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Rodri
Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, known simply as Rodri or Rodrigo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and captains the Spain national team. Widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his passing, composure, playmaking and physical attributes. He is one of eleven players to have won the FIFA W…
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sports · Spanish footballer (born 1996) · association football player · also Rodri, Rodrigo Hernández Cascante
Born 22 June 1996 · Q20994118
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2026· 33 entries
BBC: Watch the best of Rodri's Manchester City journey
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The Guardian: Rodri set to complete Barcelona move after Manchester City accept £65.4m bid
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BBC: Barcelona agree £65m Rodri deal - who could replace him at Man City?
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BBC: Barcelona agree £65m deal to sign Rodri from Man City
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sport.es: Principio de acuerdo Barça-City por Rodri
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MARCA: Rodri ya es del Barça, acuerdo cerrado con el City
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Sports Mole: Rodri to Barcelona: Man City transfer plans 'revealed' after Enzo Maresca's side accept £65m offer for midfielder
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Yahoo Sports: Multiple reports: Barcelona agree fee with Manchester City for Rodri - How can City ..
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Yahoo Sports: Rodri transfer fee revealed as Spain star set to sign on at Barcelona until 2030
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The New York Times: Barcelona reach €76.5m Rodri transfer agreement in principle with Manchester City
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Forbes: FC Barcelona Finally Seals Rodri Transfer After Manchester City Accept
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Mundo Deportivo: El City sigue queriendo fichar medios con Rodri a la espera
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MARCA: Rodri ya está en Mánchester
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Mundo Deportivo: Rodri, 'cazado' de regreso a Manchester
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Mundo Deportivo: Cifran en 5 millones de libras la diferencia Barça-City por Rodri
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The Guardian: Chelsea set Friday deadline for Fernández suitors as City reject new £51m Barça bid for Rodri
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Sky Sports: Man City and Barcelona agree fee for Rodri
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MARCA: El Barça y su límite de 48 horas por Rodri: teme no poder evitar que esté el viernes en Manchester
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The Guardian: Barcelona make improved £51m bid for Rodri as Manchester City target Fernández
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Public attention spiked: 9,901 Wikipedia readers in one day, 111.2× the usual 89, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “El Barça y su límite de 48 horas por Rodri: teme no poder evitar que esté el viernes en Manchester” (MARCA).
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The Guardian: Manchester City closing in on £85m Bouaddi to soften blow of Rodri’s expected exit
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The Guardian: Football transfer rumours: Endrick set for Villa loan? De Jong offered in Rodri deal?
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Public attention spiked: 15,403 Wikipedia readers in one day, 173.1× the usual 89, with 4 article edits. Coverage that week: “Manchester City reject Barcelona’s opening £38.5m bid for Rodri as talks continue” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: Manchester City reject Barcelona’s opening £38.5m bid for Rodri as talks continue
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The Guardian: Barcelona step up Rodri interest after Real Madrid talks with Manchester City star stall
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Public attention spiked: 2,642 Wikipedia readers in one day, 29.7× the usual 89, with 67 article edits. Editors noted: Dating maintenance tags: {{Current person}}
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Won: FA Cup with Manchester City (2025–26).
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Won: EFL Cup with Manchester City (2025–26).
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Won award: IFFHS Best Defensive Midfielder of the World Cup (2026).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Spain (2026).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Dream XI (2026).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (2026).
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2024· 18 entries
Won award: Premier League Fan Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Player (2024).
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Won award: The Athletic Premier League Player of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: The Athletic Premier League Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: The Athletic European Men's Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (2024).
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Won Ballon d'Or (2024).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Spain (2024).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament (2024).
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Won award: FIFPRO Men's World 11 (2024).
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Won award: FIFA Men's World 11 (2024).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Football Men Defensive Midfielder (2024).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's UEFA Team (2024).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2024).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2024).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester City (2023–24).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2023–24).
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Recognising his outstanding performances throughout the season
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2023· 16 entries
Won the English Championship with Burnley (2022-2023).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Player of the Season (2022–23).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester City (2022–23).
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Won: FA Cup with Manchester City (2022–23).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Manchester City (2022–23).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Manchester City (2023).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Manchester City (2023).
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Won: UEFA Nations League with Spain (2022–23).
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Won award: FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (2023).
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Won award: UEFA Nations League Finals Player of the Tournament (2023).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Football Men Defensive Midfielder (2023).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2023).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2022–23).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2022–23).
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Won award: Globe Soccer Awards Best Midfielder of the Year (2023).
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Being named the best player of the finals tournament, and was an integral part in Spain's victory at Euro 2024, for which he was named Player of the Tournament
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2022· 1 entry
Won: Premier League with Manchester City (2021–22).
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2021· 4 entries
Won award: Premier League Goal of the Month (November 2021).
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Won: EFL Cup with Manchester City (2020–21).
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Runner-up: UEFA Nations League with Spain (2020–21).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester City (2020–21).
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2020· 1 entry
Won: EFL Cup with Manchester City (2019–20).
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2019· 2 entries
Won: FA Community Shield with Manchester City (2019).
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Played for Manchester City F.C. (2019) — 193 appearances, 23 goals.
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2018· 5 entries
Won: UEFA Super Cup with Atlético Madrid (2018).
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Joined Atlético Madrid, where he established himself as a promising midfielder and won the UEFA Super Cup in 2018
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Played for Atlético Madrid (2018–2019) — 34 appearances, 3 goals.
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Played for Spain men's national football team (2018) — 68 appearances, 4 goals.
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And represented his country at two UEFA European Championships (in 2020 and 2024) and two FIFA World Cups (in 2022 and 2026)
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2017· 2 entries
Runner-up: UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Spain U21 (2017).
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Joined West Brom in 2017.
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2015· 5 entries
Won award: UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament (2015).
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Won: UEFA European Under-19 Championship with Spain U19 (2015).
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Played for Villarreal CF B (2015–2015) — 39 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Spain national under-19 football team (2015–2015) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Villarreal CF (2015–2018) — 63 appearances, 1 goals.
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2013· 1 entry
Due to a "lack of physical strength", he subsequently signed with Villarreal
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2012· 2 entries
Joined Southampton in 2012.
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Played for Spain national under-16 association football team (2012–2012) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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2010· 1 entry
Joined Barnsley in 2010.
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2008· 1 entry
Joined Stirling Albion in 2008.
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2007· 1 entry
Joined Burnley in 2007.
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1996· 1 entry
Born 1996-06-22.
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1994· 1 entry
(130), to complete over 100 passes in a World Cup final
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1990· 1 entry
To receive the award, as well as the second Spanish player and the first City player to do so
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1966· 1 entry
Breaking the previous record he had set four years earlier; he also completed the most touches (910), passes in the opposition half (428), and line-breaking passes (122) throughout the tournament, including in the final
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