Rodrigo Jhossel Huescas Hurtado (born 18 September 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Mexico national team.
 Huescas in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rodrigo Jhossel Huescas Hurtado | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 September 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Naucalpan, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Cruz Azul | 80 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Copenhagen | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mexico U16 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mexico U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editHuescas joined the Cruz Azul academy at the age of 13. He quickly established himself as a prolific scorer in the youth divisions, netting 55 goals and ranking as the academy's second leading scorer behind Santiago Giménez. He made his professional debut in April 2021 during a CONCACAF Champions League match.
In July 2024, Huescas joined F.C. Copenhagen on 5-years deal.[1] In October 2025, Huescas sustained a long-term injury to his right knee, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[2]
International career
editHuescas made his debut with the senior national team on 31 May 2024, in a friendly match against Bolivia, the match ended with Mexico taking a 1–0 win.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 1 October 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2020–21 | Liga MX | – | – | 2[a] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 39 | 2 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 80 | 6 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 6 | |||
| Copenhagen | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11[c] | 1 | – | 35 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 9 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
editHonours
editCruz Azul
Copenhagen
- Danish Superliga: 2024–25[6]
- Danish Cup: 2024–25[7], runner-up 2025–26
Mexico Youth
Mexico
Individual
- Danish Superliga Team of the Month: July 2024[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Copenhague anuncia el FICHAJE de Rodrigo Huescas por 5 AÑOS, tras polémica con Cruz Azul" [Copenhagen announces the SIGNING of Rodrigo Huescas for 5 YEARS, after controversy with Cruz Azul]. Fox Sports (in Spanish). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Mexico international Huescas out for season, World Cup in doubt". ESPN. 2 October 2025.
- ↑ Reséndiz, Mac (1 June 2024). "Selección Mexicana: ¿Quiénes debutaron ante Bolivia?". ESPNDeportes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ Rodrigo Huescas at Soccerway
- ↑ Rodrigo Huescas at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Mediano Superliga: Tillykke til FC København". Mediano. 25 May 2025.
- ↑ "FCK tager tiende pokaltitel med soloridt på hadebanen". www.bt.dk. 29 May 2025.
- ↑ "Mexico defeats Peru to win U20 Revelations Cup". SBNATION. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ↑ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 2025-03-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ↑ "Onugkha og AGF'er i front på månedens hold". 31 July 2024.
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