Rodrigo Escudero

Rodrigo Escudero Vega (born 31 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera Federación club CE Sabadell FC.

Rodrigo Escudero

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Escudero Vega
Date of birth	(1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Valladolid, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Sabadell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2015	Villa de Simancas
2015–2017	Palencia Balompié	70	(12)
2017–2019	Arandina	67	(21)
2019–2021	Zamora	44	(14)
2021–2022	Compostela	30	(7)
2022–2023	Talavera	36	(15)
2023–2024	Cultural	34	(4)
2024–2025	Algeciras	33	(11)
2025–	Sabadell	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025

Early life

Escudero was born on 31 March 1995 in Spain. He is a native of Valladolid, Spain.^[1] He started his career with Villa de Simancas. In 2015, Escudero signed for Palencia Balompié. He made seventy league appearances and scored twelve goals while playing for the club. He helped them achieve promotion.^[2] In 2017, he signed for Arandina. He made sixty-seven league appearances and scored twenty-one goals while playing for the club. He helped them achieve qualification to the league promotion play-offs.

In 2019, he signed for Zamora. He made forty-four league appearances and scored fourteen goals while playing for the club. In 2021, he signed for Compostela. He made thirty league appearances and scored seven goals while playing for the club. In 2022, he signed for Talavera. He made thirty-six league appearances and scored fifteen goals while playing for the club. In 2023, he signed for Cultural.

On 1 July 2024, Escudero signed with Algeciras in Primera Federación.^[3]

Style of play

Escudero mainly operates as a striker. He can also operate as a winger or as a full-back. He is two-footed. He is known for his versatility.^[4] He has been described as a "very complete player... good at aerial play... added to all this is his precision in finishing".^[1]