He was compared to Messi, he was at Bayern and now he plays in the third division

His start was amazing. He wore the shirt of Barcelona from Ecuador, one of the most important clubs in that country. He completed an internship at the powerful Bayern Munich and began comparisons with Lionel Messi, the best player in history and who confirmed his condition by winning the World Cup in Qatar. Now, he plays in the third division and goes completely unnoticed.

This is Mike Rodríguez, who plays as a midfielder and had a dazzling performance at the start of his career. He made his professional debut at Barcelona, a team that reached two Copa Libertadores finals and at just 16 years old he already earned ownership. He immediately drew attention and the comparisons were not long in coming. They called him the Ecuadorian Messi.

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He did not go beyond being a promise, but before his career began to go to the precipice, Rodríguez did an internship at Bayern Munich. In an interview for the 'Football Without Cassette' program, the midfielder indicated that he did the tests at the German giant and was able to share a dressing room with Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben. As he explained, he never managed to adapt to Teutonic football.

Where is the 'Ecuadorian Messi' currently?

Rodríguez, after his internship in Europe, was never able to leave Ecuadorian soccer. In addition to Barcelona, the team where Sergio Agüero was invited for the 'Yellow Night', he was in clubs like Audaz Octubrino, Deportivo Cuenca, Macará and Fuerza Amarilla. Currently, he plays for Dreamers FC, in the third division of Ecuador, and works as a formative teacher. He went from earning 10,000 a month to 500.