José Antonio Rodríguez (Mexican footballer)

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José Antonio Rodríguez
Rodríguez with Guadalajara in 2015
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Rodríguez Romero
Date of birth (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Tijuana
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2011 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2023 Guadalajara 104 (1)
2011–2012Veracruz (loan) 21 (0)
2017León (loan) 0 (0)
2017Tijuana (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019Lobos BUAP (loan) 32 (0)
2022Queretaro (loan) 9 (0)
2023Tijuana (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Tijuana 27 (0)
International career
2009 Mexico U17 7 (0)
2011 Mexico U20 6 (0)
2012 Mexico U23 2 (0)
2023– Mexico 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2023 United States–Canada Team
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Winner 2011 Team
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2011 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

José Antonio "Toño" Rodríguez Romero (born 4 July 1992),[1] is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Mexico national team. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[2]

Club career[edit]

Rodríguez started his career for Liga MX club Guadalajara, and made his debut on 6 April 2013 against Jaguares.[3] In 2011, he was loaned to Veracruz for two seasons, and was the starting goalkeeper for the team. He returned to Guadalajara after two successful seasons with Veracruz, and became the starting goalkeeper of Guadalajara in 2014 after Luis Ernesto Michel was loaned to Saprissa of Costa Rica.

On 26 November 2019, Rodríguez scored a goal from inside his own box during Guadalajara's 3–1 win against Veracruz.[4]

International career[edit]

Rodríguez has represented Mexico in the U-17, U-20, and U-23 divisions, as well as the senior national team. He was among the squad that won the gold medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.[2] In March 2023, Rodríguez received his first call-up to the senior national team by Diego Cocca, and made his debut on 7 June 2023, in a friendly match against Guatemala entering at halftime substituting Luis Malagón.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of match played 16 December 2023[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]

Guadalajara

Mexico Youth

Mexico

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "José Antonio Rodríguez Romero". Televisa. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". BBC. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ^ José Antonio Rodríguez (José Antonio Rodríguez Romero)Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Goalkeeper scores from inside his own box". BBC. 26 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Mexico start summer with friendly win over Guatemala". fmfstateofmind.com. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ José Antonio Rodríguez at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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