Rúben Rodrigues (footballer, born 1996)

Rúben Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues
Date of birth (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 28)
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 52 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:38, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues (born 2 August 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Oxford United.

Club career

He played in the Netherlands at junior levels and started his career in the lower divisions.

On 27 December 2017, Den Bosch announced that Rodrigues would join the club for training immediately; he signed a professional contract from 1 July 2018. He had 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

As of match played 1 October 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] 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[c] 0 1 0
2020–21 National League 35 11 0 0 — 6[d] 2 41 13
2021–22 National League 42 19 4 0 — 5[e] 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 44 9 3 0 1 0 3[f] 0 51 9
2024–25 Championship 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2
Total 52 11 3 0 3 0 3 0 61 11
Career total 219 73 9 0 3 0 15 5 249 78
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Four appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the National League play-offs
  5. ^ Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the National League play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Notts County

Oxford United

Individual

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Volendam v Den Bosch game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ Ruben da Rocha Rodrigues versterkt De Treffers, detreffers.nl, 23 January 2019
  4. ^ "Ruben Rodrigues: Notts County sign Portuguese winger". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "National League's May Monthly Award Winners Revealed!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Ruben Rodrigues: Oxford United sign Notts County forward on free". BBC Sport. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Oxford United 3 Exeter City 0". BBC Sport. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Ruben Rodrigues". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ^ Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Rodrigues voted Player of the Season".
  12. ^ Scott, Tom (5 June 2022). "Vanarama National League Team Of The Season Announced". The Vanarama National League. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. ^ Scott, Tom (11 May 2023). "Vanarama National League Big Winners Announced". The National League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.


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