David Rodríguez Sánchez

Rodríguez was crowned top scorer of the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship at six goals, as Spain finished second to hosts Portugal. In the final, he scored on either side of Márcio Sousa's brace.

Rodríguez was born in Talavera de la Reina, Province of Toledo. After leaving Atlético Madrid's youth academy, he started professionally with Ciudad de Murcia in the Segunda División. However, the lack of playing time for the Colchoneros' first team made him drop down to Segunda División B in January 2006, as he moved to UD Las Palmas. In the 2006–07 season, Rodríguez returned to Atlético to play with the reserves and rank as their top scorer, a feat which he repeated the following campaign with UD Salamanca in the second division. Such solid performances earned him a transfer to La Liga, moving for €400.000 to UD Almería; before 2008–09 began, however, he was loaned to RC Celta de Vigo, returning the following summer to Andalusia. Rodríguez made his top-flight debut on 30 August 2009, appearing in a 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid. On 22 November, he scored after just five minutes on the pitch but Almería lost 3–1 at RCD Mallorca, and the player was only the fourth of fifth attacking option at the club during the season. On 17 July 2010, after having been suspended by Almería, Rodríguez signed for Celta permanently, penning a four-year contract. In the first year of his second spell he netted 17 goals, leading the Galicians to the sixth position in the regular season and the subsequent promotion playoffs. On 29 August 2012, having contributed nine goals in 28 matches to Celta's promotion, Rodríguez signed for second tier side Sporting de Gijón. He scored his first…

As of match played 9 May 2021

Rodríguez's younger brother, Sergio, was also a footballer. A defender, he played as a senior for Atlético Madrid and Celta, in both cases only representing their reserves.