Kévin Rodrigues

Kévin Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Kévin Manuel Rodrigues
Date of birth (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994
Place of birth Bayonne, France
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Youth career
2000–2008 Bayonne
2008–2012 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Toulouse 2 (0)
2012–2014 Toulouse B 14 (1)
2014–2015 Dijon 2 (0)
2014–2015 Dijon B 21 (3)
2015–2017 Real Sociedad B 56 (6)
2017– Real Sociedad 2 (0)
National team‡
2012 France U18 6 (1)
2012–2013 France U19 6 (1)
2017– Portugal U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2017

Kévin Manuel Rodrigues (born 5 March 1994) is a footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Sociedad. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

France

Born in Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine to Portuguese parents,[3] Rodrigues made his senior debut with Toulouse FC on 20 May 2012, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute in a 0–2 Ligue 1 home loss against AC Ajaccio.[1][4]

In his country of birth, Rodrigues also represented Dijon FCO,[5] appearing rarely for the Ligue 2 club as it finished in fourth place in the 2014–15 season.

Real Sociedad

On 4 June 2015, Rodrigues signed for Real Sociedad, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[6] His first game in La Liga with the first team took place on 29 January 2017, when he started in a 0–3 away defeat to Real Madrid.[7]

On 1 March 2017, Rodrigues renewed his contract until 2020,[8] and was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.

International career

Rodrigues was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level.[9] On 3 November 2016 he was first called up to the Portugal under-21 side,[10] being part of the squad that appeared in the following year's UEFA European Championship.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kévin Rodrigues, une première en Ligue 1" [Kévin Rodrigues, a first in Ligue 1] (in French). Les Violets. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dix jeunes iront à Luchon avec les pros" [Ten youths will join the pros at Luchon] (in French). Toulouse FC. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kévin Rodrigues, a esperança francesa que escolheu Portugal" [Kévin Rodrigues, the French prospect who chose Portugal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Le TFC dominé par Ajaccio (0–2)" [Ajaccio walked all over TFC (0–2)] (in French). Toulouse FC. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kévin Rodrigues a signé à Dijon" [Kévin Rodrigues has signed at Dijon] (in French). Les Violets. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kévin Rodrigues joins Sanse". Real Sociedad. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Real Madrid 3–0 Real Sociedad". BBC Sport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kevin Rodrigues renueva hasta 2020" [Kevin Rodrigues renews until 2020]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kévin Rodrigues avec France U18" [Kévin Rodrigues with France U18] (in French). Toulouse FC. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kevin Rodrigues é novidade nos eleitos de Rui Jorge" [Kevin Rodrigues is a novelty in Rui Jorge's chosen ones]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 November 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Portugal 1–3 Spain: UEFA Under 21 Euro match report, Spain advance to semi-finals". Diario AS. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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