Kévin Rodrigues

Footballer (born 1994)
Kévin Rodrigues
Rodrigues with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name Kévin Manuel Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Bayonne, France[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Al Qadsiah
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)
2017–2022 Real Sociedad 30 (1)
2019–2020 → Leganés (loan) 26 (1)
2020–2021 → Eibar (loan) 22 (1)
2021–2022 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023 Adana Demirspor 44 (2)
2024– Al Qadsiah 0 (0)
International career
2012 France U18 6 (1)
2012–2013 France U19 6 (1)
2017 Portugal U21 5 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Kévin Manuel Rodrigues (born 5 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Saudi First Division League club Al Qadsiah. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a midfielder.[3]

He spent most of his career in Spain with Real Sociedad, after starting out at Toulouse. In La Liga, he also appeared for Leganés, Eibar and Rayo Vallecano, totalling 91 games and three goals.

Born in France, Rodrigues originally represented France internationally before switching to Portugal in 2017.

Club career

France

Born in Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine to Portuguese parents,[4] 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.[2][5]

In his country of birth, Rodrigues also represented Dijon FCO,[6] appearing rarely for the Ligue 2 club as it finished in fourth place in the 2014–15 season.

Real Sociedad

Rodrigues signed for Real Sociedad on 4 June 2015, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[7] His first game in La Liga with the first team took place on 29 January 2017, when he started in a 3–0 away defeat to Real Madrid.[8]

On 1 March 2017, Rodrigues renewed his contract until 2020,[9] and was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 campaign. He scored his first league goal on 17 September, but also added one in his own net in a 1–3 home loss also against Real Madrid.[10]

On 2 September 2019, after losing space to newcomer Aihen Muñoz, mainly due to injuries,[11] Rodrigues was loaned to fellow top-tier side CD Leganés for one year.[12] On 12 September 2020, he moved to SD Eibar of the same league also in a temporary deal.[13]

Rodrigues moved to Rayo Vallecano also in the Spanish top flight on 11 August 2021, on a one-year loan.[14]

Later career

On 10 June 2022, Rodrigues signed a three-year contract with Adana Demirspor effective as of 1 July when he became a free agent.[15] He left by mutual consent in December 2023.[16]

On 31 January 2024, Rodrigues joined Saudi First Division League club Al Qadsiah FC on a deal until the end of the season.[17]

International career

Rodrigues was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level.[18] On 3 November 2016 he was first called up to the Portugal under-21 side,[19] being part of the squad that appeared in the following year's UEFA European Championship.[20]

Rodrigues won his first full cap on 10 November 2017, playing the entire 3–0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Viseu.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 August 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toulouse B 2012–13 Amateur 2 5 0 — — — 5 0
2013–14 9 1 — — — 9 1
Total 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
Toulouse 2011–12 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Dijon B 2014–15 Amateur 2 21 3 — — — 21 3
Dijon 2014–15 Ligue 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 — 5 0
Real Sociedad B 2015–16 Segunda Divisíon B 29 5 — — — 29 5
2016–17 27 1 — — — 27 1
Total 56 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 6
Real Sociedad 2016–17 La Liga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2017–18 20 1 0 0 — 2[a] 0 22 1
2018–19 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2019–20 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 30 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 32 1
Leganés (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 26 1 1 0 — — 27 1
Eibar (loan) 2020–21 22 1 2 0 — — 24 1
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2021–22 13 0 4 0 — — 17 0
Adana Demirspor 2022–23 Süper Lig 33 2 1 0 — — 34 2
2023–24 0 0 0 0 — 3 0 3 0
Total 33 2 1 0 — 3 0 37 2
Career total 219 15 10 0 1 0 5 0 235 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2017 1 0
2018 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

France U19

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kévin Rodrigues" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kévin Rodrigues, une première en Ligue 1" [Kévin Rodrigues, a first in Ligue 1] (in French). Les Violets. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Dix jeunes iront à Luchon avec les pros" [Ten youths will join the pros at Luchon] (in French). Toulouse FC. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Kévin Rodrigues a signé à Dijon" [Kévin Rodrigues has signed at Dijon] (in French). Les Violets. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Kévin Rodrigues joins Sanse". Real Sociedad. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Real Madrid 3–0 Real Sociedad". BBC Sport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Kevin Rodrigues renueva hasta 2020" [Kevin Rodrigues renews until 2020]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  10. ^ Sánchez, Jesús (17 September 2017). "El Madrid gana las finales" [Madrid win finals]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  11. ^ Gonzalo, Marta (4 January 2019). "Rulli y Aihen como posibles novedades en el Bernabéu" [Rulli and Aihen the possible news at the Bernabéu] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Leganés" [Agreement for his loan to CD Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Real and SD Eibar agree Kevin loan deal". Real Sociedad. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Cedido al Rayo Vallecano" [Loaned to Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Kevin Rodrigues assina por três épocas com os turcos do Adana Demirspor" [Kevin Rodrigues signs for three seasons with Turkey's Adana Demirspor] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  16. ^ Martins, Hugo Filipe (30 December 2023). "Oficial: Kévin Rodrigues, internacional português, rescinde com o Adana Demirspor" [Official: Kévin Rodrigues, Portuguese international, cuts ties with Adana Demirspor] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Mercado (oficial): Kévin Rodrigues ruma à Arábia Saudita" [Market (official): Kévin Rodrigues heads to Saudi Arabia]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Kévin Rodrigues avec France U18" [Kévin Rodrigues with France U18] (in French). Toulouse FC. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ Granada, Ricardo (3 November 2016). "Kevin Rodrigues é novidade nos eleitos de Rui Jorge" [Kevin Rodrigues is a novelty in Rui Jorge's chosen ones]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  20. ^ Dunne, Robbie (20 June 2017). "Portugal 1–3 Spain: UEFA Under 21 Euro match report, Spain advance to semi-finals". Diario AS. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  21. ^ Santiago, Eduardo (10 November 2017). "Portugal vence Arábia Saudita com golos de Manuel Fernandes, Gonçalo Guedes e João Mário" [Portugal beat Saudi Arabia with goals from Manuel Fernandes, Gonçalo Guedes and João Mário] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ^ Kévin Rodrigues at Soccerway
  23. ^ "Kévin Rodrigues". European Football. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  24. ^ "FOOT. Euro -19 ans: la France chute en finale face à la Serbie (0–1)" [FOOT. Under-19 Euro: France fall short in final against Serbia (0–1)]. Le Parisien (in French). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

External links

  • Kévin Rodrigues – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • Kévin Rodrigues at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  • Kévin Rodrigues at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Kévin Rodrigues at BDFutbol
  • Kévin Rodrigues at the French Football Federation (in French)
  • Kévin Rodrigues national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
  • Kévin Rodrigues at National-Football-Teams.com
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