Ángel Luis Rodríguez Díaz (born 26 April 1987), known simply as Ángel, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a forward for RCD Mallorca.

Club career

Tenerife

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Ángel emerged through the youth ranks of local

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, scoring seven Segunda División goals in his first full professional season. He split 2007–08 on loan to Segunda División B teams Real Madrid Castilla and

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. Ángel returned to the Canary Islands for 2008–09, being an important attacking element as the club returned to

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after a seven-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 29 August 2009, in a 1–0 away loss against

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(ten minutes played). He contributed one goal in 24 games – all as a substitute – during the campaign, in an eventual relegation.

Elche, Levante and Eibar

In the summer of 2010, Ángel returned to the second division as he signed with

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. On 23 April 2011, he scored all of his side's goals in a 3–0 home win over

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, totalling 29 during his spell at the

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, including once in the unsuccessful promotion playoffs against

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. Ángel joined top-flight team Levante UD on 15 June 2012, agreeing to a 2+1 deal. He scored twice in the group stage of the

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in the first half of the season but, after seeing playing opportunities limited, returned to former side Elche in January 2013 on loan. Levante did not renew his contract after the end of the 2013–14 campaign and on 9 July, Ángel moved to newly promoted

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on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.

Zaragoza

On 13 July 2015, Ángel signed a two-year deal for Zaragoza of the second tier. In 2016–17, he scored a career-best 21 goals. On 7 June 2017, the club announced that they had ceased all negotiations regarding a possible contract renewal after Ángel said that he would rather lose against his former team Tenerife in the last match of the season.

Getafe

Ángel joined Getafe CF on 6 July 2017, until 2020. He scored 13 times in his first year, helping them finish eighth in the top tier.

Mallorca

On 2 July 2021,

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Ángel signed a two-year contract with RCD Mallorca, newly promoted to the top division.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Elche * Segunda División:

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Individual *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

top scorer: 2018–19 (5 goals)¿Qué fue de los pichichis de las diez últimas Copas del Rey? (What happened to the ''pichichis'' of the last ten King's Cups?)
Diario AS, 27 January 2020 (in Spanish)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Angel Rodriguez 1987 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Santa Cruz de Tenerife Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Tenerife B players CD Tenerife players Real Madrid Castilla footballers CA Osasuna B players Elche CF players Levante UD footballers SD Eibar footballers Real Zaragoza players Getafe CF footballers RCD Mallorca players Spain youth international footballers