Colombia star Rodriguez leaves La Liga for Mexico

By AFP

14 January 2025 | 7:51 am

Colombia captain and ex-Real Madrid star James Rodriguez has joined Mexico's Club Leon after a brief and unsuccessful stint with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, the clubs announced on Monday.

Colombia’s midfielder James Rodriguez walks off the pitch after getting injured during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group H football match between Senegal and Colombia at the Samara Arena in Samara on June 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Luis Acosta /

Colombia captain and ex-Real Madrid star James Rodriguez has joined Mexico’s Club Leon after a brief and unsuccessful stint with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, the clubs announced on Monday.

The former Bayern Munich and Monaco playmaker joined Rayo for free at the start of the season but only made six league appearances for the Madrid club, which wished him “the best of luck”.

Club Leon unveiled the transfer with a dramatic video in which Rodriguez plays a fleet-footed Roman gladiator adulated by a roaring crowd.

The 33-year-old greeted his new fans in a brief video announcing he was already in Mexico “with a lot of enthusiasm, with lots of excitement”.

Rodriguez was player of the tournament as Colombia finished as runners-up in last year’s Copa America and won the Golden Boot at the 2014 World Cup.

He lifted two La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and won two Bundesliga trophies during a loan spell at Bayern.

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