Javier Rodríguez Moreno

Javier Rodríguez Moreno
Personal information
Born	(2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 22) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	FC Barcelona
Number	99
Youth career
Team
	BM Base Villaverde
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2018–2020	BM Granollers
2020–2021	BM Guadalajara
2021–2023	BM Logroño La Rioja
2023–	FC Barcelona
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Spain	7	(7)
Medal record Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team U-20 European Championship 2022 Portugal U-18 European Championship 2021 Croatia

Javier Rodríguez Moreno (born 22 July 2002) is a Spanish handball player who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

Club career

Rodriguez learned to play handball at BM Base Villaverde. He played for BM Alcobendas until 2020, in the Liga ASOBAL, the highest Spanish league, until they were relegated in the 2018/2019 season. Rodriguez then moved to the first division club Quabit BM Guadalajara,[1] with whom he was relegated after the 2020/21 season. From 2021 to 2023 he played for BM Logroño La Rioja,[2] also in the Liga Asobal.[3] For the 2023/2024 season he moved to FC Barcelona.[4] With Barcelona, he won the Spanish championship, the EHF Champions League, Copa ASOBAL, Iberian Supercup and the Copa del Rey in the 2023/2024 season.

International career

Rodríguez played in the Spanish youth team, and in 2017 he was invited to the squad ("los Hispanos Promesas") for the first time.[5] At the 2020 Mediterranean Games he won the gold medal with the Spanish youth team.[6] He won the bronze medal with the U18/U19 team at the 2021 U-19 European Championship and was elected to the All-Star team.[9] Rodriguez played a total of 25 games for the youth team from 2019 to 2021, in which he scored 38 goals.[7]

With the Spanish junior team, Rodríguez won the gold medal at the 2022 U-20 European Championship and was again elected to the All-Star team.[8] For the junior team he played in 30 games from 2022 to 2023 and scored 71 goals.[7]

In December 2021, Rodríguez was called up to the Spanish senior national team for the first time.[9] He played his first game on 27 April 2023 in the EHF Euro Cup against Denmark.[10]

Honours

FC Barcelona

• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2024
• Liga ASOBAL:
  • Winner: 2023–24
• Copa ASOBAL:
  • Winner: 2024
• Supercopa Ibérica:
  • Winner: 2023

References

1. "El joven Javi Rodríguez, nuevo pivote del Quabit BM Guadalajara". nuevaalcarria.com. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
2. "Rivero, El Korchi, Kisselev y Javi Rodriguez jugarán en el Ciudad de Logroño". www.mibalonmano.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
3. "Spielerprofil". www.mibalonmano.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
4. "Javi Rodríguez, el pivote del Logroño elegido por el Barça". as.com. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
5. "Javier Rodríguez, jugador del Balonmano Base Villaverde, convocado con los Hispanos Promesas". gacetinmadrid.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
6. "Javi Rodríguez Moreno de 17 años tercer fichaje del Quabit BM Guadalajara". cadenaser.com. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
7. "JAVIER RODRIGUEZ MORENO". www.rfebm.com.
8. "Javi Rodriguez y Antonio Martinez en el All Star Team del Europeo sub-20. Stefan Dodic MVP". www.mibalonmano.com. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
9. "Javier Rodríguez por Sánchez-Migallón en la lista de los Hispanos". www.frebm.com. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
10. "Dinamarca impone su jerarquía ante España". as.com. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

External links

• Javier Rodríguez Moreno at the International Handball Federation