Lenny Rodrigues

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Lenny Rodrigues
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Cortalim, Goa, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hyderabad
Number 42
Youth career
Fransa-Pax
Salgaocar
Churchill Brothers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2014 Churchill Brothers 50 (1)
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)
2018–2021 Goa 51 (2)
2021–2023 Mohun Bagan 37 (1)
2023-24 Goa 2 (0)
2023–24 Odisha 23 (0)
2024–Present Hyderabad 1 (0)
International career
2012–2015 India 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Lenny Rodrigues (born 10 May 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Hyderabad FC.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Cortalim, 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] During the 2018–19 ISL season Lenny, along with Ahmed Jahouh formed a solid midfielding partnership for FC Goa. Lenny was one of the top five passers in the Indian Super League. He started all the league matches and Super Cup matches for FC Goa. He showed his potential of acting as a deep lying playmaker. He recorded the highest passing accuracy of nearly 85% among Indians which is very good considering Indian standard. His work rate in all matches throughout the season was impressive. He intercepted the ball, tackled, and forwarded the ball. Due to his impressive performance throughout the season, he won the award of Indian player of the season for FC Goa.

Mohun Bagan

In 2021 January transfer window he joined Mohun Bagan from FC Goa, on an 18-month contract. He made his debut against Odisha FC, which Mohun Bagan won 4–1.

Hyderabad FC

Lenny joined Hyderabad FC for the 2024-25 season which is playing with an all-Indian squad this season. [13]

International career

Rodrigues made his international debut for India on 23 February 2012 against Oman. He came on as a substitute as India lost 5–1. [14]

International stats

As of 17 March 2015 [15]
India national team
YearAppsGoals
201270
2013110
201420
201520
Total220

Honours

Churchill Brothers [16]

Mohun Bagan [16]

Bengaluru [16]

India [16]

Personal life

In January 2020, he got married and lives in Goa.

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References

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  4. 1 2 3 "Bengaluru sign midfielder Lenny Rodrigues". ESPN. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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  6. ↑ "Mohun Bagan 5-2 Maziya". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bengaluru 3-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Minerva Punjab 0-1 Bengaluru". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bengaluru 3–0 April 25". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Super Cup 2018 Final Highlights: Bengaluru FC thrash East Bengal 4-1 to lift inaugural Super Cup trophy". Indian Express. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Lopes, Flavio (20 March 2018). "New signing Lenny hopes to win title with FC Goa next year". Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Hyderabad add Lenny Rodrigues to the 2024-25 squad". HyderabadFC.co.in. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Oman 5-1 India". national-football-teams. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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  17. ↑ "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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