Kévin Manuel Rodrigues (born 5 March 1994) is a professional

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who plays for Turkish club

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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. He has spent most of his career in Spain with Real Sociedad, after starting out at

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...

. Born in France, Rodrigues originally represented France internationally before switching to

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in 2017.

Club career

France

Born in Bayonne,

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to Portuguese parents, 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 Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

. In his country of birth, Rodrigues also represented

Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; literally "Dijon Football Gold Coast"), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in ...

, 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. His first game in

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with the first team took place on 29 January 2017, when he started in a 3–0 away defeat to Real Madrid. On 1 March 2017, Rodrigues renewed his contract until 2020, 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. On 2 September 2019, after losing space to newcomer Aihen Muñoz, mainly due to injuries, Rodrigues was loaned to fellow top-tier side CD Leganés for one year. On 12 September 2020, he moved to

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

of the same league also in a temporary deal. Rodrigues moved to

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...

also in the Spanish top flight on 11 August 2021, on a one-year loan.

Adana Demirspor

On 10 June 2022, Rodrigues signed a three-year contract with

effective as of 1 July when he became a

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International career

Rodrigues was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level. On 3 November 2016 he was first called up to the Portugal under-21 side, being part of the squad that appeared in the following year's

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. Rodrigues won his first full

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on 10 November 2017, playing the entire 3–0 friendly win over

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

France U19 *UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2013

References

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodrigues, Kevin 1994 births Living people French people of Portuguese descent Citizens of Portugal through descent French-Basque people Sportspeople from Bayonne French footballers Portuguese footballers Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Association football defenders Association football midfielders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Aviron Bayonnais FC players Toulouse FC players Dijon FCO players La Liga players Segunda División B players Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers CD Leganés players SD Eibar footballers Rayo Vallecano players Süper Lig players Adana Demirspor footballers France youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers French expatriate footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey