Rodrigo Ely

Rodrigo Ely (born 3 November 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés as a central defender.

Rodrigo Ely
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Ely
Date of birth (1993-11-03) 3 November 1993
Place of birth Lajeado, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2012 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Milan 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Reggina (loan) 27 (1)
2013–2014 → Varese (loan) 37 (0)
2014–2015 Avellino 30 (0)
2015–2017 Milan 3 (0)
2017 → Alavés (loan) 10 (1)
2017– Alavés 44 (1)
National team‡
2011–2012 Italy U19 7 (0)
2012 Italy U20 3 (0)
2014–2016 Brazil U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2017

Club career

Milan

Rodrigo Ely is a youth product of Brazilian club, Grêmio, and joined Milan in 2010. He spent two years with the youth side before subsequent loan spells with several low tier Italian clubs.

Reggina / Varese (loan)

On 24 July 2012, Ely joined Reggina on a season-long loan. On 16 July 2013, AC Milan confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Ely to Varese.

Avellino

On 21 July 2014, Ely joined Avellino on a free transfer.[1][2]

Return to Milan

After impressive performances with Avellino in the 2014–15 season, Milan decided to bring him back to San Siro on 10 June 2015, where he signed new contract which will keep him at the club until 30 June 2019.[3] Despite Ely being a free agent, Milan also paid an unknown party a €8 million fee.[4][5]

He made his first Serie A game of the 2015–16 season with Milan, in a 2–0 defeat against Fiorentina, where he received two yellow cards, thus getting sent off.[6]

Alavés

On 30 January 2017, Ely joined La Liga club Deportivo Alavés on loan for the remainder of the season.[7] He made his debut for the club on 11 March, replacing Ibai Gómez in a 2–1 away win against Málaga CF.

On 17 April 2017, Ely scored his first goal in the main category, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF. On 21 July, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the Basque side.[8]

International career

Ely has actually played for Italy at Under-19 and Under-20,[9] but he has been called by Alexandre Gallo to be a part of his Brazil Under-23 squad, which is preparing to compete at Rio 2016.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 October 2019[11]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reggina (loan)2012–13 Serie B 27130——301
Varese (loan)2013–14 37020—20410
Avellino2014–15 30020—30350
Milan2015–16 Serie A 3010——40
2016–17 0000——00
Total 3010——40
Alavés (loan)2016–17 La Liga 10110——111
Alavés2017–18 31150——361
2018–19 5000——50
2018–19 8000——80
Total 54260——602
Career Total 1463140—501653

    Honours

    Club
    Milan
    Alavés

    References
    1. A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
    2. "Il difensore Rodrigo Ely è dell'Avellino, a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). A.S. Avellino 1912. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
    3. "Milan, UFFICIALE: torna Rodrigo Ely". calciomercato.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
    4. A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
    5. "Rodrigo Ely, Josè Mauri, Bacca, Adriano: ecco quanto sono costati veramente". Calcio e Finanza (in Italian). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
    6. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/23/italy/serie-a/acf-fiorentina/ac-milan/2120377/?ICID=PL_MS_05
    7. "Rodrigo Ely, calidad y solidez para la defensa albiazul" [Rodrigo Ely, quality and solidness for the white-and-blue defense]. deportivoalaves.com (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
    8. "Rodrigo Ely regresa al Deportivo Alavés para las próximas 4 temporadas" [Rodrigo Ely returns to Deportivo Alavés for the following 4 seasons] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
    9. "Rodrigo Ely". accessed 19 September 2015
    10. "Avellino's Rodrigo Ely and Livorno full-back Maicon turn down Italy to represent Brazil". accessed 19 September 2015
    11. Rodrigo Ely at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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