Julio César Rodríguez López

Julio César Rodríguez López (born 7 December 1995), simply known as Julio, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Polish club Wisła Płock.

Julio
Personal information
Full name Julio César Rodríguez López
Date of birth (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995
Place of birth Mieres, Spain
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Wisła Płock
Youth career
2004–2005 Caudal
2005–2008 Oviedo
2008–2012 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Sporting B 76 (1)
2013–2017 Sporting Gijón 0 (0)
2016–2017Barnsley (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Recreativo 17 (0)
2018–2019 Istra 1961 22 (1)
2019 Voluntari 7 (0)
2020 Tsarsko Selo 13 (0)
2020– Wisła Płock 0 (0)
National team
2013 Spain U18 1 (0)
2013 Spain U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2020

Football career

Julio was born in Mieres, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy, he made his senior debuts in the 2012–13 season, playing 30 games in Segunda División B for the reserves.

Julio first appeared officially with the main squad on 11 September 2013, starting in a 3–2 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva for the season's Copa del Rey.[1] On 2 September 2014 he was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.[2]

On 31 August 2016, Julio was loaned to Championship club Barnsley for one season,[3] initially assigned to the Development squad. Upon returning, he cut ties with the club on 26 July 2017.[4]

In February 2020, Julio joined Bulgarian club Tsarsko Selo Sofia.[5]

References

  1. El Recre supera a un Sporting con diez (Recre overcomes a ten-man Sporting); Marca, 11 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. Carlos Castro y Julio, con ficha del primer equipo (Carlos Castro and Julio, with first-team place); El Comercio, 2 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. "Julio, cedido al Barnsley" [Julio, loaned to Barnsley] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. "Julio rescinde su contrato como jugador del Sporting" [Julio rescinds his contract as Sporting player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. "Царско село привлече испанец". fctsarskoselo.com (in Bulgarian). 22 February 2020.
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