Rayco Rodríguez

Rayco

Personal information
Full name	Rayco Rodríguez Medina
Date of birth	(1996-11-24) 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	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Betis B	23	(2)
2016–2018	Pobla Mafumet	62	(12)
2016	Gimnàstic	0	(0)
2018–2020	Polvorín	59	(21)
2020–2021	Deportivo B	11	(4)
2021	Deportivo La Coruña	11	(0)
2021–2022	Unionistas	36	(5)
2022–2024	Amorebieta	66	(5)
2024–	Alcorcón	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

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

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.

External links

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