Rodri
The 2024 Ballon d'Or, and the metronome of Manchester City's treble.
- Position
- Defensive midfielder
- Club
- Manchester City
- Born
- 22 June 1996
- Birthplace
- Madrid, Spain
- Height
- 1.90 m
About Rodri
Rodri is a defensive midfielder for Manchester City and Spain, and the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner, the first defensive midfielder to take the award since Lothar Matthäus in 1990. He signed from Atlético Madrid in 2019 for a £62.6m release clause, then anchored the side that won four Premier League titles in a row and, in 2023, the treble. He scored the only goal of the 2023 Champions League final against Inter.
For Spain he was named Player of the Tournament as they won Euro 2024, having lifted the Nations League a year earlier. In September 2024 he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against Arsenal, ending his season days before he collected the Ballon d'Or. He returned as a substitute against Bournemouth in May 2025.
Club career
- Came through the academy into the first team as a holding midfielder before moving on.Villarreal2015–2018
- One season in La Liga under Diego Simeone.Atlético Madrid2018–2019
- The 2023 treble, four straight league titles, and the 2024 Ballon d'Or.Manchester City2019–present
Honours
- 4Premier Leaguefour in a row, 2021 to 2024
- 1Champions League2023, scoring the final's only goal
- 1UEFA European ChampionshipEuro 2024, Player of the Tournament
- 1UEFA Nations League2023, with Spain
Records
Rodri in the journal
Frequently asked
Sources
Reference facts (honours, records, career) are sourced above. Club and squad details reflect the season this page covers and can change.
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