Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, plays for Premier League club Manchester City and serves as fourth captain, and is a member of the Spanish national football team. Rodrigo was born in January 2001 and grew up in a middle-class area. He likes playing football very much and continues to play football even in the evening after class. His father, Eric, played for 9 teams in the Brazilian low-level football league. His highest achievement was playing for the Brazilian second division club. Eric was clear that he wanted his son to continue his football career.

Why is Rodri so good at football?

Rodri's midfield skills are comprehensive and stable. His physique is tall and strong, and his steal success rate is as high as 73%. Rodri's passing ability is also outstanding. In the league game against West Ham United in February 2020, he completed 178 successful passes, while the opponent's entire team only completed 169 successful passes. In the 2022/23 season, he successfully completed 171 long passes, 1,475 successful passes in the opponent's half, and a total of 2,717 successful passes. His career passing success rate is 91%. Although he is not the offensive key player in the team, Rodri is currently one of the midfielders with the fastest transition between offense and defense in the world. He can step forward at critical moments and score winning goals for the team. In 2023, his goals against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and against Inter Milan in the final helped the team win the Triple Crown. He is currently the best defensive midfielder.

Rodrigo moves to Manchester City Football Club

In July 2019, Rodri moved to Manchester City Football Club. On July 4, 2019, Manchester City Football Club of the English Premier League officially announced that the team had paid Atletico Madrid 70 million euros in liquidated damages and signed Rodri to a five-year contract. In the 2022-23 season, Rodri won the Triple Crown with the team.

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On February 13, 2023, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Rodri scored his first career Champions League goal, helping Manchester City defeat Bayern 3-0 at home. In semi-finals, Rodri helped Manchester City defeat Real Madrid 4-0 at home, eliminating their opponents with a total score of 5-1 and advancing to the Champions League final. On June 3, Rodri made his debut in the FA Cup final, helping Manchester City defeat Manchester United 2-1 and win the championship. The first player in Manchester City history to score in the final of a European Cup, helping Manchester City defeat Inter Milan 1-0 and win the championship. After the game, he was elected the best player of the Champions League final.

Rodri's wonderful Spanish national team career

In the 2019/20 season, La Liga giant Real Madrid signed the 17-year-old Brazilian genius Rodrygo for 45 million euros. Real Madrid hopes that Rodrigo can first go to the second team to play more games in Spain's third level. However, when the blockbuster signings Hazard and Jovic were unable to contribute to the team due to injuries, condition and other reasons, Zidane chose to promote Rodrygo to the first team at the end of September. In August 2018, Rodri started the European Super Cup against Real Madrid, making his debut for the Atletico Madrid first team, and eventually helped the team defeat the opponent 4-2 to win the championship. Throughout the 2018-2019 season, Rodri was the team's regular starter and scored three league goals.

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In 2022, Rodri will go with the team to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. In November 2022, Rodri was selected for the Spanish national team's squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In the third round of the World Cup group stage, Rodri completed 215 passes, setting a record for the number of passes in a single game by a World Cup player since statistics were collected in the 1966 World Cup. Unfortunately, Spain eventually lost 1-2 to Japan and qualified second in the group. However, in the 4 games of the World Cup, Madrid performed well. Rodri sent a total of 684 passes, 638 of which were successful, surpassing Xavi's passing record in a single World Cup.

On June 19, 2023, Rodri won the UEFA Nations League championship with the team in the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League semi-finals. Rodri played the entire game and made 104 passes 108 times. Helped Spain defeat Italy 2-1. In the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League final, Rodri scored in the penalty shootout to help Spain defeat Croatia with a total score of 5-4 and win the championship. After the game, UEFA officially selected Rodri as the best player of the UEFA Nations League.

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In 2024, Rodri will go to the 2024 European Cup in Germany with the team and win the 2024 European Football Championship with the team. In June, Rodri was selected into the Spanish team's squad for the 2024 European Football Championship. On June 21, in the European Cup group stage, Spain defeated Italy 1-0. Rodri successfully completed 58 passes in the opponent's half during the game, setting a new European Cup record. On July 1, in the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, Rodri scored and scored his first goal in the national team competition, helping Spain beat Georgia 4-1. On July 15, Rodri started in the European Cup final and helped Spain defeat England 2-1 to win the championship. Spain won the 2024 European Cup.

In the 2024 European Cup, the Spanish team won the championship with an unprecedented seven consecutive victories. This not only demonstrated the overall strength of the team, but also highlighted the outstanding performance of individual players. Among them, the core of the midfielder comes from Manchester City midfielder Rodri. His performance is perfect. Many people say that Rodri deserves the 2024 Golden Globe Award. In the 2024 season, he is undoubtedly one of the most successful players in the world. Rodri, the core midfielder, was elected the best player of the tournament. He can make great contributions to the team whether defensively or offensively. At the same time, Rodri's leadership on the court has also been recognized, and he has become the core and soul of the team's midfield. The Spanish and Manchester City midfielder has become one of the favorites to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or.