Rodri Hernández was unveiled as a new Barcelona player yesterday and his signing is one of the biggest in the world of football this summer transfer window. One of th best midfielders in the world, Rodri has had an extremely successful career and was the MVP in the European Championship and the World Cup, both tournaments won by Spain. An exclusive article by Blaugranagram’s partner, Flashscore, shows some key stats that help explain the magnitude of this signing.
Wearing Manchester City’s jersey, with Guardiola in the dugout, he has won 71.5% of the matches he has played. He has participated in 298 games, starting 265, totaling 22,918 minutes, during which he has scored 28 goals and provided 30 assists. In total, he has won 213 matches, drawn 49, and lost 36.
The player from Villanueva de la Cañada went unbeaten for 53 consecutive games between February 12, 2023, and May 20, 2025. Only Sol Campbell, who reached 56, surpasses him. Behind the Spanish star we find Thierry Henry and Kolo Touré with 48 matches, and Jens Lehmann and Ricardo Carvalho with 47. His brutal influence over City’s game is total, as the English side has won 140 games with him since the 2019-2020 season and 42 in his absence.
Here is a stat that has been tracked since the 2003-2004 season: the world champion has accumulated 16,526 passes in the Premier League, a huge record, with a success rate of 91.8%, the 14th best in this period. A ranking that is curiously led by Eric Garcia, with 93.8%, from his time the Mancunian side. He is also the 16th player in Premier League history with the highest percentage of goals scored from outside the box, at 43.5% (10 out of 23).
On the other hand, Rodri is the eighth player in the English league with the highest win percentage, 71.4%, reflected in his 140 wins out of a possible 196 matches. Only Laporte, Ederson, Gündogan, Rúben Dias, Paulo Ferreira, Gabriel Jesus, and Oleksandr Zinchenko have a higher percentage.
