Lenny Rodrigues
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lenny Rodrigues | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Verna, Goa, India | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Goa | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fransa-Pax | |||
Salgaocar | |||
Churchill Brothers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2014 | Churchill Brothers | ||
2014–2016 | Pune City | 29 | (1) |
2015 | → Dempo (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2016 | → Mohun Bagan (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2017 | → Bengaluru (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Bengaluru | 17 | (1) |
2018– | Goa | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2015 | India | 22 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:43, 6 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:28, 10 June 2018 (UTC) |
Lenny Rodrigues (born 10 May 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Goa in the Indian Super League.
Career
Early career
Born in Verna, Goa, began to develop a passion for football when his grandfather took him to watch local matches.[1] He began playing for Fransa-Pax before the club folded. Rodrigues then spent a year and a half with Salgaocar before turning down a professional contract with the club to join his boyhood club, Churchill Brothers.[1] While with Churchill Brothers, Rodrigues helped the club win the I-League twice, one Federation Cup, and one Durand Cup.[1] Also while with Churchill Brothers, Rodrigues made the transition from playing as a forward to playing as a defensive midfielder.[1]
Pune City
On 22 July 2014, Rodrigues was selected as the first ever pick in the 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft by Pune City.[2] He made his debut for the club in their first ever match against Delhi Dynamos on 14 October 2014. He started and played the whole match as it ended 0–0.[3]
Dempo and Mohun Bagan loans
Prior to the 2014–15 season, Rodrigues was loaned out to I-League side, Dempo.[4] He made his debut for the club on 17 January 2015 against Bengaluru. He started and played the whole match as it ended 0–0.[5] The next season, Rodrigues was loaned to Mohun Bagan.[4] He made his debut for the club in their AFC Cup match against Maziya. He started and played 84 minutes as Mohun Bagan won 5–2.[6]
Bengaluru loan
After the conclusion of the 2016 ISL season, Rodrigues was loaned out to another I-League side, Bengaluru, on 15 December 2016.[4] Rodrigues made his debut for the club on 7 January 2017 in their opening match against Shillong Lajong. Partnering with Cameron Watson, he started and played the whole match as Bengaluru won 3–0.[7] Rodrigues then scored his first goal for the club on 5 March 2017 against Minerva Punjab. His 17th minute striker was the only one in a 1–0 victory for Bengaluru.[8]
Bengaluru
On 23 July 2017, Rodrigues was selected in the 8th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Bengaluru for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[9] He then made his re-debut for the side on 23 August 2017 in their AFC Cup knockout match against April 25. He started the match and scored Bengaluru's third goal in a 3–0 victory before coming off in the 89th minute.[10]
On 20 April 2018, Rodrigues earned his only trophy for the club as a permanent player when he started for Bengaluru in their 4–1 victory over East Bengal in the Super Cup.[11]
Goa
On 20 March 2018 it was announced that Rodrigues would move to Goa for the 2018–19 season.[12]
International
Rodrigues made his international debut for India on 23 February 2012 against Oman. He came on as a substitute as India lost 5–1.[13]
International stats
- As of 17 March 2015[14]
India national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2012 | 7 | 0 |
2013 | 11 | 0 |
2014 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 22 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Churchill Brothers[15]
- I-League: 2008–09, 2012–13
- Federation Cup: 2013–14
- Durand Cup: 2009
- Mohun Bagan[15]
- Bengaluru[15]
International
- India[15]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Rodrigues makes presence felt". Indian Express. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ Ghoshal, Amoy (21 July 2014). "ISL domestic player draft: Mumbai and Kerala pick four India internationals each". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "Delhi Dynamos 0-0 Pune City". Soccerway.
- 1 2 3 "Bengaluru sign midfielder Lenny Rodrigues". ESPN. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "Bengaluru 0-0 Dempo". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Mohun Bagan 5-2 Maziya". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Bengaluru 3-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Minerva Punjab 0-1 Bengaluru". Soccerway.
- ↑ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "Bengaluru 3-0 April 25". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Super Cup 2018 Final Highlights: Bengaluru FC thrash East Bengal 4-1 to lift inaugural Super Cup trophy". Indian Express. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ Lopes, Flavio (20 March 2018). "New signing Lenny hopes to win title with FC Goa next year". Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Oman 5-1 India". national-football-teams.
- ↑ "Rodrigues, Lenny". National-Football-Teams.
- 1 2 3 4 "Lenny Rodrigues". Soccerway.
External links
- Lenny Rodrigues at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lenny Rodrigues at Soccerway
- Profile at Goal.com