Rodrigo Mora (footballer, born 2007)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mora and the second or paternal family name is de Carvalho.
Rodrigo Mora
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Mora de Carvalho
Date of birth (2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Porto B
Number 86
Youth career
2015–2016 Custóias FC
2016–2023 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Porto B 34 (5)
2024– Porto 2 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Portugal U15 6 (4)
2023 Portugal U16 6 (2)
2022–2024 Portugal U17 18 (7)
2024– Portugal U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2024 Cyprus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:41, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Rodrigo Mora de Carvalho (born 5 May 2007) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Porto B.

Club career

Mora is a youth product of the academies of Custóias FC and Porto.[1]

He made his professional debut with Porto B as a late substitute in a 1–1 Liga Portugal 2 tie with Tondela on 15 January 2023. At 15 years old 8 months and 10 days, he was the youngest professional debutant in the history of Portuguese football.[2]

On 2 June 2023, Mora signed his first professional contract with Porto.[3] On 24 September 2023, he was named Porto's "Young Athlete of the Year".[4]

On 11 November 2023, Mora scored his first professional goal, in a 3–2 loss in the Liga Portugal 2 away at Penafiel.[5]

International career

Mora is a youth international for Portugal. He has played up to the Portugal U17s.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 1 0 — — — 1 0
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 28 4 — — — 28 0
2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 5 1 — — — 5 1
Total 34 5 — — — 34 5
Porto 2024–25 Primeira Liga 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
Career total 36 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 38 6

Honours

Portugal U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Tem nome de ex-Benfica mas é uma das maiores promessas do FC Porto". Maisfutebol.
  2. ^ "Rodrigo Mora, do FC Porto, é o mais jovem de sempre a jogar na II Liga". Notícias ao Minuto. 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "FC Porto: Rodrigo Mora assina contrato profissional após fazer história". Maisfutebol.
  4. ^ "Dragões de Ouro: Rodrigo Mora é o Atleta Jovem do Ano". Porto Canal. 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "FC Porto B: Reação forte merecia melhor sorte. Crónica de jogo" [FC Porto B: Strong reaction deserved better luck. Match chronicle] (in European Portuguese). Porto Canal. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Quem é a promessa de 15 anos que fez história na II Liga pelo FC Porto B?". CNN Portugal.
  7. ^ Rodrigo Mora at Soccerway
  8. ^ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Portugal's Rodrigo Mora finishes as 2024 U17 EURO top scorers". UEFA.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.