Rayco Rodríguez

Rayco
Personal information
Full name	Rayco Rodríguez Medina
Date of birth	24 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Alcorcón
Number	10
Youth career
	Almenara
	Las Palmas
2012–2015	Acodetti
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Betis B
2016–2018	Pobla Mafumet
2016	Gimnàstic
2018–2020	Polvorín
2020–2021	Deportivo B
2021	Deportivo La Coruña
2021–2022	Unionistas
2022–2024	Amorebieta
2024–	Alcorcón
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Rayco Rodríguez Medina (born 24 November 1996), known as Rayco Rodríguez or simply Rayco, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Alcorcón. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Rayco represented UD Almenara, UD Las Palmas and Acodetti CF as a youth. On 6 August 2015, after impressing on a trial, he joined Real Betis and was immediately assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.^[1]

Rayco made his senior debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Mérida AD.^[2] His first goal came on 4 October, but in a 2–4 loss against Real Jaén also at the Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol.^[3]

On 8 July 2016, Rayco moved to another reserve team, CF Pobla de Mafumet in Tercera División.^[4] On 1 December he made his first team debut, coming on as a late substitute for Elvir Maloku in a 0–3 home loss against Deportivo Alavés for the season's Copa del Rey.^[5]

On 11 July 2018, free agent Rayco signed a two-year deal with CD Lugo, being assigned to the farm team in the fourth tier.^[6] On 31 August 2020, he joined Deportivo de La Coruña's B-team also in division four.^[7]

On 2 February 2021, Rayco was definitely promoted to Depor's first team in Primera División RFEF.^[8] He continued to appear in that division in the following years, representing Unionistas de Salamanca CF^[9] and SD Amorebieta;^[10] with the latter, he was a first-choice as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.

On 16 July 2024, Rayco moved to Alcorcón in Primera Federación.^[11]

References

^ "Rayco, nueva incorporación del Betis B" [Rayco, new addition of Betis B] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "El Betis B empieza con mal pie (0–1)" [Betis B start with a bad foot (0–1)] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "Derrota del Betis B ante el Real Jaén (2–4)" [Defeat from Betis B against Real Jaén (2–4)] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "Dues noves incorporacions per a l'atac del CF Pobla" [Two new additions for the attack of CF Pobla] (in Catalan). Esports del Camp. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "Toquero invita a otra ronda" [Toquero invites to another round] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "Gustavo Quezada y Rayco Rodríguez se suman al proyecto del CD Lugo" [Gustavo Quezada and Rayco Rodríguez join the project of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Rayco refuerza el ataque del Fabril" [Rayco bolsters the attack of Fabril] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "Rayco incorpórase á disciplina do primeiro equipo" [Rayco joins the first team] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Oficial: Rayco, nuevo jugador de Unionistas" [Official: Rayco, new player of Unionistas] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Rayco Rodríguez, nuevo refuerzo de los azules" [Rayco Rodríguez, new addition of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Rayco Rodríguez firma por la A.D. Alcorcón" [Rayco Rodriguez signs for AD Alcorcon] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

External links

Rayco at BDFutbol
Rayco at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Rayco Rodríguez at Soccerway

[1] "Rayco, nueva incorporación del Betis B" [Rayco, new addition of Betis B] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[2] "El Betis B empieza con mal pie (0–1)" [Betis B start with a bad foot (0–1)] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[3] "Derrota del Betis B ante el Real Jaén (2–4)" [Defeat from Betis B against Real Jaén (2–4)] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[4] "Dues noves incorporacions per a l'atac del CF Pobla" [Two new additions for the attack of CF Pobla] (in Catalan). Esports del Camp. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[5] "Toquero invita a otra ronda" [Toquero invites to another round] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[6] "Gustavo Quezada y Rayco Rodríguez se suman al proyecto del CD Lugo" [Gustavo Quezada and Rayco Rodríguez join the project of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[7] "Rayco refuerza el ataque del Fabril" [Rayco bolsters the attack of Fabril] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[8] "Rayco incorpórase á disciplina do primeiro equipo" [Rayco joins the first team] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[9] "Oficial: Rayco, nuevo jugador de Unionistas" [Official: Rayco, new player of Unionistas] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[10] "Rayco Rodríguez, nuevo refuerzo de los azules" [Rayco Rodríguez, new addition of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[11] "Rayco Rodríguez firma por la A.D. Alcorcón" [Rayco Rodriguez signs for AD Alcorcon] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

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