Julio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1995)

Julio Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Julio César Rodríguez López
Date of birth	7 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Mieres, Spain
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Avilés
Number	4
Youth career
2004–2005	Caudal
2005–2008	Oviedo
2008–2012	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2016	Sporting B
2013–2017	Sporting Gijón
2016–2017	→ Barnsley (loan)
2017–2018	Recreativo
2018–2019	Istra 1961
2019	Voluntari
2020	Tsarsko Selo
2020–2021	Wisła Płock
2021–2023	Podbeskidzie
2023–	Avilés
International career
2013	Spain U18
2013	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Julio César Rodríguez López (born 7 December 1995), known as Julio Rodríguez, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Avilés.^[1]

Football career

Rodríguez was born in Mieres, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy, he made his senior debuts in the 2012–13 season, playing 30 games in Segunda División B for the reserves.

Rodríguez first appeared officially with the main squad on 11 September 2013, starting in a 3–2 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva for the season's Copa del Rey.^[2] On 2 September 2014 he was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.^[3]

On 31 August 2016, Rodríguez was loaned to Championship club Barnsley for one season,^[4] initially assigned to the Development squad. Upon returning, he cut ties with the club on 26 July 2017.^[5]

In February 2020, Rodríguez joined Bulgarian club Tsarsko Selo Sofia.^[6]

References

^ Julio Rodríguez at Soccerway
^ El Recre supera a un Sporting con diez (Recre overcomes a ten-man Sporting); Marca, 11 September 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Carlos Castro y Julio, con ficha del primer equipo (Carlos Castro and Julio, with first-team place); El Comercio, 2 September 2014 (in Spanish)
^ "Julio, cedido al Barnsley" [Julio, loaned to Barnsley] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ "Julio rescinde su contrato como jugador del Sporting" [Julio rescinds his contract as Sporting player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
^ "Царско село привлече испанец". fctsarskoselo.com (in Bulgarian). 22 February 2020.

External links

Sporting Gijón official profile (in Spanish)
Julio Rodríguez at BDFutbol
Julio Rodríguez at Futbolme (in Spanish)

[soccerway-1] Julio Rodríguez at Soccerway

[2] El Recre supera a un Sporting con diez (Recre overcomes a ten-man Sporting); Marca, 11 September 2013 (in Spanish)

[3] Carlos Castro y Julio, con ficha del primer equipo (Carlos Castro and Julio, with first-team place); El Comercio, 2 September 2014 (in Spanish)

[4] "Julio, cedido al Barnsley" [Julio, loaned to Barnsley] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[5] "Julio rescinde su contrato como jugador del Sporting" [Julio rescinds his contract as Sporting player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[6] "Царско село привлече испанец". fctsarskoselo.com (in Bulgarian). 22 February 2020.

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Julio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1995)

Football career

References

External links

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