Pablo Rodríguez (footballer, born 1985)

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Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Aracil.

Pablo Rodríguez Aracil (born 20 July 1985) is a retired Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.last played for Hougang United in Singapore Premier League

Club career[edit]

A youth graduate of local Levante UD and Valencia CF, Valencia-born Rodríguez only played lower league or amateur football in his country, representing UD Puçol, CD La Oliva, UD Almería B, CD Toledo,[1]CD Olímpic de Xàtiva, Mazarrón CF, CD La Muela – his first Segunda División B experience, with the 2010–11 season ending in relegation – UD Altea[2] and Deportivo Rayo Cantabria.[3]

Abroad, Rodríguez started with Ethnikos Achna FC in the Cypriot First Division in 2008, moving to CS Mioveni in the Romanian Liga II the following year.[4] After a brief spell in the Republic of Ireland, he returned to his homeland.

In the 2013 January transfer window, Rodríguez signed with United Sikkim F.C. in India. He made his first appearance in the I-League on 2 February, in a 1–2 loss against Shillong Lajong FC.[5]

On 12 August 2013, Rodríguez joined Liga Nacional de Honduras side C.D. Marathón,[6] his signing marking the seventh country he had played in.[7] He made his debut on 8 September, scoring in a 1–2 home defeat to Deportes Savio.[8]

On 17 March 2014, Rodríguez signed a contract with Kaya F.C. in the Philippines. He netted four goals in his first four matches, including two in a 3–1 away victory over Loyola Meralco Sparks FC.[9][10]

Rodríguez moved teams and countries again in July 2014, signing for Brumunddal Fotball in Norway. He made his debut in the 2. divisjon against Valdres FK, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win.[11]

In January 2015, Rodríguez joined Maldivian Dhivehi Premier League club Maziya S&RC.[12] He went on to score 14 goals for Indonesia’s Madura United F.C. before signing for S.League side Hougang United FC,[13] but struggled initially at his new team.[14]

Honours[edit]

Maziya S&RC

References[edit]

  1. ^ “El Toledo presentó ayer a Tajamata, Ruiz, Aridani, Didi y Pablo Rodríguez” [Toledo presented Tajamata, Ruiz, Aridani, Didi and Pablo Rodríguez yesterday] (in Spanish). ABC. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ “El Altea apuntala su plantilla con un centrocampista, un central y un delantero” [Altea bolster their squad with a midfielder, a stopper and a forward] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ “El Rayo Cantabria incorpora a Puchi y Pablo Rodríguez (2ªB)” [Rayo Cantabria add Puchi and Pablo Rodríguez (2ªB)] (in Spanish). Contrameta. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ “Entrevista: Pablo Rodríguez (Dacia Mioveni – Rumanía)” [Interview: Pablo Rodríguez (Dacia Mioveni – Romania)] (in Spanish). Trecera. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ^ “Shillong Lajong FC 2–1 United Sikkim FC: Matsugane’s injury-time winner gives the Reds the spoils against the Snow Lions”. Goal. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. ^ Español Pablo Rodríguez logró acuerdo con Marathón (Spaniard Pablo Rodríguez reached agreement with Marathón); Diez, 12 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Pablo Rodríguez, el trotamundos que ya ha jugado en siete países (Pablo Rodríguez, the journeyman who has played in seven countries); Diario AS, 20 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Marathón vs. Deportes Savio 1–2; Global Sports Media, 8 September 2013
  9. ^ Kaya moves to second after huge win over rivals Loyola, Green Archers winning streak comes to an end Archived 5 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine; United Football League, 2 April 2014
  10. ^ UFL: Spanish striker helps Kaya dump Sparks, Dooley explains Porteria snub; Yahoo Sports, 2 April 2014
  11. ^ Muy bueno, Pablo! (Meget bra, Pablo!) (Well done, Pablo!); Østlendingen, 2 August 2014 (in Norwegian)
  12. ^ Pablo Rodríguez es el ‘Willy Fogg’ del fútbol español (Pablo Rodríguez is the ‘Willy Fogg’ of Spanish football); Diario AS, 28 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ “Hougang add a fourth import as signing spree continues”. FourFourTwo. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  14. ^ “S.League 2017 Good & Bad: A promising season being overshadowed”. FourFourTwo. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  15. ^ Maziya wins first Charity Shield Archived 13 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Maldive Soccer, 7 April 2015

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