At 31 years of age, Jesé Rodríguez has once again scored a new goal as a professional footballer. The former Real Madrid player signed last October for Johor Southern Tigers in the Malaysian league. Despite having arrived as the star signing of this league, the Canarian had still not managed to score with his new team. A challenge that he ended up overcoming in the match his team faced against Kuala Lumpur Rovers.
Jesé Rodríguez He has contributed to his team’s victory by six goals to zeroin the second leg of the round of 16 of the Malaysia Cup. The canary has noted his first goal with his new club in the third added minute of the first half, collaborating in the victory that his team gave to Kuala Lumpur Rovers to seal their place in the quarterfinals of this tournament.
It is the first goal that Jesé Rodríguez has managed to score in more than a year. And the thing is, the Canarian has been without a team for almost a year after Brazilian club Coritiba decided to terminate his contract last November 2023.
Jesé Rodríguez complies with tradition
The Canary Islander can now boast of having scored with his new club after arriving in Malaysia just over a month ago. It was last October 5 when Johor Southern Tigers announced the signing of this talented Spanish forward. Now, just over a month later, Jesé Rodríguez can now boast of having fulfilled its particular tradition. And the thing is, the canary has managed score at least one goal in all the teams he has signed for throughout his extensive career.
The one who was one of the great promises of Spanish football has played minutes in a large number of teams since he began his career in 2007 in the youth ranks of Real Madrid. After his brief time in the first team, The Canarian has managed to score in leagues such as the French, English, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish.
Jesé’s journey since his departure from Real Madrid
Since leaving the white club in 2016 to sign for Paris Saint Germain, Jesé Rodríguez has managed to play minutes in a wide variety of teams: Las Palmas, Betis, Stoke City, Sporting de Portugal, Ankaraguçu, Sampdoria and Coritiba. The Canarian footballer has been able to adapt to the different leagues in which he has played, managing to score at least one goal in each of the teams in which he has played.
The former Real Madrid player He has been able to overcome countless injuries that seemed to put an end to his career.. Although many expected something more from the Canary Islands footballer, who was considered one of the greatest pearls of Spanish football just over fifteen years ago, Jesé Rodríguez can continue to boast of something that many footballers have not achieved: scoring goals in all the teams in which he has played. The Canary Islander regains his smile after a year away from the playing fields, and it seems that this will not be his last goal as a professional footballer.
