Rodri Mendoza

"Rodrigo Mendoza" redirects here. For the fictional character, see The Mission (1986 film).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Martínez-Moyá.
Rodrigo Mendoza
Mendoza with Elche in 2025
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Mendoza Martínez-Moyá[1]
Date of birth (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005[1]
Place of birth Molina de Segura, Spain[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 4
Youth career
Altorreal
San Miguel
2017–2019 Ranero
2019–2022 Elche
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Elche B 22 (1)
2022–2026 Elche 60 (3)
2026– Atlético Madrid 4 (0)
International career‡
2022 Spain U17 6 (1)
2022 Spain U18 2 (1)
2024 Spain U19 3 (0)
2025 Spain U20 6 (0)
2025– Spain U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:34, 7 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:15, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Rodrigo Mendoza Martínez-Moyá (born 15 March 2005), sometimes known as Rodri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid.

Club career

Elche

Born in Molina de Segura, Region of Murcia, Mendoza represented EF Altorreal, EF San Miguel and Ranero CF as a youth before joining Elche CF's youth categories in 2019.[3][4] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 16 October 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Tercera División RFEF away routing of UD Benigànim.[5]

Mendoza made his first team debut on 12 November 2022, replacing Josan in a 3–0 away win over CD L'Alcora, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6][7] Twelve days later, he renewed his contract with the club until 2026.[8]

Mendoza featured in the first team pre-season in 2023, being promoted to the main squad by manager Sebastián Beccacece.[9] He made his professional debut on 30 September of that year, replacing Fidel in a 0–0 Segunda División home draw against Levante UD.[10][11]

Atlético Madrid

On 2 February 2026, Mendoza joined fellow La Liga club Atlético Madrid, signing a contract with the club until 2031.[12]

International career

Mendoza is a Spain youth international, having represented the country at under-17 level.[13] He was part of the under-18 squad that won the Four Nations Tournament,[14] and later appeared for the under-19 team in two friendly matches against Norway.[15]

In August 2025, Mendoza received his first call-up to the Spain U21 for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[2] He made his debut against Cyprus, starting the match and played 78 minutes.[16]

Mendoza was also included in the Spain U20 squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.[17] He was a regular player throughout the tournament,[18] before Spain were eliminated by Colombia in the quarter-finals.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 March 2026[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Elche B 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 10 0 — — — 10 0
2022–23 Tercera Federación 9 0 — — — 9 0
2023–24 3 1 — — — 3 1
Total 22 1 — — — 22 1
Elche 2022–23 La Liga 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2023–24 Segunda División 23 1 3 1 — — 26 2
2024–25 21 1 3 1 — — 24 2
2025–26 La Liga 16 1 4 1 — — 20 2
Total 60 3 11 3 — — 71 6
Atlético Madrid 2025–26 La Liga 4 0 1 0 1[a] 0 — 6 0
Career total 86 4 12 3 1 0 0 0 99 7
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ Squad List: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 September 2025. p. 22.
  2. ^ a b "Rodrigo Mendoza, convocado con la Selección Española sub-21" [Rodrigo Mendoza, called up to the Spanish Under-21 National Team] (in Spanish). Federación de Fútbol Región de Murcia. 29 August 2025.
  3. ^ "El talento que viene: Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche CF)" [The upcoming talent: Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche CF)]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Rodrigo Mendoza, el ajedrecista de Altorreal" [Rodrigo Mendoza, the chess player of Altorreal] (in Spanish). Elche Directo. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ "El Elche Ilicitano CF golea en Benigànim" [Elche Ilicitano CF thrash in Benigànim] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ "El Elche olvida las penas de la liga con la Copa" [Elche forget their league sentences with the Cup] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Rodri Mendoza debuta con el Elche CF" [Rodri Mendoza debuts with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Rookie Soccer. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ^ "El Elche ata a Rodrigo Mendoza hasta 2026" [Elche tie up Rodrigo Mendoza until 2026] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Rodri Mendoza se ha ganado la confianza de BKCC en el Elche" [Rodri Mendoza has won the trust of BKCC at Elche] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  10. ^ "El Elche perdona al Levante en un intenso derbi" [Elche forgive Levante in an intense derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  11. ^ "San Román y Rodri Mendoza, los últimos de la lista de Beccacece en el Elche" [San Román and Rodri Mendoza, the last ones of Beccacece's list at Elche] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. ^ "¡Bienvenido, Rodrigo Mendoza!" [Welcome, Rodrigo Mendoza!] (in Spanish). Atlético de Madrid. 2 February 2026.
  13. ^ "CANTERA: Rodrigo Mendoza, convocado de nuevo con España Sub-17" [YOUTH SETUP: Rodrigo Mendoza, called up again with Spain U17] (in Spanish). Noticias Elche. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  14. ^ González, José Antonio (27 September 2022). "Rodri Mendoza, 135 minutos, un gol y campeón con la Sub-18 en Turquía" [Rodri Mendoza, 135 minutes, one goal and champion with the Under-18 team in Turkey] (in Spanish). Tele Elx.
  15. ^ "PROTAGONISTA: Rodri Mendoza brilla con la Selección Sub-19" [PROTAGONIST: Rodri Mendoza shines with the Under-19 National Team] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 23 February 2024.
  16. ^ Esteve, David (6 September 2025). "Mendoza, tres semanas de locura" [Mendoza, three weeks of madness] (in Spanish). Diario AS.
  17. ^ "Rodrigo Mendoza, convocado con España para el Mundial sub-20 de Chile" [Rodrigo Mendoza, called up to the Spain squad for the Under-20 World Cup in Chile] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 18 September 2025.
  18. ^ Abad, Marcos (10 October 2025). "Rodrigo Mendoza, un talento mundial" [Rodrigo Mendoza, a world talent] (in Spanish). Super Deporte.
  19. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup quarter-finals: Spain 2-3 Colombia". BBC Sport. 11 October 2025.
  20. ^ Rodri Mendoza at Soccerway
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