Jony Rodríguez
Jonathan Rodríguez Menéndez (born 9 July 1991), commonly known as Jony, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Italian club S.S. Lazio as a left winger.
Jony warming up for Sporting in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Rodríguez Menéndez | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Cangas del Narcea, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2006 | Narcea | ||
2006–2008 | Oviedo | ||
2008–2010 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Oviedo B | 24 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Oviedo | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Marino | 32 | (5) |
2012–2013 | Getafe B | 8 | (1) |
2013 | Avilés | 16 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Sporting Gijón B | 31 | (8) |
2014–2016 | Sporting Gijón | 80 | (14) |
2016–2019 | Málaga | 29 | (2) |
2018 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 21 | (5) |
2018–2019 | → Alavés (loan) | 36 | (5) |
2019– | Lazio | 24 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:27, 6 August 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Early years
Born in Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Jony finished his formation with FC Barcelona after a period with local Real Oviedo. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves in the 2010–11 season, in Tercera División.[1]
In June 2011, Jony moved to Segunda División B club Marino de Luanco.[2] He continued competing in that level in the following years, representing Getafe CF B,[3] Real Avilés[4] and Sporting de Gijón B.[5]
Sporting
Jony signed a two-year deal with the latter's first team on 7 May 2014, being definitely promoted.[6] He played his first match as a professional three days later, starting and scoring the first goal in a 2–1 home win against Hércules CF for the Segunda División championship.[7]
Jony contributed with seven goals in 41 appearances during the 2014–15 campaign, being an undisputed starter as the Rojiblancos returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.[8] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August 2015, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[9]
Jony scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 23 September, but in a 1–2 loss at Rayo Vallecano.[10]
Málaga
On 23 June 2016, Jony signed a four-year contract with fellow league club Málaga CF after his contract with Sporting expired.[11] On 12 January 2018, he returned to Sporting on loan until the end of the second level season;[12] in April, he was named Player of the Month for the previous month.[13]
On 17 June 2018, following Málaga's top flight relegation, Jony was loaned to Deportivo Alavés of the same tier for one year.[14]
Lazio
On 22 July 2019, Jony joined S.S. Lazio.[15] His maiden Serie A appearance took place on 1 September, when he came on as a 78th-minute substitute in the 1–1 home draw to A.S. Roma.[16]
Honours
Lazio
Individual
- Segunda División Player of the Month: March 2018[13]
References
- El Oviedo incorpora a la plantilla al centrocampista Jony (Oviedo add midfielder Jony to roster); El Comercio, 28 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- El Marino ficha a Joni, perla de la cantera del Barcelona (Marino sign Joni, Barcelona's youth system gem); La Nueva España, 19 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- Jony firma por el Getafe B (Jony signs for Getafe B); El Comercio, 27 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- El Avilés se refuerza con Jony y cede a Milio al Tuilla (Avilés bolster with Jony and loan Milio to Tuilla); La Nueva España, 1 February 2013 (in Spanish)
- El filial ficha al extremo del Avilés Jony (The reserves sign Avilés' winger Jony); La Nueva España, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- El extremo Jony firma como profesional del Sporting (Winger Jony signs as a professional of Sporting); Marca, 7 May 2014 (in Spanish)
- Abelardo debuta con una sufrida victoria de los rojiblancos (Abelardo debuts with a hard-fought victory for the red-and-white); Marca, 10 May 2014 (in Spanish)
- "Jony, un extremo inquieto" [Jony, restless winger] (in Spanish). Ideal. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- El Madrid sigue seco (Madrid are still dry) Archived 10 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 23 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- El Rayo sabe contemporizar ante un valiente Sporting (Rayo know how to use time against a valiant Sporting); Marca, 23 September 2015 (in Spanish)
- El Málaga CF se refuerza con Jony Rodríguez (Málaga CF bolster with Jony Rodríguez); Málaga CF, 23 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- Jony jugará cedido en el Sporting el resto de temporada (Jony will play on loan at Sporting the rest of the season); Málaga CF, 12 January 2018 (in Spanish)
- "Jony Rodríguez, Mejor Jugador de LaLiga 1|2|3 en marzo" [Jony Rodríguez, best LaLiga 1|2|3 player in March] (in Spanish). La Liga. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Jony ya es oficialmente nuevo jugador del Alavés" [Jony is already officially a new Alavés player] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "UFFICIALE: Jony è un nuovo calciatore della Lazio" [OFFICIAL: Jony is a new Lazio player] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Lazio-Roma 1–1: gol, pali ed emozioni. A Kolarov replica Luis Alberto" [Lazio-Roma 1–1: goals, posts and excitement. Kolarov answers Luis Alberto] (in Italian). La Repubblica. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.