Ivo Rodrigues (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dos Santosand the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Ivo Rodrigues

Personal information
Full name	Ivo Tiago dos Santos Rodrigues [1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth	Baguim do Monte, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Arouca
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2005	Rio Tinto
2005–2013	Porto
2010–2011	→ Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Porto B	55	(14)
2015–2018	Porto	0	(0)
2015	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	3	(0)
2015–2016	→ Arouca (loan)	30	(3)
2016–2017	→ Paços Ferreira (loan)	26	(0)
2017–2018	→ Antwerp (loan)	26	(3)
2018–2020	Antwerp	50	(6)
2021–2023	Famalicão	68	(9)
2023–2024	Al-Khaleej	30	(1)
2024–	Arouca	3	(0)
International career
2011	Portugal U16	4	(1)
2011–2012	Portugal U17	9	(2)
2012–2013	Portugal U18	10	(1)
2013–2014	Portugal U19	15	(7)
2014–2015	Portugal U20	10	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Portugal UEFA European Under-19 Championship Runner-up 2014 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:02, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Ivo Tiago dos Santos Rodrigues (born 30 March 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Arouca.

Formed at Porto where he made a single Taça da Liga appearance, he played in the Primeira Liga for Vitória de Guimarães, Arouca, Paços de Ferreira and Famalicão. He also represented Antwerp, winning the Belgian Cup in 2020.

Rodrigues was a youth international for Portugal.

Club career

Porto

Born in the village of Baguim do Monte in Gondomar, Rodrigues joined FC Porto in 2005 at the age of 10. He played the remainder of his formative years with the club, also being loaned to Padroense F.C. who acted as the under-16 squad.

Rodrigues made his professional debut with the reserves on 12 August 2013, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Mauro Caballero in a 3–2 away win against S.C. Beira-Mar in the Segunda Liga. ^[2] At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, he won the confidence of coach Luís Castro and became a starter, scoring a hat-trick in a 7–0 home rout of S.C. Olhanense. ^[3]

In January 2015, after netting 11 times for the B side, ^[4] Rodrigues was called up by first-team manager Julen Lopetegui for a Taça da Liga match against C.F. União to be held on the 14th. He played the first half of an eventual 3–1 home victory, before leaving the pitch with an injury. ^[5]

On 2 February 2015, Rodrigues was loaned to Vitória de Guimarães, ^[6] playing his first competitive game against C.F. Belenenses in the League Cup ^[7] and making his first appearance in the Primeira Liga against the same opponent, in two matches separated by four days. For the 2015–16 campaign he went on loan at another top-flight side, F.C. Arouca, ^[8] making his debut on 16 August 2015 by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 defeat of Moreirense FC. ^[9]

Rodrigues spent the next year at F.C. Paços de Ferreira of the same league, and on the same basis. ^[10]

Antwerp

Rodrigues moved abroad for the same time on 29 June 2017 to Royal Antwerp F.C. of the Belgian Pro League, as the first player to transfer in a partnership between the two clubs. ^[11] He scored three times in his loan season, including two on 27 August in his second match for a 4–3 win at K.V. Oostende, ^[12] and in May 2018 he ended his 13-year association with Porto by signing a three-year deal with Belgium's oldest club. ^[13]

On 8 August 2019, on his debut in UEFA competitions, Rodrigues scored the only goal as his team beat FC Viktoria Plzeň at home in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round. ^[14] Nearly a year later, he won the national cup, coming on in the last moments of a 1–0 final victory over Club Brugge KV. ^[15]

Famalicão

Rodrigues returned to Portugal on 15 January 2021, joining F.C. Famalicão on a three-and-a-half-year contract. ^[16] He opened his account on 21 March with two goals in a 4–0 win at C.S. Marítimo. ^[17]

On 1 October 2021, after a 2–1 home loss to neighbours Vitória de Guimarães, Rodrigues pushed the fourth official and swore in English at the French referee. He was sent off, suspended for two games and fined €1,122. ^[18]

Later career

On 14 June 2023, Rodrigues signed a two-year deal with Al-Khaleej FC in the Saudi Professional League, ^[19] sharing teams with his compatriots Pedro Amaral, Pedro Emanuel (manager) and Fábio Martins. ^[20] In August 2024, he returned to Arouca on a two-year contract. ^[21]

International career

Rodrigues represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all five games (only one complete) in an eventual quarter-final exit in New Zealand ^[22] and scoring in a 4–0 group stage win over Qatar. ^{[23] [24]}

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2023 ^[25]

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
Porto B	2013–14	Segunda Liga	33	2	—		—		—		33	2
	2014–15	Segunda Liga	22	12	—		—		—		22	12
	Total		55	14	—		—		—		55	14
Porto	2014–15	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Vitória Guimarães (loan)	2014–15	Primeira Liga	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
Arouca (loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	30	3	4	2	0	0	—		34	5
Paços Ferreira (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	26	0	2	1	2	0	—		30	1
Antwerp (loan)	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	26	3	1	0	—		—		27	3
Antwerp	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	28	2	1	0	—		—		29	2
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	22	4	3	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 3]	1	29	5
	Total		76	9	5	0	—		4	1	85	10
Famalicão	2020–21	Primeira Liga	14	6	0	0	—		—		14	6
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	24	1	2	0	4	2	—		30	3
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	30	2	6	0	0	0	—		36	2
	Total		68	9	8	0	4	2	—		80	11
Al-Khaleej	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	15	1	2	1	—		—		17	2
Career total			273	36	21	4	8	2	4	1	306	43

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Belgian Cup, King Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Royal Antwerp

• Belgian Cup: 2019–20 ^[15]

References

1. "Ivo Rodrigues" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
2. "Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragões operam reviravolta" [Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragons come from behind]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
3. "FC Porto-Olhanense, 7–0: Vendaval de golos portista" [FC Porto-Olhanense, 7–0: Portista whirlwind of goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 October 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
4. "Ivo, o menino 30 milhões com pé quente" [Ivo, the 30 million kid with the hot foot]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
5. "Ivo Rodrigues:"Cumpri um dos meus maiores sonhos"" [Ivo Rodrigues:"I fulfilled one of my biggest dreams"]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
6. "FC Porto: Otávio e Ivo Rodrigues também seguem para Guimarães" [FC Porto: Otávio and Ivo Rodrigues also headed for Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
7. "TL: V. Guimarães-Belenenses, 2–0 (resultado final)" [LC: V. Guimarães-Belenenses, 2–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
8. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (1 August 2015). "FC Porto: Ivo Rodrigues cedido ao Arouca" [FC Porto: Ivo Rodrigues loaned to Arouca] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
9. Ferreira, Bruno José (16 August 2015). "Moreirense-Arouca, 0–2 (crónica)" [Moreirense-Arouca, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
10. "OFICIAL: FC Porto cede Ivo Rodrigues ao Paços de Ferreira" [OFFICIAL: FC Porto loan Ivo Rodrigues to Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
11. Sampaio, João (29 June 2017). "FC Porto: Ivo Rodrigues é o primeiro a seguir para a Bélgica" [FC Porto: Ivo Rodrigues is the first to head to Belgium] (in Portuguese). Be Soccer. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
12. "Bélgica: Ivo Rodrigues "bisa" na reviravolta do Antuérpia" [Belgium: Ivo Rodrigues scores "brace" in Antwerp's comeback] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
13. "OFICIAL: Ivo Rodrigues no Antuérpia até 2021" [OFFICIAL: Ivo Rodrigues to Antwerp until 2021] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
14. "VÍDEO: golaço de Ivo Rodrigues dá vitória ao Antuérpia" [VIDEO: Ivo Rodrigues wondergoal gives Antwerp victory] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
15. "Buta e Ivo Rodrigues conquistam Taça da Bélgica" [Buta and Ivo Rodrigues conquer Belgian Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
16. Vieira, Sílvio (15 January 2021). "Ivo Rodrigues reforça o Famalicão em definitivo" [Ivo Rodrigues strengthens Famalicão permanently] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença . Retrieved 15 January 2021.
17. "Ivo Rodrigues imparável: o bis do jogador do Famalicão frente ao Marítimo" [Unstoppable Ivo Rodrigues: Famalicão player's brace against Marítimo]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
18. "Ivo Rodrigues suspenso após empurrar quarto árbitro e insultar Thomas Léonard" [Ivo Rodrigues suspended after pushing fourth official and insulting Thomas Léonard]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
19. "الخليج يدعم صفوفه بالبرتغالي رودريغيز" [Al-Khaleej strengthen ranks with Portugal's Rodrigues] (in Arabic). Dawri Plus. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
20. Dias, Rogério (14 June 2023). "Ivo Rodrigues deixa Famalicão e está a caminho do Al Khaleej: "Serei mais um a apoiar de fora"" [Ivo Rodrigues leaves Famalicão and is on his way to Al Khaleej: "I'll be one more supporting from the outside"] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
21. Barbosa, Nuno; Morais, Pedro (17 August 2024). "Notícia Record: Ivo Rodrigues é reforço do Arouca" [Record News: Ivo Rodrigues is addition to Arouca]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
22. "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
23. "Sweet 16 for rampant Portugal". FIFA. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
24. "Porto pair propelling Portugal's title tilt". FIFA. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
25. "Ivo Rodrigues". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

• Ivo Rodrigues at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Portuguese League profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-12-30)(in Portuguese)
• Ivo Rodrigues national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Ivo Rodrigues – FIFA competition record (archived)