Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz

For other people named Ángel Rodríguez, see Ángel Rodríguez (disambiguation).
Ángel

Ángel in action for Levante in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz
Date of birth (1987-04-26) 26 April 1987
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Number 9
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Tenerife B
2006–2010 Tenerife 103 (16)
2007 → Real Madrid B (loan) 3 (0)
2008 → Osasuna B (loan) 17 (4)
2010–2012 Elche 66 (28)
2012–2014 Levante 20 (3)
2013 → Elche (loan) 15 (4)
2014–2015 Eibar 15 (0)
2015– Zaragoza 28 (8)
National team
2006 Spain U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz (born 26 April 1987), known simply as Ángel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a forward.

Football career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Ángel emerged through the youth ranks of local CD Tenerife, scoring seven second division goals in his first full professional season. He split the 2007–08 campaign on loan to two third level teams, including Real Madrid Castilla.

Returning to the Canary Islands for 2008–09, Ángel was an important offensive element as the club returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 29 August 2009 in a 0–1 away loss against Real Zaragoza (ten minutes played),[1] and contributed with one goal[2] in 24 games – all as a substitute – during the season, in an eventual relegation.

In the 2010 summer Ángel returned to division two, as he signed with Elche CF.[3] On 23 April 2011 he scored all of his side's goals in a 3–0 home win over SD Huesca,[4] and netted a total of 29 times during his spell with the Valencian,[5][6] including once in the unsuccessful promotion playoffs against Real Valladolid.[7]

Ángel signed with top flight team Levante UD on 15 June 2012, agreeing to a 2+1 contract.[8] He scored two goals in the UEFA Europa League in the first half of the campaign[9][10] but, after seeing playing opportunities limited, returned to former club Elche in January 2013, on loan.[11]

Levante did not renew his contract after the end of 2013–14 and, on 9 July, Ángel joined newly promoted SD Eibar on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.[12] On 13 July 2015 he signed a two-year deal for Real Zaragoza, in the second level.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Real Zaragoza 1–0 Tenerife; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2009
  2. ↑ Tenerife pull off stunning comeback; ESPN Soccernet, 29 November 2009
  3. ↑ Ángel ficha por el Elche (Ángel signs for Elche); El Diario Montañés, 7 July 2010 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Elche, con un gran Ángel, se asienta en la zona noble (Elche, with great Ángel, consolidates in top half of table); Diario AS, 23 April 2011 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Duelo goleador: Ángel vs Nino (Scoring duel: Ángel vs Nino); Las Provincias, 28 October 2010 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Ángel, el goleador paciente (Ángel, the patient goal scorer); El País, 6 May 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ La fe mueve montañas y se lleva por delante al Valladolid (Faith can move a mountain and steamrolls Valladolid); Marca, 12 June 2011 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ El Levante refuerza su ataque con Ángel (Levante bolsters attack with Ángel); Marca, 15 June 2012 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Levante through after delivering Helsingborg KO; UEFA.com, 22 November 2012
  10. ↑ Hannover finish ahead of last-gasp Levante; UEFA.com, 6 December 2012
  11. ↑ El retorno soñado del goleador (The scorer's dream return); La Verdad, 26 February 2013 (Spanish)
  12. ↑ Ángel Rodríguez nuevo fichaje armero (Ángel Rodríguez, new armero signing); Eibar's official website, 9 July 2014 (Spanish)
  13. ↑ Ángel Rodríguez refuerza el ataque del Real Zaragoza (Ángel Rodríguez bolsters Real Zaragoza's attack); Zaragoza's official website, 13 July 2015 (Spanish)
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