Ángel Rodríguez (Spanish footballer)

Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz (born 26 April 1987), known simply as Ángel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF as a forward.

For other people named Ángel Rodríguez, see Ángel Rodríguez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Ángel
Ángel with Getafe in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-26) 26 April 1987[1]
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Getafe
Number 9
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Tenerife B 17 (2)
2006–2010 Tenerife 103 (16)
2007 → Real Madrid B (loan) 3 (0)
2008 → Osasuna B (loan) 17 (4)
2010–2012 Elche 66 (28)
2012–2014 Levante 20 (3)
2013 → Elche (loan) 15 (4)
2014–2015 Eibar 15 (0)
2015–2017 Zaragoza 74 (32)
2017– Getafe 119 (36)
National team
2006 Spain U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2021

Club career

Tenerife

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Ángel emerged through the youth ranks of local CD Tenerife, scoring seven Segunda División goals in his first full professional season. He split 2007–08 on loan to Segunda División B teams Real Madrid Castilla and CA Osasuna B.[2]

Ángel returned to the Canary Islands for 2008–09, being an important attacking element as the club returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence.[3] He made his debut in the competition on 29 August 2009, in a 0–1 away loss against Real Zaragoza (ten minutes played).[4] He contributed one goal[5] in 24 games – all as a substitute – during the campaign, in an eventual relegation.

Elche, Levante and Eibar

In the summer of 2010, Ángel returned to the second division as he signed with Elche CF.[6] On 23 April 2011, he scored all of his side's goals in a 3–0 home win over SD Huesca,[7] totalling 29 during his spell at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero,[8][9] including once in the unsuccessful promotion playoffs against Real Valladolid.[10]

Ángel joined top-flight team Levante UD on 15 June 2012, agreeing to a 2+1 deal.[11] He scored twice in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in the first half of the season[12][13] but, after seeing playing opportunities limited, returned to former side Elche in January 2013 on loan.[14]

Levante did not renew his contract after the end of the 2013–14 campaign and on 9 July, Ángel moved to newly promoted SD Eibar on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.[15]

Zaragoza

On 13 July 2015, Ángel signed a two-year deal for Zaragoza of the second tier.[16] In 2016–17, he scored a career-best 21 goals.[17]

On 7 June 2017, the club announced that they had ceased all negotiations regarding a possible contract renewal after Ángel said that he would rather lose against his former team Tenerife in the last match of the season.[18]

Getafe

Ángel joined Getafe CF on 6 July 2017, until 2020.[19] He scored 13 times in his first year, helping them finish eighth in the top tier.[20]

Honours

Elche

Individual

References
  1. "Ángel" (in Spanish). Getafe CF. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ¿Quién es Ángel Rodríguez, futurible del Barcelona? Trayectoria, goles y palmarés (Who is Ángel Rodríguez, linked with Barcelona? Career, goals and honours); Goal, 5 February 2020 (in Spanish)
  3. Once años del último ascenso a Primera División (Eleventh anniversary of last promotion to Primera División); Vavel, 13 June 2020 (in Spanish)
  4. Real Zaragoza 1–0 Tenerife; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2009
  5. Tenerife pull off stunning comeback; ESPN Soccernet, 29 November 2009
  6. Ángel ficha por el Elche (Ángel signs for Elche); El Diario Montañés, 7 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. El Elche, con un gran Ángel, se asienta en la zona noble (Elche, with great Ángel, consolidate in top half of table); Diario AS, 23 April 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. Duelo goleador: Ángel vs Nino (Scoring duel: Ángel vs Nino); Las Provincias, 28 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  9. Ángel, el goleador paciente (Ángel, the patient goal scorer); El País, 6 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  10. La fe mueve montañas y se lleva por delante al Valladolid (Faith can move a mountain and steamrolls Valladolid); Marca, 12 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  11. El Levante refuerza su ataque con Ángel (Levante bolster attack with Ángel); Marca, 15 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  12. Levante through after delivering Helsingborg KO; UEFA, 22 November 2012
  13. Hannover finish ahead of last-gasp Levante; UEFA, 6 December 2012
  14. El retorno soñado del goleador (The scorer's dream return); La Verdad, 26 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  15. Ángel Rodríguez nuevo fichaje armero (Ángel Rodríguez, new armero signing); SD Eibar, 9 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  16. Ángel Rodríguez refuerza el ataque del Real Zaragoza (Ángel Rodríguez bolsters Real Zaragoza's attack); Real Zaragoza, 13 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  17. De Ángel a demonio (From Angel to demon); Cadena SER, 8 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  18. El Real Zaragoza da por concluidas las negociaciones para la renovación de Ángel (Real Zaragoza conclude Ángel renewal negotiations); Real Zaragoza, 7 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  19. Ángel, nuevo azulón (Ángel, new azulón); Getafe CF, 6 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  20. Ángel: "Estoy en el momento más dulce de mi carrera" (Ángel: "I'm in the sweetest moment of my career"); Marca, 18 August 2018 (in Spanish)
  21. El Elche, campeón de Segunda (Elche, Segunda champions); Marca, 26 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  22. ¿Qué fue de los pichichis de las diez últimas Copas del Rey? (What happened to the pichichis of the last ten King's Cups?); Diario AS, 27 January 2020 (in Spanish)
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