Rúben Rodrigues (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | VV Boskant | ||
| 2009–2012 | Den Bosch | ||
| 2012–2014 | Wilhelmina Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Wilhelmina Boys | ||
| 2017–2018 | Gemert | ||
| 2018–2020 | Den Bosch | 33 | (12) |
| 2019 | → De Treffers (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Notts County | 120 | (48) |
| 2023– | Oxford United | 44 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 27 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues (born 2 August 1996) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Oxford United.
Club career[edit]
He played in the Netherlands since the junior levels and started his career in the lower divisions.
On 27 December 2017, Den Bosch announced that Rodrigues will join the club for training immediately and he also signed a professional contract with a beginning date of 1 July 2018. He previously played for Den Bosch's junior squad.[1]
He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Den Bosch on 17 August 2018 in a game against Volendam as a 61st-minute substitute for Stefano Beltrame.[2] On 23 January 2019, Rodrigues was loaned out to De Treffers for the rest of the season.[3]
On 7 August 2020, he signed for National League side Notts County.[4] After scoring seven goals in the month, Rodrigues was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for May 2021.[5]
On 13 June 2023, Rodrigues signed with EFL League One side Oxford United.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory over Exeter City on 23 September.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 16 December 2023 [8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Den Bosch | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 12 | |||
| Total | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 12 | ||||
| De Treffers (loan) | 2018–19 | Tweede Divisie | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Notts County | 2019–20 | National League | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | National League | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 2 | 41 | 13 | ||
| 2021–22 | National League | 42 | 19 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 3 | 51 | 22 | ||
| 2022–23 | National League | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 16 | ||
| Total | 117 | 50 | 5 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | 134 | 54 | |||
| Oxford United | 2023–24 | League One | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Career total | 186 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 210 | 76 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy. Rodrigues signed for Notts County during the 2020-21 season but played in the FA Trophy for the preceding season since it had been paused and resumed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the National League play-offs
- ^ Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the National League play-offs
Honours[edit]
Notts County
Individual
- National League Player of the Month: May 2021[5]
- Notts County Player of the Year: 2020–21[10]
- National League Team of the Year:2021–22,[11] 2022–23[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "FC DEN BOSCH VERSTERKT ZICH MET AANVALLER RUBEN RODRIGUES" [FC DEN BOSCH STRENGTHENS WITH RUBEN RODRIGUES] (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Volendam v Den Bosch game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
- ^ Ruben da Rocha Rodrigues versterkt De Treffers, detreffers.nl, 23 January 2019
- ^ "Ruben Rodrigues: Notts County sign Portuguese winger". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "National League's May Monthly Award Winners Revealed!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Ruben Rodrigues: Oxford United sign Notts County forward on free". BBC Sport. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Oxford United 3 Exeter City 0". BBC Sport. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Ruben Rodrigues". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Rodrigues voted Player of the Season".
- ^ Scott, Tom (5 June 2022). "Vanarama National League Team Of The Season Announced". The Vanarama National League. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Scott, Tom (11 May 2023). "Vanarama National League Big Winners Announced". The National League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
External links[edit]
- Rúben Rodrigues at Soccerway
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- 1996 births
- People from Oliveira de Azeméis
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Den Bosch players
- De Treffers players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- National League (English football) players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Footballers from Aveiro District
- VV Gemert players
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