Rodrygo is enduring the worst goal drought any Real Madrid forward has ever suffered across the club’s 123-year history.
The Brazilian winger was called off the bench for the final 18 minutes of Sunday’s frustrating 1–1 draw with Girona and failed to force the breakthrough. That goalless cameo brought Rodrygo up to 30 consecutive club appearances without finding the net for Real Madrid, equalling the unwanted nadir Mariano Díaz endured between 2020 and 2022.
Díaz was almost entirely deployed as a substitute during that barren run, racking up just 986 minutes (an average of less than 33 per appearance). Rodrygo’s wait for a club goal now stands at 1,339 minutes, as first reported by Spanish statistician as well as .
The only forward in Madrid’s history who has ever had to wait longer for the sweet relief of a goal was Rafa Marañón.
