Rayco Rodríguez Medina (born 24 November 1996), known as Rayco Rodríguez or simply Rayco, is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Amorebieta. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rayco Rodríguez Medina | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Amorebieta | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Almenara | |||
| Las Palmas | |||
| 2012–2015 | Acodetti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Betis B | 23 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Pobla Mafumet | 62 | (12) |
| 2016 | Gimnàstic | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Polvorín | 59 | (21) |
| 2020–2021 | Deportivo B | 11 | (4) |
| 2021 | Deportivo La Coruña | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Unionistas | 36 | (5) |
| 2022– | Amorebieta | 51 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Rayco represented UD Almenara, UD Las Palmas and Acodetti CF as a youth. On 6 August 2015, after impressing on a trial, he joined Real Betis and was immediately assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]
Rayco made his senior debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Mérida AD.[2] His first goal came on 4 October, but in a 2–4 loss against Real Jaén also at the Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol.[3]
On 8 July 2016, Rayco moved to another reserve team, CF Pobla de Mafumet in Tercera División.[4] On 1 December he made his first team debut, coming on as a late substitute for Elvir Maloku in a 0–3 home loss against Deportivo Alavés for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]
On 11 July 2018, free agent Rayco signed a two-year deal with CD Lugo, being assigned to the farm team in the fourth tier.[6] On 31 August 2020, he joined Deportivo de La Coruña's B-team also in division four.[7]
On 2 February 2021, Rayco was definitely promoted to Depor's first team in Primera División RFEF.[8] He continued to appear in that division in the following years, representing Unionistas de Salamanca CF[9] and SD Amorebieta;[10] with the latter, he was a first-choice as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.
References edit
- ^ "Rayco, nueva incorporación del Betis B" [Rayco, new addition of Betis B] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "El Betis B empieza con mal pie (0–1)" [Betis B start with a bad foot (0–1)] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Derrota del Betis B ante el Real Jaén (2–4)" [Defeat from Betis B against Real Jaén (2–4)] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Dues noves incorporacions per a l'atac del CF Pobla" [Two new additions for the attack of CF Pobla] (in Catalan). Esports del Camp. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Toquero invita a otra ronda" [Toquero invites to another round] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Gustavo Quezada y Rayco Rodríguez se suman al proyecto del CD Lugo" [Gustavo Quezada and Rayco Rodríguez join the project of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Rayco refuerza el ataque del Fabril" [Rayco bolsters the attack of Fabril] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Rayco incorpórase á disciplina do primeiro equipo" [Rayco joins the first team] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Oficial: Rayco, nuevo jugador de Unionistas" [Official: Rayco, new player of Unionistas] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Rayco Rodríguez, nuevo refuerzo de los azules" [Rayco Rodríguez, new addition of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
External links edit
- Rayco at BDFutbol
- Rayco at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Rayco Rodríguez at Soccerway