Miguel Rodrigues (footballer, born 1993)

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Miguel Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Miguel Fernando Pereira Rodrigues [1]
Date of birth (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Fátima, Portugal [1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bravo
Number 3
Youth career
2003–2007 Fátima
2007–2009 CADE
2009–2012 União Leiria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 União Leiria 2 (0)
2012–2016 Nacional 64 (1)
2016−2018 Panetolikos 27 (1)
2018–2020 Rio Ave 2 (0)
2019 → Estoril (loan) 13 (1)
2021–2022 União Santarém 12 (1)
2022–2023 Oliveira Hospital 24 (4)
2023–2024 Académica 12 (0)
2024– Bravo 7 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Portugal U20 8 (0)
2014 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Miguel Fernando Pereira Rodrigues (born 16 March 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Bravo.

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Club career

Born in Fátima, Santarém District, Rodrigues finished his development at U.D. Leiria. On 5 May 2012, with the club immerse in a deep financial crisis, [2] he made his Primeira Liga debut in a 1–0 away loss against S.L. Benfica. [3] [4]

In July 2012, Rodrigues signed with fellow top-division team C.D. Nacional. [5] He played 17 matches in his first season, helping to an eighth-place finish.

Rodrigues scored his first league goal for the Madeirans – and in the top division – on 19 April 2014, as the visitors routed F.C. Paços de Ferreira 5–0 and qualified for the UEFA Europa League. [6] His maiden appearance in the continental competition took place on 21 August of the same year, when he featured the entire 2–0 away defeat to FC Dinamo Minsk in the play-off round. [7]

From 2016 to 2018, Rodrigues competed in the Super League Greece with Panetolikos FC. [8] On 19 May 2018, he returned to his homeland and joined Rio Ave F.C. on a free transfer. [9]

Rodrigues was loaned to G.D. Estoril Praia of the LigaPro in the 2019 January transfer window, for five months. [10] Rought one year later, he terminated his contract with Rio Ave. [11]

After recovering from a pubalgia injury, [12] Rodrigues competed in the third tier, representing in quick succession União de Santarém, F.C. Oliveira do Hospital [13] and Académica de Coimbra. [14]

International career

Rodrigues won his only cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 4 September 2014, starting and finishing a 2–1 away victory over Norway in the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Miguel Rodrigues" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Situação leiriense correu o Mundo" [Leiriense plight talked abroad]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Godinho, João Paulo (5 May 2012). "Nem uma vitória apaga depressão na Luz" [Not even a win erases depression at the Luz] (in Portuguese). SAPO . Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Gouveia, Ricardo (5 May 2012). "Benfica-U. Leiria, 1–0 (crónica)" [Benfica-U. Leiria, 1–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Miguel Rodrigues contratado à União de Leiria" [Miguel Rodrigues signed from União de Leiria] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Ruela Ribeiro, João (19 April 2014). "Nacional goleia Paços e garante Europa" [Nacional rout Paços and confirm Europe]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Ruela Ribeiro, João (21 August 2014). "Derrota por 2–0 na Bielorrússia complica qualificação do Nacional" [2–0 loss in Belarus makes Nacional qualification harder]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Ribeiro, Irineu (27 May 2016). "Miguel Rodrigues deixa o Nacional rumo à Grécia" [Miguel Rodrigues leaves Nacional and heads for Greece]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Machado, José Miguel (18 May 2018). "Miguel Rodrigues é reforço por quatro épocas" [Miguel Rodrigues is an addition for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Miguel Rodrigues deixa Vila do Conde e ruma ao Estoril à procura de minutos" [Miguel Rodrigues leaves Vila do Conde and heads to Estoril looking for minutes]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 January 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Miguel Rodrigues chega a acordo de rescisão com o Rio Ave" [Miguel Rodrigues reaches agreement to cut ties with Rio Ave]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Mota, Luís (28 March 2020). "Miguel Rodrigues desempregado e lesionado: "Não posso contactar com quem me faz o tratamento"" [Miguel Rodrigues unemployed and injured: "I cannot get in contact with the person who treated me"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Guerra, Marina (28 October 2022). "Miguel Rodrigues está confiante e ambiciona chegar aos 100 jogos no principal escalão português" [Miguel Rodrigues is confident and aims to reach 100 games in the Portuguese top tier]. Região de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  14. ↑ Chambel, Ricardo (12 June 2023). "Miguel Rodrigues assina pela Académica" [Miguel Rodrigues signs for Académica]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  15. ↑ Eikrem, Vegard (4 September 2014). "Unblemished Portugal hold off Norway". UEFA. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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