Jony Rodríguez
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Rodríguez|Menéndez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jony
| image = Jony Sporting (cropped).JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Jony warming up for Sporting Gijón in 2014
| full_name = Jonathan Rodríguez Menéndez{{cite news|url=https://resultados.as.com/resultados/ficha/deportista/jony/25143/|title=Jony|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|access-date=8 September 2022}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|7|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cangas del Narcea, Spain
| position = Winger
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1997–2006 | youthclubs1 = Narcea
| youthyears2 = 2006–2008 | youthclubs2 = Oviedo
| youthyears3 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs3 = Barcelona
| years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Oviedo B | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = Oviedo | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Marino | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Getafe B | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = Avilés | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013–2014 | clubs6 = Sporting Gijón B | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2014–2016 | clubs7 = Sporting Gijón | caps7 = 82 | goals7 = 14
| years8 = 2016–2019 | clubs8 = Málaga | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2018 | clubs9 = → Sporting Gijón (loan) | caps9 = 21 | goals9 = 5
| years10 = 2018–2019 | clubs10 = → Alavés (loan) | caps10 = 36 | goals10 = 5
| years11 = 2019–2023 | clubs11 = Lazio | caps11 = 24 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2020–2021 | clubs12 = → Osasuna (loan) | caps12 = 22 | goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2022–2023 | clubs13 = → Sporting Gijón (loan) | caps13 = 17 | goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2023–2024 | clubs14 = Cartagena | caps14 = 2 | goals14 = 0
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| club-update = 14 December 2023
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Jonathan Rodríguez Menéndez (born 9 July 1991), commonly known as Jony, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
Club career
=Early years=
Born in Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Jony finished his youth career with FC Barcelona after a period with local Real Oviedo. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves in the 2010–11 season, in the Tercera División.[http://www.elcomercio.es/v/20100728/deportes/oviedo/oviedo-incorpora-plantilla-centrocampista-20100728.html El Oviedo incorpora a la plantilla al centrocampista Jony (Oviedo add midfielder Jony to roster)]; El Comercio, 28 July 2010 (in Spanish)
In June 2011, Jony moved to Segunda División B club Marino de Luanco.[http://www.lne.es/deportes/2011/06/19/marino-ficha-joni-perla-cantera-barcelona/1091753.html El Marino ficha a Joni, perla de la cantera del Barcelona (Marino sign Joni, Barcelona's youth system gem)]; La Nueva España, 19 June 2011 (in Spanish) He continued competing at that level the following years, representing Getafe CF B,[http://www.elcomercio.es/v/20120627/deportes/futbol/jony-firma-getafe-20120627.html Jony firma por el Getafe B (Jony signs for Getafe B)]; El Comercio, 27 June 2012 (in Spanish) Real Avilés CF[http://www.lne.es/deportes/2013/02/01/aviles-refuerza-jony-cede-milio-tuilla/1362276.html El Avilés se refuerza con Jony y cede a Milio al Tuilla (Avilés bolster with Jony and loan Milio to Tuilla)]; La Nueva España, 1 February 2013 (in Spanish) and Sporting de Gijón B.[http://www.lne.es/deportes/2013/07/02/filial-ficha-extremo-aviles-jony/1436077.html El filial ficha al extremo del Avilés Jony (The reserves sign Avilés' winger Jony)]; La Nueva España, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
=Sporting Gijón=
Jony signed a new two-year deal with the latter's first team on 7 May 2014.[http://www.marca.com/2014/05/07/futbol/equipos/sporting/1399475435.html El extremo Jony firma como profesional del Sporting (Winger Jony signs as a professional of Sporting)]; Marca, 7 May 2014 (in Spanish) He played his first match as a professional three days later, starting and scoring the first goal in a 2–1 home win over Hércules CF in the Segunda División.[http://www.marca.com/2014/05/10/futbol/2adivision/1399745745.html Abelardo debuta con una sufrida victoria de los rojiblancos (Abelardo debuts with a hard-fought victory for the red-and-white)]; Marca, 10 May 2014 (in Spanish)
In the 2014–15 campaign, Jony contributed seven goals in 41 appearances as the Rojiblancos returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.{{cite news|url=https://www.ideal.es/granadacf/noticias/201603/02/jony-extremo-inquieto-20160302003140.html|title=Jony, un extremo inquieto|trans-title=Jony, restless winger|publisher=Ideal|language=es|date=2 March 2016|access-date=23 July 2020}} He made his debut in the competition on 23 August 2015, starting the 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2015_16/la-liga/jornada_1/spo_rma/ El Madrid sigue seco (Madrid are still dry)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010403/http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2015_16/la-liga/jornada_1/spo_rma/|date=10 July 2018}}; Marca, 23 August 2015 (in Spanish)
Jony scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 23 September, but in a 2–1 loss at Rayo Vallecano.[http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2015_16/la-liga/jornada_5/ray_spo/ El Rayo sabe contemporizar ante un valiente Sporting (Rayo know how to use time against a valiant Sporting)]; Marca, 23 September 2015 (in Spanish)
=Málaga=
On 23 June 2016, Jony signed a four-year contract with fellow top-division club Málaga CF after his contract with Sporting expired.[http://www.malagacf.com/noticia/el-malaga-cf-se-refuerza-con-jony-rodriguez El Málaga CF se refuerza con Jony Rodríguez (Málaga CF bolster with Jony Rodríguez)]; Málaga CF, 23 June 2016 (in Spanish) On 12 January 2018, he returned to Sporting on loan until the end of the second-tier season.[https://www.malagacf.com/noticia/jony-jugara-cedido-en-el-sporting-el-resto-de-temporada Jony jugará cedido en el Sporting el resto de temporada (Jony will play on loan at Sporting the rest of the season)]; Málaga CF, 12 January 2018 (in Spanish) In April, he was named Player of the Month for the previous month.{{cite web|url=http://www.laliga.es/noticias/jony-rodriguez-mejor-jugador-de-laliga-1l2l3-en-marzo|title=Jony Rodríguez, Mejor Jugador de LaLiga 1{{!}}2{{!}}3 en marzo|trans-title=Jony Rodríguez, best LaLiga 1{{!}}2{{!}}3 player in March|publisher=La Liga|language=es|date=25 April 2018|access-date=25 April 2018}}
On 17 June 2018, following Málaga's top-flight relegation, Jony was loaned to Deportivo Alavés of the same division for one year.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2018/06/17/primera/1529236402_929409.html|title=Jony ya es oficialmente nuevo jugador del Alavés|trans-title=Jony is already officially a new Alavés player|publisher=Diario AS|first1=Antonio|last1=Gallardo|first2=Javier|last2=Lekuona|language=es|date=17 June 2018|access-date=18 June 2018}}
=Lazio=
Jony joined SS Lazio on 23 July 2019.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-jony-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-della-lazio-1272084|title=UFFICIALE: Jony è un nuovo calciatore della Lazio|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Jony is a new Lazio player|publisher=Tutto Mercato Web|first=Raimondo|last=De Magistris|language=it|date=23 July 2019|access-date=23 July 2019}} His maiden Serie A appearance took place on 1 September, when he came on as a 78th-minute substitute in the 1–1 home draw with AS Roma.{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/2019/09/01/news/lazio-roma_1-1_gol_pali_ed_emozioni_il_derby_finisce_in_pareggio-234913988/|title=Lazio-Roma 1–1: gol, pali ed emozioni. A Kolarov replica Luis Alberto|trans-title=Lazio-Roma 1–1: goals, posts and excitement. Kolarov answers Luis Alberto|publisher=La Repubblica|first=Jacopo|last=Manfredi|language=it|date=1 September 2019|access-date=15 September 2019}}
On 20 September 2020, Jony moved to CA Osasuna on loan until 30 June 2021 with an option to buy.{{cite web|url=https://www.osasuna.es/noticia/osasuna-alcanza-un-principio-de-acuerdo-con-la-s-s-lazio-para-la-cesion-de-jony-rodriguez|title=Osasuna alcanza un principio de acuerdo con la S. S. Lazio para la cesión de Jony Rodríguez|trans-title=Osasuna reach principle in agreement with S. S. Lazio for loan of Jony Rodríguez|publisher=CA Osasuna|language=es|date=20 September 2020|access-date=21 September 2020}} On 30 January 2022, he returned to Sporting on another loan;{{cite press release|url=https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/jony-regresa-al-real-sporting|title=Jony regresa al Real Sporting|trans-title=Jony returns to Real Sporting|publisher=Sporting Gijón|language=es|date=30 January 2022|access-date=30 January 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130193502/https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/jony-regresa-al-real-sporting|archive-date=30 January 2022}} the move was extended at the latter in July for another year.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/jony-rodriguez-septima-incorporacion-del-real-sporting|title=Jony Rodríguez, séptima incorporación del Real Sporting|trans-title=Jony Rodríguez, seventh Real Sporting addition|publisher=Sporting Gijón|language=es|date=28 July 2022|access-date=28 July 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728070303/https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/jony-rodriguez-septima-incorporacion-del-real-sporting|archive-date=28 July 2022}}
=Cartagena=
On 1 September 2023, Jony signed a one-year contract with FC Cartagena after terminating his link with Lazio.{{cite web|url=https://www.fccartagena.es/noticias/jony-rodriguez-calidad-y-experiencia-para-la-banda-zurda-del-efese|title=Jony Rodríguez, calidad y experiencia para la banda zurda del Efesé|trans-title=Jony Rodríguez, quality and experience for the left wing of the Efesé|publisher=FC Cartagena|language=es|date=1 September 2023|access-date=1 September 2023}} The following January, having totalled just 66 competitive minutes, he was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/mercado-de-fichajes/20240113/vuelve-a-buscar-equipo-jony-rodriguez-rescinde-con-el-cartagena-tras-jugar-solo-tres-partidos_300209774.html|title=Vuelve a buscar equipo: Jony Rodríguez rescinde con el Cartagena tras jugar sólo tres partidos|trans-title=He looks for a team again: Jony Rodríguez cuts ties with Cartagena after playing only three games|publisher=El Desmarque|first=Noelia|last=Mejías|language=es|date=13 January 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 January 2021}}{{Soccerway|jonathan-rodriguez-menendez/151877|Jony}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Oviedo
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Marino
|Segunda División B |32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 34 | 5 | |||
| Getafe B
|Segunda División B |8 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Avilés
|Segunda División B |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 16 | 0 | |||
| Sporting Gijón B
|Segunda División B |31 | 8 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 31 | 8 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Sporting Gijón
|5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{efn|Appearances in La Liga play-offs|name=pro}} | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15
|Segunda División |41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 42 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16
|36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 36 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!82 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 15 | |
| rowspan="3"|Málaga
|La Liga |24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18
|La Liga |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Sporting Gijón (loan)
|Segunda División |21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{efn|name=pro}} | 1 | 23 | 6 | ||
| Alavés (loan)
|La Liga |36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 37 | 5 | |||
| Lazio
|Serie A |24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=EU}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 32 | 0 | ||
| Osasuna (loan)
|La Liga |22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 24 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!303 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 324 | 42 |
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Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{BDFutbol|201014|Jony}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jony Rodriguez}}
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Asturias
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Real Oviedo Vetusta players
Category:Marino de Luanco footballers
Category:Real Avilés Industrial CF footballers
Category:Sporting de Gijón B players
Category:Sporting de Gijón players
Category:Deportivo Alavés players
Category:FC Cartagena footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers