Hesse Rodriguez has moved to Johor, Malaysia.
Johor officially announced on the club’s channel on the 5th (Korea Standard Time), “We have recruited Hesse, who played for Real Madrid.”
Hesse said on his SNS, “I’m really happy to be given a new opportunity. Today, I’m starting a new adventure at Johor, the top club. I’m sure we will achieve a lot of success together. I can’t wait to get started.”
Hesse was once highly anticipated by Spain. He enjoys dribbling with high speed and has basic skills and connectivity skills as well as skills from Spain. Although the winger is the main position, he was also used as a center forward because he has a good sense of scoring ability. 스포츠토토
He had high expectations for his performance at Real Madrid. He scored 22 goals and 12 assists in Spain’s La Liga 2 during the 2012-13 season, and was included in the Real team during the 2013-14 season. Although he failed to become a starting member due to his luxurious squads including Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Gareth Bale, he has displayed outstanding performance as a “joker.” He played in 31 matches including the Cup, barely exceeding 1,000 minutes, but he scored eight goals and six assists.
However, the injury put a brake on his career path. In the second round match against Schalke of the UEFA Champions League in the 2013-14 season, he suffered an injury after colliding with an opposing defender and was diagnosed with rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. He returned to the pitch after rehabilitation for about nine months, but had little impact as before the injury.
In the end, he failed to regain his footing with Real. After leaving Real for the 2016-17 season, Hesse moved to Paris Saint-Germain, seeking a rebound. However, he failed to make a comeback again here. Since then, he has been reduced to a “journey man” throughout Stoke City, Real Betis, Sporting, Las Palmas, Ankara Guizu, and Sampdoria. Hesse became a free agent since January, and chose Johor as his next destination, and successfully concluded negotiations, continuing his new challenge.
