Rodri (C)
Manchester City · MFCDM #16 · Spain · Group H 90Rating61Caps4Goals29Age190Height
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Club season 2025/26 Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Champions League
33
Apps
2
Goals
International
61
Caps
4
Goals
Club career totals
470
Career apps
35
Career goals
Form
Returned from the long-term ACL injury suffered in 2024/25.
Date of birth1996-06-22 (age 29) NationalitySpain ClubManchester City · England LeaguePremier League PositionMF · Defensive mid · #16 Height190 cm Preferred foot— Market value—
Rodrigo Hernández, from Madrid, came through Atlético Madrid's youth, broke out at Villarreal, then returned to Atlético before a 2019 move to Manchester City made him the world's best defensive midfielder. Spain's captain and a Euro 2024 winner, he returned in 2025/26 from a long-term ACL injury to reclaim his place as the team's metronome.
- Won the 2024 Ballon d'Or — the first Manchester City player to do so
- Was once on a world-record 74-game unbeaten run for club and country
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