Template:Spanish name Rodrigo Moreno Machado (born 6 March 1991) is a Brazilian-born Spanish footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League on loan from Benfica. He is able to play on the wing or as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Moreno Machado | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Benfica) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2005 | Ureca | ||
| 2005–2009 | Celta Vigo | ||
| 2009–2010 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Real Madrid C | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Real Madrid B | 18 | (5) |
| 2010– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2010– | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Spain U19 | 10 | (6) |
| 2011 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 30 April 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 April 2011 | |||
Club career
Real Madrid
Rodrigo was signed in 2009 from Celta de Vigo and initially played in their Juvenil A youth team, but he was quickly promoted to Real Madrid C and played in the filial team in early 2010, regularly in the starting line up and scoring three times.
Benfica
On 31 July 2010 he signed a 5 year contract with Benfica for an undisclosed fee. However Real Madrid have an option to re-buy the player for €12 million during the next two seasons if they are impressed with his form. [2]
Bolton Wanderers
On 31 August 2010, Rodrigo signed for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League on a season long loan, [3] [4] and made his debut in a Carling Cup game at Burnley on 21 September 2010. He made his Premier League debut at Wigan Athletic on 24 October 2010 and made his first start for the club on 29 December at Chelsea. He scored his first goal for Bolton against Wigan Athletic on 5 January 2011.
Club statistics
Accurate as last game played on 5 January 2011
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2009–10 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2010–11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
International career
Rodrigo has played ten times for the Spain U-19 team and scored the only goal for Spain in U-19 European Championship final against France which they eventually lost.
Honours
Country
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
- Runner-Up: 2010
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ El Real Madrid traspasa a Rodrigo al Benfica por seis millones de euros; RFEF Template:Es icon
- ^ Rodrigo Signs On At The Reebok; bwfc.co.uk
- ^ "Bolton sign Rodrigo Moreno from Benfica on loan". BBC Sport. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
External links
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