Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Agurcia (born 13 June 2003) is a Nicaraguan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club SJK and the Nicaragua national team.

Early life

Rodríguez is a native of

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, Nicaragua.

Club career

Rodríguez was described as Nicaraguan side

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's "starting goalkeeper and one of the goalkeepers with the most future in national soccer. His status as a national team gave him the opportunity to make a leap in quality". In August 2023, Rodriguez was loaned out to Finnish side SJK and became the first Nicaraguan goalkeeper to play in Finland and the tenth Nicaraguan player to play in Europe. He was first registered to the club's academy team SJK II, playing in Finnish second tier. On 24 July 2024, SJK announced that they had signed with Rodríguez on a permanent contract until the end of 2026, with a two-year option.

Style of play

Rodríguez has been described as "ability to read the game and react to dangerous situations has been highlighted".

Career statistics

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International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodríguez, Miguel 2003 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Nicaragua men's international footballers Nicaraguan expatriate men's footballers Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in Finland Nicaraguan men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players Veikkausliiga players People from Nueva Segovia Department SJK Akatemia players Ykkönen players Ykkösliiga players