Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991)
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Rodrigo Moreno Machado (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo moˈɾeno maˈtʃaðo]; born 6 March 1991), known as Rodrigo, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan and the Spain national team.
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Full name | Rodrigo Moreno Machado[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Rayyan | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2002 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Ureca | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2009 | Celta | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Real Madrid C | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Real Madrid B | 18 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Benfica | 68 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Valencia (loan) | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2020 | Valencia | 141 | (35) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Leeds United | 88 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Al-Rayyan | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Spain U19 | 11 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Spain U20 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Spain U21 | 16 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014– | Spain | 28 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 19 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:07, 16 June 2023 (UTC) |
He started his career with Real Madrid, appearing solely for its reserve teams. In 2010, he signed with Benfica with whom he won four titles, most notably the domestic treble in the 2013–14 season. He then spent six years at Valencia, scoring 59 goals in 220 games and winning the Copa del Rey in 2019. In 2020, he joined Leeds United.
Born in Brazil, Rodrigo represented Spain at youth level, and in 2013 he won the European Championship with the under-21 team. The following year, he earned his first cap for the senior side, appearing for them at the 2018 World Cup.