Echu (footballer)

Jesús Rodríguez Ortuño (born 11 February 1998), commonly known as Echu,[1] is a Spanish footballer who plays for Club Recreativo Granada as a left winger.

Echu
Personal information
Full name Jesús Rodríguez Ortuño
Date of birth (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998
Place of birth Almuñécar, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Granada B
Youth career
2009–2010 Granada
2010–2012 Almería
2012–2016 Málaga
2016–2017 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Real Madrid B 0 (0)
2017–2018 → El Ejido (loan) 32 (4)
2018–2019 → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 0 (0)
2019– Granada B 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Ortuño.

Club career

Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Echu joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016, from Málaga CF. On 17 July 2017, he was loaned to Segunda División B side CD El Ejido for one year.[2]

Echu made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against FC Jumilla. He scored his first senior goal on 24 September 2017 by netting his team's second in a 5–1 home routing of CF Lorca Deportiva,[3] and finished the season with four goals in 32 appearances.

On 16 July 2018, Echu joined Segunda División side CF Rayo Majadahonda also in a temporary deal.[1] He made his professional debut on 13 September, starting in a 2–1 away defeat of UD Las Palmas, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]

On 20 July 2019, Echu moved to Granada CF, a club he already represented as a youth, and was assigned to the reserves in the third division.[5]

References
  1. "El Rayo Majadahonda se hace con Echu, cedido por el Madrid" [Rayo Majadahonda get Echu, on loan from Madrid] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. "Echu Rodríguez vestirá la camiseta celeste la próxima temporada" [Echu Rodríguez will wear the celeste shirt the next season] (in Spanish). CD El Ejido. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "El Lorca Deportiva toca fondo en El Ejido" [Lorca Deportiva sink deep in El Ejido] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. "El Majadahonda asalta el Gran Canaria y sigue vivo en la Copa" [Majadahonda take Gran Canaria and remain alive in the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. "Comunicado | Echu se incorpora al Club Recreativo Granada" [Announcement | Echu joins Club Recreativo Granada] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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