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Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991)

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Rodrigo
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Moreno Machado
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 19
Youth career
2002 Flamengo
2003–2005 Ureca
2005–2009 Celta
2009–2010 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Real Madrid C
2009–2010 Real Madrid B 18 (5)
2010– Benfica 28 (13)
2010–2011 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 17 (1)
International career‡
2009–2010 Spain U19 11 (6)
2011 Spain U20 6 (3)
2011– Spain U21 9 (10)
2012 Spain U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2012
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moreno and the second or paternal family name is Machado.

Rodrigo Moreno Machado (born 6 March 1991), simply Rodrigo, is a Brazilian-born Spanish footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, mainly as a striker.

Club career

Early years / Real Madrid

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo moved to Spain in his early teens, settling in Galicia and starting playing organized football with Celta de Vigo. In 2009, aged 18, he moved to Real Madrid to complete his formation.

Only a few weeks after arriving, Rodrigo started playing as a senior with the C team. Shortly after he was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División B, making his debut with the latter on 29 November 2009 in a 4–3 away win against UD Lanzarote (29 minutes played).

Benfica

On 31 July 2010, Rodrigo signed a five-year contract with S.L. Benfica for approximately €6 million. Real Madrid had an option to re-buy the player for €12 million during the next two seasons; however, after Fábio Coentrão's transfer to the Spanish club, the teams agreed to cancel the buyback clause.[1]

The following month, Rodrigo joined Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League on a season-long loan,[2][3] and he made his official debut in a League Cup game at Burnley on 21 September, starting in a 0–1 away loss.[4]

Rodrigo made his league debut for the Trotters on 23 October 2010, at Wigan Athletic, coming on as a substitute for Lee Chung-Yong midway through the second half of a 1–1 draw.[5] On 5 January 2011, against the same opponent, he scored his only goal of the campaign, with the game ending with the same result.[6]

Returning to Benfica for 2011–12, Rodrigo played in 38 official matches in his first year and scored 16 goals, including the opener in the season's Taça da Liga against Gil Vicente FC, which the Reds won for the fourth year in a row (2–1).[7]

International career

Rodrigo competed for Spain internationally, starting with the under-19, which he helped to the second position in the 2010 UEFA European Football Championship by netting two goals, including one in the final against France. He then competed in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, helping the national team to the quarter-finals with his three goals.

Rodrigo made his debut for Spain U21's on 1 September 2011, scoring a hat-trick in Georgia for the 2013 European Championship qualifiers (7–2 win).[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
Under-21
1. 1 September 2011 Givi Kiladze, Kutaisi, Georgia  Georgia 0–2 2–7 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying
2. 1 September 2011 Givi Kiladze, Kutaisi, Georgia  Georgia 0–3 2–7 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying
3. 1 September 2011 Givi Kiladze, Kutaisi, Georgia  Georgia 0–4 2–7 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying
4. 6 October 2011 Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia  Croatia 0–2 0–2 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying
5. 10 November 2011 Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain  Estonia 1–0 6–0 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying
6. 10 November 2011 Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain  Estonia 2–0 6–0 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying
7. 10 November 2011 Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain  Estonia 3–0 6–0 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying 8. 11 October 2012 El Plantío, Burgos, Spain  Denmark 1–0 3–0 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying
9. 11 October 2012 El Plantío, Burgos, Spain  Denmark 2–0 3–0 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying
10. 11 October 2012 El Plantío, Burgos, Spain  Denmark 3–0 3–0 2013 Under-21 Euro qualifying

Honours

Club

Benfica

Country

Spain U19

Individual

Fútbol Draft Awards: Best Spanish U-21 Striker (2012)[9]

Club statistics

As of 7 October 2012
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2009–10 18 5 — — — 18 5
Total 18 5 — — — 18 5
Bolton 2010–11 17 1 2 0 1 0 — 20 1
Total 17 1 2 0 1 0 — 20 1
Benfica 2011–12 22 9 3 2 4 4 9 1 38 16
2012–13 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4
Total 28 13 2 1 4 4 11 1 45 20
Career totals 63 19 4 1 5 4 11 1 83 26

References

  1. ^ El Real Madrid traspasa a Rodrigo al Benfica por seis millones de euros (Real Madrid sells Rodrigo to Benfica for six million euros); Marca, 31 July 2010 Template:Es icon
  2. ^ Rodrigo signs on at The Reebok; Bolton Wanderers FC, 31 August 2010
  3. ^ "Bolton sign Rodrigo Moreno from Benfica on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Elliott effort ensures Clarets win". ESPN Soccernet. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Elmander grabs point for Trotters". ESPN Soccernet. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Stam strike rescues Wigan". ESPN Soccernet. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Benfica win Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  8. ^ "2-7: España golea a Georgia y suma sus primeros puntos de cara al Europeo" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Histórico - Futbol Draft® 2012; Fútbol Draft Template:Es icon

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