José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán, commonly known as Andy Rodríguez (born 30 January 1990), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Andy finished his graduation at Real Madrid's youth setup, and started playing as a senior with the C-team in the 2009–10 campaign, in Tercera División. On 5 August 2012 he moved to Levante UD, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.Andy (Real Madrid C) ficha por el Levante UD y entrena con el primer equipo (Andy (Real Madrid C) signs for Levante UD and trains with the first team) ; JoinFutbol, 5 August 2012
On 8 July 2014, after scoring a career-best 11 goals, Andy signed a one-year deal with Segunda División's SD Ponferradina.La Ponferradina presenta a Gaitán (Ponferradina presents Gaitán); Marca, 8 July 2014 He played his first match as a professional on 24 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife.El gol olímpico de Infante marcó la diferencia (Infante's olympic goal makes the difference); Marca, 24 August 2014
Andy scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2014, netting his side's second in a 3–1 away win against CD Numancia.La Ponferradina continúa en racha (Ponferradina keeps on the run); Marca, 13 September 2014 He ended the season with six goals, being an ever-present figure as his side finished one point shy of the play-offs.
On 3 July 2018, free agent Andy signed for UD Logroñés in division three, and helped in their first-ever promotion to the second division in 2020. On 3 July 2021, after the club's relegation, he moved to Burgos CF also in the second tier.
On 3 January 2024, Andy left the Burgaleses on a mutual agreement, and signed a short-term deal with fellow second division team FC Cartagena just hours later.
Personal life Andy's younger brother Fran is also a footballer. A right back, he too was trained at Real Madrid.
Honours
NorthEast United Durand Cup: 2025
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