Javier Rodríguez Moreno

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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
YearsTeam
2018–2020
BM Granollers
2020–2021
BM Guadalajara
2021–2023
BM Logroño La Rioja
2023–
FC Barcelona
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–
Spain 24 (37)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
U-20 European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Portugal
U-18 European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Croatia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 27 January 2025

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

Contents

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

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