Lenny Rodrigues
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Verna, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pune City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Fransa-Pax | ||
| 2006–2008 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2008–2009 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Churchill Brothers | 71 | (5) |
| 2014– | Pune City | 29 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | → Dempo (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2015- | → Mohun Bagan (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | India | 22 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:48, 23 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Lenny Rodrigues (born 10 May 1987 in Verna, Goa) is an Indian footballer who plays for Indian Super League club Pune City as a central midfielder.
Career
Lenny was born in Verna, Goa in Cortalim and turned professional at the age of 17 when he played for Fransa-Pax, a club who’s dissolving led Rodrigues to train with Salgaocar for a year and a half. Though he was offered a contract to play in the senior team for his new club, Rodrigues turned it down to wait for a move to Churchill Brothers, a club he supported as a boy, as an under-20 player. Passing through Churchill Brothers’ youth system, the midfielder won the I-League the year he joined the club, in the 2008–09 season. Rodrigues also played a role in his teams wins at the Durand Cup and 2009 IFA Shield and 2011 IFA Shield.[1]
On 20 March 2015, he signed a contract extension with Pune City.[2]
On 17 June 2015 Mohun Bagan confirmed the signing of Lennny Rodrigues on loan from Pune City for the 2015–16 I-League season [3]
International
Lenny made his senior international debut against Oman for India on 23 February 2012.[4]
References
- ↑ "Rodrigues makes presence felt". Indian Express.
- ↑ "Transfer News". FC Pune City. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ Noronha, Anselm (17 June 2015). "Lenny Rodrigues agrees to join Mohun Bagan". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "International Friendly: Oman 5-1 India". Goal.com.
External links
- Lenny Rodrigues at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lenny Rodrigues profile at Soccerway
- Profile at Goal.com