Monchu
Monchu
Spanish footballer
Ramón Rodríguez Jiménez (born 13 September 1999), commonly known as Monchu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División club Valladolid.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramón Rodríguez Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valladolid | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Mallorca | ||
| 2012–2018 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Barcelona B | 63 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Girona (loan) | 39 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Granada | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Valladolid (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2022– | Real Valladolid | 52 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
Barcelona
Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Monchu joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2012, from RCD Mallorca.[2] After progressing through the youth setup, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 December 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Oriol Busquets in a 3–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.[3]
Monchu made his first team debut on 8 August 2020, coming off the bench in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg against SSC Napoli.[4]
Loan to Girona
On 22 September 2020, Monchu joined Girona FC in the second division on loan for the season, with a buyout clause.[5] He scored his first goal for Girona the following 18 October in a 1–0 home victory against Real Oviedo.[6]
Granada
On 16 July 2021, Granada CF announced the singing of Monchu from Barcelona on a free transfer, with Barça reserving a right to 50% of any future sale and a buy-back option.[7][8] He made his top tier debut on 16 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Villarreal CF.
Loan to Valladolid
On 1 February 2022, Monchu was loaned to Real Valladolid in the second division, for the remainder of the season.[9]
- As of match played 28 May 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 26 | 8 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 29 | 10 | |||
| Total | 63 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 13 | ||
| Barcelona | 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Girona (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| Granada | 2021–22 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Real Valladolid (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Real Valladolid | 2022–23 | La Liga | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Career total | 164 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 176 | 21 | ||
- Three appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
Barcelona
- "Monchu, pelotero de buena cuna" [Monchu, footballer of good sources] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- "Séptima para un Cádiz incansable que duerme líder" [Seventh in a row for a tireless Cádiz which sleep in the leadership] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- "El Barça sobrevive al Nápoles y estará en Lisboa" [Barça survives Napoli and will be in Lisbon] (in Spanish). Sport. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "Acuerdo con el Girona para la cesión de Monchu" [Agreement with Girona for the loan of Monchu] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "1-0: Un gol de Monchu deja los tres puntos en Montilivi" [1-0: A goal from Monchu keeps the three points in Montilivi] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- "Monchu, nuevo mediocentro del Granada CF" [Monchu, new midfielder of Granada CF]. Granada CF. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- "Monchu moves to Granada". FC Barcelona. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- "Monchu jugará cedido en el Real Valladolid" [Monchu will play on loan at Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.