Rodrigo Escudero

Rodrigo Escudero
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Escudero Vega
Date of birth (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Valladolid, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Sabadell
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2013 Villa de Simancas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Villa de Simancas 60 (17)
2015–2017 Palencia Balompié 63 (11)
2017–2019 Arandina 61 (20)
2019–2021 Zamora 42 (13)
2021–2022 Compostela 30 (7)
2022–2023 Talavera 36 (15)
2023–2024 Cultural 34 (4)
2024–2025 Algeciras 33 (11)
2025– Sabadell 11 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2025

Rodrigo Escudero Vega (born 31 March 1995), sometimes known as Rodri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera Federación club CE Sabadell FC.

Career

Escudero was born on 31 March 1995 in Spain. He is a native of Valladolid, Spain.[1] He started his career with Villa de Simancas. In 2015, Escudero signed for Palencia Balompié. He made seventy league appearances and scored twelve goals while playing for the club. He helped them achieve promotion.[2] In 2017, he signed for Arandina. He made sixty-seven league appearances and scored twenty-one goals while playing for the club. He helped them achieve qualification to the league promotion play-offs.

In 2019, he signed for Zamora. He made forty-four league appearances and scored fourteen goals while playing for the club. In 2021, he signed for Compostela. He made thirty league appearances and scored seven goals while playing for the club. In 2022, he signed for Talavera. He made thirty-six league appearances and scored fifteen goals while playing for the club. In 2023, he signed for Cultural.

On 1 July 2024, Escudero signed with Algeciras in Primera Federación.[3]

Style of play

Escudero mainly operates as a striker. He can also operate as a winger or as a full-back. He is two-footed. He is known for his versatility.[4] He has been described as a "very complete player... good at aerial play... added to all this is his precision in finishing".[1]

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