Jony Rodríguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Menéndez.
Jony
Jony warming up for Sporting Gijón in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Rodríguez Menéndez[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Cangas del Narcea, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
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 82 (14)
2016–2019 Málaga 29 (2)
2018 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 21 (5)
2018–2019 → Alavés (loan) 36 (5)
2019–2023 Lazio 24 (0)
2020–2021 → Osasuna (loan) 22 (0)
2022–2023 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 17 (1)
2023–2024 Cartagena 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023

Jonathan Rodríguez Menéndez (born 9 July 1991), commonly known as Jony, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger.

Club career

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Early years

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Born in Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Jony finished his youth career 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 the Tercera División.[2]

In June 2011, Jony moved to Segunda División B club Marino de Luanco.[3] He continued competing at that level the following years, representing Getafe CF B,[4] Real Avilés CF[5] and Sporting de Gijón B.[6]

Sporting Gijón

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Jony signed a new two-year deal with the latter's first team on 7 May 2014.[7] He played his first match as a professional three days later, starting and scoring the first goal in a 2–1 home win over Hércules CF in the Segunda División.[8]

In the 2014–15 campaign, Jony contributed seven goals in 41 appearances as the Rojiblancos returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.[9] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August 2015, starting the 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[10]

Jony scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 23 September, but in a 2–1 loss at Rayo Vallecano.[11]

Málaga

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On 23 June 2016, Jony signed a four-year contract with fellow top-division club Málaga CF after his contract with Sporting expired.[12] On 12 January 2018, he returned to Sporting on loan until the end of the second-tier season.[13] In April, he was named Player of the Month for the previous month.[14]

On 17 June 2018, following Málaga's top-flight relegation, Jony was loaned to Deportivo Alavés of the same division for one year.[15]

Lazio

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Jony joined SS Lazio on 23 July 2019.[16] 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 with AS Roma.[17]

On 20 September 2020, Jony moved to CA Osasuna on loan until 30 June 2021 with an option to buy.[18] On 30 January 2022, he returned to Sporting on another loan;[19] the move was extended at the latter in July for another year.[20]

Cartagena

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On 1 September 2023, Jony signed a one-year contract with FC Cartagena after terminating his link with Lazio.[21] The following January, having totalled just 66 competitive minutes, he was released.[22]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 January 2021[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oviedo 2010–11 Segunda División B 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Marino 2011–12 Segunda División B 32 5 2 0 — — 34 5
Getafe B 2012–13 Segunda División B 8 1 — — — 8 1
Avilés 2012–13 Segunda División B 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Sporting Gijón B 2013–14 Segunda División B 31 8 — — — 31 8
Sporting Gijón 2013–14 Segunda División 5 2 0 0 — 2[a] 0 7 2
2014–15 Segunda División 41 7 1 1 — — 42 8
2015–16 La Liga 36 5 0 0 — — 36 5
Total 82 14 1 1 0 0 2 0 85 15
Málaga 2016–17 La Liga 24 2 2 0 — — 26 2
2017–18 La Liga 5 0 2 0 — — 7 0
Total 29 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 21 5 0 0 — 2[a] 1 23 6
Alavés (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 36 5 1 0 — — 37 5
Lazio 2019–20 Serie A 24 0 2 0 6[b] 0 — 32 0
Osasuna (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 22 0 2 0 — — 24 0
Career total 303 39 12 1 6 0 4 1 324 42
  1. ^ a b Appearances in La Liga play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Lazio

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jony" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ El Oviedo incorpora a la plantilla al centrocampista Jony (Oviedo add midfielder Jony to roster); El Comercio, 28 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Jony firma por el Getafe B (Jony signs for Getafe B); El Comercio, 27 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ El filial ficha al extremo del Avilés Jony (The reserves sign Avilés' winger Jony); La Nueva España, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El extremo Jony firma como profesional del Sporting (Winger Jony signs as a professional of Sporting); Marca, 7 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ "Jony, un extremo inquieto" [Jony, restless winger] (in Spanish). Ideal. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ El Madrid sigue seco (Madrid are still dry) Archived 10 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 23 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ El Rayo sabe contemporizar ante un valiente Sporting (Rayo know how to use time against a valiant Sporting); Marca, 23 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ El Málaga CF se refuerza con Jony Rodríguez (Málaga CF bolster with Jony Rodríguez); Málaga CF, 23 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ a b "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.
  15. ^ Gallardo, Antonio; Lekuona, Javier (17 June 2018). "Jony ya es oficialmente nuevo jugador del Alavés" [Jony is already officially a new Alavés player] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  16. ^ De Magistris, Raimondo (23 July 2019). "UFFICIALE: Jony è un nuovo calciatore della Lazio" [OFFICIAL: Jony is a new Lazio player] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  17. ^ Manfredi, Jacopo (1 September 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. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Osasuna alcanza un principio de acuerdo con la S. S. Lazio para la cesión de Jony Rodríguez" [Osasuna reach principle in agreement with S. S. Lazio for loan of Jony Rodríguez] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Jony regresa al Real Sporting" [Jony returns to Real Sporting] (Press release) (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Jony Rodríguez, séptima incorporación del Real Sporting" [Jony Rodríguez, seventh Real Sporting addition] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Jony Rodríguez, calidad y experiencia para la banda zurda del Efesé" [Jony Rodríguez, quality and experience for the left wing of the Efesé] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  22. ^ Mejías, Noelia (13 January 2024). "Vuelve a buscar equipo: Jony Rodríguez rescinde con el Cartagena tras jugar sólo tres partidos" [He looks for a team again: Jony Rodríguez cuts ties with Cartagena after playing only three games] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  23. ^ a b Jony at Soccerway
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