Miguel Rodríguez (footballer, born June 2003)
Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Agurcia (born 13 June 2003) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club SJK, on loan from Liga Primera club Diriangén.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Agurcia | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ocotal, Nicaragua | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
SJK (on loan from Diriangén) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Ocotal | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Diriangén | 27 | (0) |
| 2023– | → SJK II (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | → SJK (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Nicaragua | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Rodríguez was described as Nicaraguan side Diriangén's "starting goalkeeper and one of the goalkeepers with the most future in national soccer. His status as a national team gave him the opportunity to make a leap in quality".[2]
In August 2023, Rodriguez was loaned out to Finnish side SJK and became the first Nicaraguan goalkeeper to play in Europe and the tenth Nicaraguan player to play in Europe.[1] He was first registered to the club's academy team SJK II, playing in Finnish second tier.[3]
Style of play
Rodríguez has been described as "ability to read the game and react to dangerous situations has been highlighted".[4]
Career statistics
- As of 6 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ocotal | 2020–21 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Diriangén | 2022–23 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |
| SJK Akatemia (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| SJK (loan) | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes CONCACAF League
- Includes Ykkösliigacup
References
- "Así fue el debut de Miguel Rodríguez" (in Spanish). diariolibre.digital. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- "Miguel Rodríguez, el primer portero nicaragüense en llegar a Europa" (in Spanish). laprensani.com. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- Tervetuloa Miguel Rodriguez ja Ibrahim Cissé, sjk.fi, 4 August 2023
- Pineda, Javier (30 July 2023). "Oficial: Miguel Rodríguez jugará en el futbol de Finlandia" (in Spanish). Futbol Centroamerica. Retrieved 7 January 2024.