Kévin Rodrigues
Footballer (born 1994)
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Kévin Manuel Rodrigues (born 5 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Gaziantep. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a midfielder.[3]
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Rodrigues with Real Sociedad in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Manuel Rodrigues[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bayonne, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Bayonne | ||
| 2008–2012 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Toulouse | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Toulouse B | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Dijon | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Dijon B | 21 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Real Sociedad B | 56 | (6) |
| 2017–2022 | Real Sociedad | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Leganés (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Eibar (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Adana Demirspor | 44 | (2) |
| 2024 | Al Qadsiah | 15 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Kasımpaşa | 28 | (1) |
| 2025– | Gaziantep | 28 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | France U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | France U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
He spent most of his career in Spain with Real Sociedad, after starting out at Toulouse. In La Liga, he also appeared for Leganés, Eibar and Rayo Vallecano, totalling 91 games and three goals.
Born in France, Rodrigues originally represented France internationally before switching to Portugal in 2017.
Club career
France
Born in Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine to Portuguese parents,[4] Rodrigues made his senior debut with Toulouse FC on 20 May 2012, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute in a 0–2 Ligue 1 home loss against AC Ajaccio.[2][5]
In his country of birth, Rodrigues also represented Dijon FCO,[6] appearing rarely for the Ligue 2 club as it finished in fourth place in the 2014–15 season.
Real Sociedad
Rodrigues signed for Real Sociedad on 4 June 2015, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[7] His first game in La Liga with the first team took place on 29 January 2017, when he started in a 3–0 away defeat to Real Madrid.[8]
On 1 March 2017, Rodrigues renewed his contract until 2020,[9] and was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 campaign. He scored his first league goal on 17 September, but also added one in his own net in a 1–3 home loss also against Real Madrid.[10]
On 2 September 2019, after losing space to newcomer Aihen Muñoz, mainly due to injuries,[11] Rodrigues was loaned to fellow top-tier side CD Leganés for one year.[12] On 12 September 2020, he moved to SD Eibar of the same league also in a temporary deal.[13]
Rodrigues moved to Rayo Vallecano also in the Spanish top flight on 11 August 2021, on a one-year loan.[14]
Later career
On 10 June 2022, Rodrigues signed a three-year contract with Adana Demirspor effective as of 1 July when he became a free agent.[15] He left by mutual consent in December 2023.[16]
On 31 January 2024, Rodrigues joined Saudi First Division League club Al Qadsiah FC on a deal until the end of the season.[17] Subsequently, he competed in the Turkish Süper Lig with Kasımpaşa S.K.[18] and Gaziantep FK.[19]
International career
Rodrigues was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level.[20] On 3 November 2016 he was first called up to the Portugal under-21 side,[21] being part of the squad that appeared in the following year's UEFA European Championship.[22]
Rodrigues won his first full cap on 10 November 2017, playing the entire 3–0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Viseu.[23]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 November 2023[24]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse B | 2012–13 | Amateur 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Toulouse | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dijon B | 2014–15 | Amateur 2 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Dijon | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Real Sociedad B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2016–17 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Eibar (loan) | 2020–21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Adana Demirspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 230 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 249 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League