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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 Premier League club Leeds United and the Spain national team.

Rodrigo

Rodrigo playing for Spain at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Moreno Machado[1]
Date of birth	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Striker, winger
Club information
Current team	Leeds United
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–	Leeds United	70	(22)
National team‡
2009–2010	Spain U19	11	(6)
2011	Spain U20	6	(3)
2011–2013	Spain U21	16	(15)
2012	Spain U23	4	(0)
2014–	Spain	27	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:15, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

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.

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo moved to Spain in his early teens, settling in Galicia and started playing organised football with RC Celta de Vigo. In 2009, aged 18, he moved to Real Madrid to complete his development.[4]

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).[5]

Benfica

On 31 July 2010, Rodrigo signed a five-year contract with S.L. Benfica for a reported fee of €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, both parties agreed to cancel the buyback clause.[6]

The following month, Rodrigo joined Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League on a season-long loan.[7][8] He made his official debut in a League Cup fixture at Burnley on 21 September, starting in a 0–1 away loss.[9]

Rodrigo first appeared in the league for Bolton on 23 October 2010, coming on as a substitute for Lee Chung-yong midway through the second half of a 1–1 away draw with Wigan Athletic.[10] On 5 January 2011, against the same opponent, he scored his only goal of the campaign, with the game ending with the same result.[11]

Returning to Benfica for 2011–12, Rodrigo played 38 competitive matches in his first year and scored 16 goals, including the opener in the season's Taça da Liga final against Gil Vicente FC, which his team won for the fourth year in a row (2–1).[12] On 2 January 2013, he combined with Óscar Cardozo for five goals in a 6–0 home defeat of C.D. Aves in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal.[13]

On 31 January 2014, Benfica (and Benfica Stars Fund) sold 100% of Rodrigo's economic rights to a private company, Meriton Capital Limited, owned by Peter Lim, for €30 million, plus another potential €10 million on performance-related bonuses[14]– he remained with them until the end of the campaign.[15][16] On 10 April he scored a brace in a 2–0 home win against AZ Alkmaar in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League, which took the hosts through to the last-four stage 3–0 on aggregate.[17]

Rodrigo scored Benfica's first goal in a 2–0 final victory over Rio Ave F.C. in the league cup, and was subsequently voted Player of the match as the Lisbon side won the competition for the fifth time in seven years.[18] On 14 May he had his penalty shootout attempt saved by Sevilla FC's Beto, in an eventual Europa League final loss;[19][20] in total, he contributed 18 goals in 43 appearances across all competitions[21] to win an unprecedented treble of Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and League Cup.[22][23]

Valencia

On 23 July 2014, Rodrigo moved back to Spain, after agreeing to a one-season loan deal with Valencia CF.[24] Although his economic rights were owned by Lim, a loan was arranged to take him and André Gomes to Valencia due to Lim's purchase of the latter club.[25]

Rodrigo made his debut for the Che on 23 August 2014, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Sevilla.[26] He scored his first La Liga goal on 22 September, netting the last of a 3–0 away win over Getafe CF through a penalty, but was later sent off;[27] he was dismissed the following 30 May for striking Rayo Vallecano's Toño, and banned for three games by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[28]

On 15 June 2015, Benfica and Valencia announced they had reached an agreement on Rodrigo's federative rights, and he signed a four-year contract with the latter until 30 June 2019, for a reported fee of €30 million.[29][30] After moderate returns in his first three seasons at the Mestalla Stadium, he scored a career-best 16 goals (19 in all competitions) in 2017–18 as the Marcelino García Toral-led team qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League;[31] in late November 2017, he was rewarded with a new deal through 2022 with a reported release clause of €120 million.[32]

On 29 January 2019, Rodrigo scored a second-half hat-trick – including two goals in injury time – as the hosts defeated Getafe 3–1 in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, winning the tie 3–2 on aggregate.[33] He also scored in the decisive match, a 2–1 defeat of FC Barcelona at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.[34]

On 17 September 2019, Rodrigo scored the only goal of the match in the first Champions League group stage fixture, providing Valencia's first ever win against Chelsea in the club's history.[35][36][37] On 10 December, he repeated the feat in a 1–0 away win over AFC Ajax to reach the knockout phase.[38]

Leeds United

On 29 August 2020, Leeds United announced the signing of Rodrigo on a four-year deal for a club-record fee of £27 million (€30 million).[39][40] He made his Premier League debut for them in the first match of the season against reigning champions Liverpool on 12 September, coming on as a substitute in the 4–3 defeat at Anfield.[41] Four days later, he made his first start in a 1–1 draw with League One side Hull City in the EFL Cup (penalty shootout loss).[42]

Rodrigo scored his first goal on 3 October 2020, in a 1–1 home league draw against Manchester City.[43] Having missed several games through a groin injury at the beginning of 2021,[44] he was used sparingly by Marcelo Bielsa upon his return before hitting strong form at the end of the campaign, scoring his first brace for the club on 15 May in a 4–0 away victory over Burnley.[45] He finished his first year with seven goals, four of them coming in the final four fixtures.[46]

International career

Rodrigo competed for Spain internationally, starting with the under-19s which he helped to the second position in the 2010 UEFA European Championship by netting two goals, including one in the final against France. He then appeared 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 the Spanish under-21 side on 1 September 2011, scoring three times in Georgia in the 2013 European Championship qualifiers (7–2 rout).[47] On 21 March 2013, in a friendly against Norway, he scored his 13th goal in the category to help to the 5–2 victory in Toledo, thus becoming the highest goal scorer after surpassing Óscar García's record which had stood since 1992.[48]

Rodrigo was included in Spain's squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[49] appearing in two games in an eventual group stage exit in London. On 3 October 2014, he was one of 23 players selected by Vicente del Bosque for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Slovakia and Luxembourg,[50] making his debut in the latter game by replacing Diego Costa in the 82nd minute and assisting the fourth and last goal for Juan Bernat.[51]

On 6 October 2017, nearly three years after his first cap, Rodrigo marked his second by starting and scoring the first goal in a 3–0 home defeat of Albania in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in Alicante.[52] He was then included in the squad for the finals in Russia,[53] making his debut in the competition on 20 June when he replaced Costa for the final minute of the 1–0 group stage win against Iran.[54]

Personal life

Rodrigo moved to Spain at a young age when his father, Brazilian footballer Adalberto, opened a football school in Vigo alongside 1994 FIFA World Cup winner Mazinho. He is a lifelong friend of the latter's sons Thiago Alcântara and Rafinha, who were raised in footballing terms at FC Barcelona and also represented Spain and Brazil respectively, and was erroneously reported to be their cousin.[55][56]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[57][58]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	2009–10	Segunda División B	18	5	—		—		—		18	5
Bolton Wanderers (loan)	2010–11	Premier League	17	1	3	0	1	0	—		21	1
Benfica	2011–12	Primeira Liga	22	9	3	2	4	4	9[lower-alpha 3]	1	38	16
	2012–13	Primeira Liga	20	7	6	2	3	1	10[lower-alpha 4]	1	39	11
	2013–14	Primeira Liga	26	11	5	2	3	1	9[lower-alpha 5]	4	43	18
	Total		68	27	14	6	10	6	28	6	120	45
Valencia (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	31	3	1	1	—		—		32	4
Valencia	2015–16	La Liga	25	2	4	2	—		9[lower-alpha 6]	3	38	7
	2016–17	La Liga	19	5	2	2	—		—		21	7
	2017–18	La Liga	37	16	7	3	—		—		44	19
	2018–19	La Liga	33	8	7	5	—		11[lower-alpha 7]	2	51	15
	2019–20	La Liga	27	4	1	1	—		6[lower-alpha 3]	2	34	7
	Total		172	38	22	14	0	0	26	7	220	59
Leeds United	2020–21	Premier League	26	7	1	0	1	0	—		28	7
	2021–22	Premier League	31	6	0	0	3	0	—		34	6
	2022–23	Premier League	13	9	0	0	1	0	—		14	9
	Total		70	22	1	0	5	0	0	0	76	22
Career total			345	93	40	20	15	6	54	13	455	132

International

As of match played 14 November 2021[59]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2014	1	0
	2017	2	1
	2018	12	3
	2019	7	4
	2020	3	0
	2021	2	0
Total		27	8

As of match played 13 October 2020. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rodrigo goal.[59]

List of international goals scored by Rodrigo

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 October 2017	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	Albania	1–0	3–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	23 March 2018	Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany	Germany	1–0	1–1	Friendly
3	8 September 2018	Wembley Stadium, London, England	England	2–1	2–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
4	11 September 2018	Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain	Croatia	4–0	6–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
5	23 March 2019	Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Norway	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
6	8 September 2019	El Molinón, Gijón, Spain	Faroe Islands	1–0	4–0
7				2–0
8	15 October 2019	Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–1	1–1

Honours

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 2013–14[60]
• Taça de Portugal: 2013–14[23]
• Taça da Liga: 2011–12,[12] 2013–14[18]
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2012–13,[61] 2013–14[19]

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 2018–19[34]

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2010[62]

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2013[63]

Individual

• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2013–14[64]
• La Liga Player of the Month: March 2018[65]

See also

• List of Spain international footballers born outside Spain

References

External links

• Valencia official profile
• Rodrigo at BDFutbol
• Rodrigo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Rodrigo at Soccerbase
• Rodrigo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Rodrigo – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Rodrigo (Fußballspieler, 1991)

Rodrigo (* 6. März 1991 in Rio de Janeiro; voller Name Rodrigo Moreno Machado) ist ein brasilianisch-spanischer Fußballspieler. Derzeit steht der Stürmer bei Leeds United unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991)

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[es] Rodrigo Moreno Machado

Rodrigo Moreno Machado (Río de Janeiro, Brasil, 6 de marzo de 1991), conocido como Rodrigo, es un futbolista brasileño nacionalizado español que juega como delantero en el Leeds United F. C. de la Premier League de Inglaterra.[2][3]

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[fr] Rodrigo (football, 1991)

Rodrigo Moreno Machado, né le 6 mars 1991 à Rio de Janeiro au Brésil, est un footballeur international de nationalités espagnole et brésilienne, évoluant au poste d'attaquant au Leeds United.

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[it] Rodrigo Moreno Machado

Rodrigo Moreno Machado, noto semplicemente come Rodrigo (Rio de Janeiro, 6 marzo 1991), è un calciatore brasiliano naturalizzato spagnolo, attaccante o ala del Leeds United e della nazionale spagnola.

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[ru] Морено Машадо, Родриго

Родри́го Море́но Маша́до (Мача́до) (порт. Rodrigo Moreno Machado; исп. Rodrigo Moreno Machado; 6 марта 1991, Рио-де-Жанейро) — испанский футболист бразильского происхождения, вингер клуба «Лидс Юнайтед». Игрок национальной сборной Испании.

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