Alberto Rodríguez Martín (born 31 December 1992), sometimes known as just Alberto, is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for CD Lugo.

Club career

Born in

Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the auto ...

, Canary Islands, Alberto played as a youth for CD Santidad Banot,

Universidad de Las Palmas CF Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1994 as Vegueta-Universidad, it was dissolved in 2011 due to insurmountable economic p ...

and Arucas CF, and made his senior debut with the latter in the 2011–12 campaign in the Primera Regional. He helped the club to achieve two promotions before signing for

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...

side

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in August 2016. In June 2017, Alberto returned to his native region after joining

UD Tamaraceite Unión Deportiva Tamaraceite is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1966, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Campo de Fútbol Juan Guedes'', w ...

in the Regional Preferente. He achieved promotion to the fourth tier in his first season, and was also a regular starter as his side promoted to the Segunda División B for the first time ever in

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. On 9 July 2021, Alberto went on a trial at Segunda División side CD Lugo. Late in the month, he signed a one-year contract with the club. He made his club debut on 2 December, starting in a 2–2 draw at

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in the season's

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 ...

, as his side won 4–3 on penalties. Alberto made his professional debut on 5 December 2021 at the age of 28, coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Pita in a 0–0 home draw against

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. He scored his first professional goal the following 19 March, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Real Oviedo.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Alberto 1992 births Living people Footballers from Las Palmas Spanish footballers Association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Villarrubia CF players UD Tamaraceite footballers CD Lugo players