Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Agurcia (born 13 June 2003) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Agurcia | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ocotal, Nicaragua | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Ocotal | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Diriangén | 27 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → SJK II (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → SJK (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | SJK II | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Nicaragua | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 | |||
Early life
editClub career
editRodríguez was described as Nicaraguan side Diriangén's "starting goalkeeper and one of the goalkeepers with the most future in national soccer. His status as a national team gave him the opportunity to make a leap in quality".[2]
In August 2023, Rodriguez was loaned out to Finnish side SJK and became the first Nicaraguan goalkeeper to play in Europe and the tenth Nicaraguan player to play in Europe.[1] He was first registered to the club's academy team SJK II, playing in Finnish second tier.[3] On 24 July 2024, SJK announced that they had signed with Rodríguez on a permanent contract until the end of 2026, with a two-year option.[4]
Style of play
editRodríguez has been described as "ability to read the game and react to dangerous situations has been highlighted".[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 26 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ocotal | 2020–21 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Diriangén | 2022–23 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |
| SJK Akatemia (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 7 | 0 | – | – | 4[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| SJK (loan) | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes CONCACAF League
- ^ Includes Ykkösliigacup
International
edit- As of match played 9 June 2024
| Nicaragua | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Así fue el debut de Miguel Rodríguez" (in Spanish). diariolibre.digital. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Miguel Rodríguez, el primer portero nicaragüense en llegar a Europa" (in Spanish). laprensani.com. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Tervetuloa Miguel Rodriguez ja Ibrahim Cissé, sjk.fi, 4 August 2023
- ^ Miguel Rodriguez jatkaa Seinäjoella, sjk.fi, 24 July 2024
- ^ Pineda, Javier (30 July 2023). "Oficial: Miguel Rodríguez jugará en el futbol de Finlandia" (in Spanish). Futbol Centroamerica. Retrieved 7 January 2024.