)
2012–2014Levante B74(20)
2014–Ponferradina25(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Gaitán.

José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán, commonly known as Andy (born 30 January 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Andy finished his graduation at Real Madrid's youth setup, and started playing as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign, in Tercera División. On 5 August 2012 he moved to Levante UD, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]

On 8 July 2014 Andy signed a one-year deal with Segunda División's SD Ponferradina.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 24 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife.[3]

Andy scored his first professional goal on 13 September, netting his side's second in a 3–1 away win against CD Numancia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Andy (Real Madrid C) ficha por el Levante UD y entrena con el primer equipo (Andy (Real Madrid C) signs for Levante UD and trains with the first team); JoinFutbol, 5 August 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ La Ponferradina presenta a Gaitán (Ponferradina presents Gaitán); Marca, 8 July 2014 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El gol olímpico de Infante marcó la diferencia (Infante's olympic goal makes the difference); Marca, 24 August 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ La Ponferradina continúa en racha (Ponferradina keeps on the run); Marca, 13 September 2014 (Spanish)

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