Rodri

ESP

• #16 • Center Midfielder

Rodri

ESP

• #16 • Center Midfielder

Club

Man City

League

Premier League

Position

Role

Deep-Lying Playmaker

Birthdate (Age)

Jun 22, 1996 (29)

Preferred Foot

Right

Height

6'3"

Weight

181 lb

National Team

Spain

Ranking

34thout of 583

Overall Grade77.135th/583

Impact score5.2258th/583

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Timeline

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Grades

Key Grades

This season

Overall

8th/138 MID

77.1

Passing

2nd/138 MID

88.5

Fifty Fifty Duel

38th/129 MID

73.9

Shooting

116th/117 MID

53.1

Tackling

20th/132 MID

75.1

Ball Carrying

35th/125 MID

72.3

Overall Grades by game

This season

Metrics

Key Metrics

Appearances

1687

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Matches

Jun 21, 4:00pm UTCGroup H

Spain

Saudi Arabia

Atlanta Stadium

Jun 27, 12:00am UTCGroup H

Uruguay

Spain

Guadalajara Stadium • Peacock, FOX Network, Futbol de Primera Radio

News

Jun 15, 2026

Creates three chances Monday

Rodri generated two shots (zero on goal), two crosses (zero accurate) and three chances created in Monday's 0-0 draw against Cape Verde.

Analysis: Rodri unsurprisingly started Spain's opening match of the World Cup, completing an elite midfield alongside Fabian Ruiz and Pedri. Rodri is and was the most defensive-minded of the three, though he still had a significant attacking role considering Spain had the vast majority of possession. He created three chances -- a feat he rarely achieved with Manchester City this past season -- and took two off-target shots on the attack. He wasn't asked to do much on the defensive end, but he provided stability on that end as well. He was subbed off in the 87th minute for Nico Williams.

Jun 4, 2026

Defensive shield for Spain

Rodri has been named in Spain's World Cup squad and is expected to be the undisputed defensive midfielder throughout the competition, the anchor around which Spain's system is built.

Analysis: Rodri ended a season of careful management at Manchester City, making 21 Premier League appearances for one goal across 1,514 minutes after returning from a lengthy injury absence, demonstrating his quality even with a reduced workload at the Etihad. The former Ballon d'Or winner brings a unique combination of positional intelligence, ball-winning ability and distribution that no other player in world football can replicate, and his presence in the squad gives Spain a completely different structural foundation to any other team in the tournament. Rodri heads into the World Cup as arguably the most important player in the squad and the defensive cornerstone of a Spain side with ambitions of winning the trophy for the first time since 2010.