"Rodrigo Mendoza recently joined Atletico Madrid (Image credit: Maria Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates/Getty Images) Rodrigo Rodri' Mendoza is having a breakout season After rumours that Arsenal were interested in grooming him to become the next Martin Odegaard, Mendoza obliged, swerving North London for Madrid just as the Norwegian did as a 15-year-old with Diego Simeone bringing him to Atletico in January. Mendoza has taken the no.4 shirt vacated by Conor Gallagher but is such an elegant footballer so heavily compared to Pedri,"
"PROFILE (Image credit: Future) Name: Rodrigo Mendoza Position/s: Defensive midfield, central midfield, attacking midfield Age: 20 (Born: March 15, 2005) Nationality: Spanish Height: 1.82m (6ft 0in) Preferred Foot: Right Current Club: Atletico Madrid Born in Murcia, the same region of Spain as Carlos Alcaraz the tennis guy, not the Everton guy Rodrigo Mendoza made his senior debut in the fifth tier of Spanish football for Elche, before a promotion to the first team in 2022."
Rodrigo Mendoza is a 20-year-old Spanish midfielder who joined Atletico Madrid in January and inherited the no.4 shirt vacated by Conor Gallagher. He progressed from Elche, making his senior debut in the fifth tier and earning promotion to the first team in 2022. Atletico signed him as a long-term developmental project amid several winter arrivals after Mateu Alemany's move to the club. Mendoza is versatile across defensive, central, and attacking midfield, stands 1.82m tall, and is right-footed. He is noted for spatial awareness, press resistance, an ability to hide the ball, and comparisons to Pedri and Koke.
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