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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Hinojo Estrada | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Sallent, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnàstic Manresa | |||
| 2014–2023 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Espanyol B | 32 | (1) |
| 2025– | Espanyol | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 37 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026 | |||
Roger Hinojo Estrada (born 21 February 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, on loan from RCD Espanyol.
Career
[edit]Born in Cabrianes, Sallent, Barcelona, Catalonia, Hinojo joined RCD Espanyol's youth sides in 2014, from Club Gimnàstic de Manresa.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 November 2023, starting in a 1–1 Segunda Federación away draw against Torrent CF.[2]
On 5 December 2023, Hinojo renewed his contract with the Pericos.[3] He further extended his link until 2028 roughly one year later,[4] and scored his first senior goal on 30 March 2025, netting the B's opener in a 3–2 home success over Torrent.[5]
Hinojo made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 28 April 2025, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Romero in a 1–0 away loss to Villarreal CF.[6][7] On 13 August, he renewed his contract until 2030,[8] and was loaned to Segunda División side Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa thirteen days later.[9]
Hinojo scored his first professional goal on 14 September 2025, netting the opener in a 4–2 away win over Racing de Santander.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tres joves de casa nostra guanyen el seu triplet particular amb l'Espanyol" [Three young players from our home win their own treble with Espanyol] (in Catalan). Regió 7. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Torrent CF – Espanyol B: Empate trabajado (1–1)" [Torrent CF – Espanyol B: Hard-earned draw (1–1)] (in Spanish). El 1900. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Roger Hinojo, renovado" [Roger Hinojo, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Roger Hinojo, 2028" (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Roger Hinojo: «Me estoy sintiendo bien y seguiré trabajando para coger el físico de antes de la lesión»" [Roger Hinojo: "I am feeling good and I will keep on working to get the fitness of before the injury"] (in Spanish). El 1900. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Roger Hinojo, del primer equipo" [Roger Hinojo, from the first team] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Roger Hinojo se estrena en La Cerámica: el Espanyol encuentra futuro en la banda izquierda" [Roger Hinojo debuts at the La Cerámica: Espanyol find future in the left flank] (in Spanish). La Grada Online. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Roger Hinojo, 2030" (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hinojo, cedit a la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Hinojo, loaned to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Roger Hinojo at BDFutbol
- Roger Hinojo at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Bages
- Footballers from the Province of Barcelona
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda Federación players
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen