José Luis Rodríguez (footballer, born 1998)

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José Luis Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name José Luis Rodríguez Francis[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Panama City, Panama[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Famalicão
Number 7
Youth career
Chorrillo[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016
Chorrillo
 16 (1)
2016 → Gent II (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2018 Gent II 0 (0)
2018 Istra 1961 8 (1)
2019–2020 Alavés B 48 (4)
2020–2022 Alavés 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Lugo (loan) 26 (5)
2021–2022 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 35 (3)
2022– Famalicão 7 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 Panama U17[4] 4+ (1+)
2018– Panama 46 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:26, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

José Luis Rodríguez Francis (born 19 June 1998), commonly known as Puma, is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Primeira Liga club Famalicão and the Panama national team.[2]

Personal life

Rodríguez grew up in El Chorrillo, Panama City and is the brother of retired Chorrillo captain Marcos Villarreal.[3] He was nicknamed "Cocobolo" at a young age for his short hair.[3]

Club career

Rodríguez played for hometown club

Chorrillo in his youth.[3] In the 2015–16 season of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, he made his debut on 17 July 2015 in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Chiriquí.[2] His first and only goal of the season came on 2 April 2016 in a 3–2 away win against Alianza, scoring the winning goal for Chorrillo in the 90th minute.[5] In 2016, Rodríguez moved to the under-21 team of Belgium club Gent on loan with an option to buy.[6][7][8] On 9 December 2016, Gent signed Rodríguez on a permanent deal, with a contract lasting until 2019.[9] In September 2018 he signed for Croatian club Istra 1961.[10]

On 1 February 2019, Rodríguez joined Deportivo Alavés and would play for their B-team.[11] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 10 July of the following year, replacing Joselu in a 0–2 away loss against Real Madrid.[12]

On 4 September 2020, Rodríguez renewed his contract with Alavés until 2022,[13] and was immediately loaned to Segunda División side CD Lugo for the season.[14] On 30 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Sporting de Gijón also in a temporary deal.[15]

On 15 August 2022, Rodríguez signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga side F.C. Famalicão.[16]

International career

Rodríguez was called up to the Panama under-17 team in 2014,[17] scoring on 3 March 2015 against Haiti in the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[4]

On 14 May 2018, Rodríguez was included in Panama's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the country's first ever FIFA World Cup.[18] Rodríguez made his international debut for Panama on 29 May 2018 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Northern Ireland.[2] The following day, Rodríguez was included in Panama's final 23-man World Cup squad.[19]

Rodríguez made his World Cup debut in Panama's opening match on 18 June 2018 in a

Ismael Díaz.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chorrillo
 2015–16 Liga Panameña 16 1 0 0 — 16 1
Istra 1961 2018–19
Prva HNL
 8 1 1 0 — 9 1
Alavés B 2018–19 Tercera División 13 3 — — 13 3
2019–20 Segunda División B 24 2 — — 24 2
Total 37 5 0 0 0 0 37 5
Alavés 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Lugo (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 26 5 0 0 — 26 5
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Career total 97 12 1 0 0 0 98 12

International

As of match played 24 March 2024[2]
Panama
Year Apps Goals
2018 10 0
2019 8 0
2021 14 2
2022 8 0
2023 4 2
2024 2 0
Total 46 4

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[2]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 July 2021
Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
, United States		  Grenada 2–0 3–1 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 3–0
3 13 October 2023 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao  Curaçao 2–0 2–1
2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League
4 20 November 2023 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica 2–0 3–1

References

  1. ^ a b c "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^
    Perform Group
    . Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Da Silva, Alexander (1 June 2018). "La sorpresa llamada José Luis Rodríguez" [The surprise called José Luis Rodríguez]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Under 17s – Men – Panama v Mexico". CONCACAF. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018. "Under 17s – Men – Haiti v Panama". CONCACAF. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018. "Under 17s – Men – Panama v Saint Lucia". CONCACAF. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018. "Under 17s – Men – Costa Rica v Panama". CONCACAF. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. Perform Group
    . 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. ^ "José Luis Rodríguez". WorldFootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. ^ "José Luis Rodríguez ya vistió la piel del KAA Gent de Bélgica" [José Luis Rodríguez has already worn the kit of Belgium's KAA Gent]. panamaamerica.com.pa (in Spanish). Panamá América. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. Futbol Consultants. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original
    on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. ^ "KAA Gent sign Jose Luis Rodriguez on permanent deal". kaagent.be. K.A.A. Gent. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. 24 sata
    . 13 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. ^ Tomás Oneto y José Luis Rodríguez reforzarán al MiniGlorias, deportivoalaves.com, 1 February 2019
  12. ^ "Benzema y el VAR abren camino al Madrid" [Benzema and the VAR show the way to Madrid] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. ^ "José Luis Rodríguez renueva con el Deportivo Alavés" [José Luis Rodríguez renews with Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  14. ^ "José Luis Rodríguez, cedido al CD Lugo" [José Luis Rodríguez, loaned to CD Lugo] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. ^ "José Luis Rodríguez, cedido al Sporting de Gijón" [José Luis Rodríguez, loaned to Sporting de Gijón] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Puma Rodríguez é reforço para o ataque do Famalicão" [Puma Rodríguez is an addition for the attack of Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Record. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  17. ^ Bolvarán C., Arturo (13 March 2014). "La sub-17 de Panamá inicia prácticas el 17 de marzo" [The under-17s of Panama starts work on 17 March]. rpctv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Panamá anuncia su lista provisional" [Panama announces its provisional list]. FIFA.com (in Spanish). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  19. ^ Richards, Ricardo (30 May 2018). "Panamá revela lista de los 23 jugadores que irán al Mundial de Rusia 2018" [Panama reveals list of the 23 players who will go to the 2018 World Cup in Russia]. telemetro.com (in Spanish). Telemetro. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Match report – Group G – Belgium-Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

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