Ramón Rodríguez Jiménez (born 13 September 1999), commonly known as Monchu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Aris.[2]
Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Monchu joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2012, from RCD Mallorca.[3] After progressing through the youth setup, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 December 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Oriol Busquets in a 3–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.[4]
Monchu made his first team debut on 8 August 2020, coming off the bench in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg against SSC Napoli.[5]
On 22 September 2020, Monchu joined Girona FC in the second division on loan for the season, with a buyout clause.[6] He scored his first goal for Girona the following 18 October in a 1–0 home victory against Real Oviedo.[7]
On 16 July 2021, Granada CF announced the singing of Monchu from Barcelona on a free transfer, with Barça reserving a right to 50% of any future sale and a buy-back option.[8][9] He made his top tier debut on 16 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Villarreal CF.
On 1 February 2022, Monchu was loaned to Real Valladolid in the second division, for the remainder of the season.[10]
On 3 August 2024, Monchu became the most expnsive arrival of Aris, with whom he signed a contract running until the summer of 2029.[11] The Spanish midfielder will receive around €800,000 per year, whereas additional bonused have also been predicted.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 8 | — | — | 3[a] | 2 | 29 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 66 | 13 | |||
| Barcelona | 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Girona (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| Granada | 2021–22 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Real Valladolid (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Real Valladolid | 2022–23 | La Liga | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 6 | |||
| Total | 75 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 77 | 9 | ||||
| Aris | 2024–25 | Superleague Greece | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 236 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 251 | 30 | ||
