Rodrigo Mendoza Martínez-Moyá (born 15 March 2005), sometimes known as Rodri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid.
_Rodrigo_Mendoza.jpg) Mendoza with Elche in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Mendoza Martínez-Moyá[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Molina de Segura, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Altorreal | |||
| San Miguel | |||
| 2017–2019 | Ranero | ||
| 2019–2022 | Elche | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Elche B | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2026 | Elche | 60 | (3) |
| 2026– | Atlético Madrid | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Spain U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2024 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:36, 12 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:15, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editElche
editBorn in Molina de Segura, Region of Murcia, Mendoza represented EF Altorreal, EF San Miguel and Ranero CF as a youth before joining Elche CF's youth categories in 2019.[3][4] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 16 October 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Tercera División RFEF away routing of UD Benigànim.[5]
Mendoza made his first team debut on 12 November 2022, replacing Josan in a 3–0 away win over CD L'Alcora, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6][7] Twelve days later, he renewed his contract with the club until 2026.[8]
Mendoza featured in the first team pre-season in 2023, being promoted to the main squad by manager Sebastián Beccacece.[9] He made his professional debut on 30 September of that year, replacing Fidel in a 0–0 Segunda División home draw against Levante UD.[10][11]
Atlético Madrid
editOn 2 February 2026, Mendoza joined fellow La Liga club Atlético Madrid, signing a contract with the club until 2031.[12]
International career
editMendoza is a Spain youth international, having represented the country at under-17 level.[13] He was part of the under-18 squad that won the Four Nations Tournament,[14] and later appeared for the under-19 team in two friendly matches against Norway.[15]
In August 2025, Mendoza received his first call-up to the Spain U21 for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[2] He made his debut against Cyprus, starting the match and played 78 minutes.[16]
Mendoza was also included in the Spain U20 squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.[17] He was a regular player throughout the tournament,[18] before Spain were eliminated by Colombia in the quarter-finals.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 12 May 2026[20]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Elche B | 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Elche | 2022–23 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 71 | 6 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2025–26 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 90 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editAtlético Madrid
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2025–26[21]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ Squad List: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 September 2025. p. 22.
- 1 2 "Rodrigo Mendoza, convocado con la Selección Española sub-21" [Rodrigo Mendoza, called up to the Spanish Under-21 National Team] (in Spanish). Federación de Fútbol Región de Murcia. 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "El talento que viene: Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche CF)" [The upcoming talent: Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche CF)]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Mendoza, el ajedrecista de Altorreal" [Rodrigo Mendoza, the chess player of Altorreal] (in Spanish). Elche Directo. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "El Elche Ilicitano CF golea en Benigànim" [Elche Ilicitano CF thrash in Benigànim] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "El Elche olvida las penas de la liga con la Copa" [Elche forget their league sentences with the Cup] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Rodri Mendoza debuta con el Elche CF" [Rodri Mendoza debuts with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Rookie Soccer. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "El Elche ata a Rodrigo Mendoza hasta 2026" [Elche tie up Rodrigo Mendoza until 2026] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Rodri Mendoza se ha ganado la confianza de BKCC en el Elche" [Rodri Mendoza has won the trust of BKCC at Elche] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "El Elche perdona al Levante en un intenso derbi" [Elche forgive Levante in an intense derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "San Román y Rodri Mendoza, los últimos de la lista de Beccacece en el Elche" [San Román and Rodri Mendoza, the last ones of Beccacece's list at Elche] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "¡Bienvenido, Rodrigo Mendoza!" [Welcome, Rodrigo Mendoza!] (in Spanish). Atlético de Madrid. 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "CANTERA: Rodrigo Mendoza, convocado de nuevo con España Sub-17" [YOUTH SETUP: Rodrigo Mendoza, called up again with Spain U17] (in Spanish). Noticias Elche. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ González, José Antonio (27 September 2022). "Rodri Mendoza, 135 minutos, un gol y campeón con la Sub-18 en Turquía" [Rodri Mendoza, 135 minutes, one goal and champion with the Under-18 team in Turkey] (in Spanish). Tele Elx.
- ↑ "PROTAGONISTA: Rodri Mendoza brilla con la Selección Sub-19" [PROTAGONIST: Rodri Mendoza shines with the Under-19 National Team] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 23 February 2024.
- ↑ Esteve, David (6 September 2025). "Mendoza, tres semanas de locura" [Mendoza, three weeks of madness] (in Spanish). Diario AS.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Mendoza, convocado con España para el Mundial sub-20 de Chile" [Rodrigo Mendoza, called up to the Spain squad for the Under-20 World Cup in Chile] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 18 September 2025.
- ↑ Abad, Marcos (10 October 2025). "Rodrigo Mendoza, un talento mundial" [Rodrigo Mendoza, a world talent] (in Spanish). Super Deporte.
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup quarter-finals: Spain 2-3 Colombia". BBC Sport. 11 October 2025.
- ↑ Rodri Mendoza at Soccerway
- ↑ "Atletico Madrid 2-2 Real Sociedad (3-4 on pens): Sociedad triumph to win fourth Copa del Rey title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
External links
edit- Rodri Mendoza at BDFutbol
- Rodri Mendoza at Soccerway