Place of birth Mieres, Spain Name Julio Rodriguez Playing position Role Footballer | Height 1.94 m Weight 86 kg | |
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Full name Julio Cesar Rodriguez Lopez Date of birth (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 20) Current team Sporting de Gijon (#20 / Defender) | ||
Julio César Rodríguez López, simply known as Julio (born 7 December 1995), is a Spanish footballer who plays for English club Barnsley on loan from Sporting de Gijón as a central defender.
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 2–3 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva for the season's Copa del Rey. On 2 September 2014 he was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.
On 31 August 2016, Julio was loaned to Championship club Barnsley for one season, initially assigned to the Development squad.