Garry Rodrigues
 Rodrigues playing for Cape Verde in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garry Mendes Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2007–2009 | Real SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | XerxesDZB | 15 | (2) |
| 2011 | Rostocker FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Boshuizen | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | ADO Den Haag | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Levski Sofia | 36 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | Elche | 41 | (3) |
| 2015– | PAOK | 35 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Cape Verde | 10 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 28 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Garry Mendes Rodrigues (born 27 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Cape Verdean footballer who plays for PAOK FC in Greece as a winger.
He formerly played for Elche CF, XerxesDZB, FC Boshuizen, ADO Den Haag, Dordrecht and Bulgarian side Levski Sofia.[1]
Born in the Netherlands, in February 2013, Rodrigues announced that he would like to play for Cape Verde,[2] and made his debut in August 2013.[3] He represented the nation at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Rodrigues grew up in the Schiemond area of Rotterdam, in the same street as his cousin Jerson Cabral, Georginio Wijnaldum, Giliano Wijnaldum and Luc Castaignos.
Career
As a youth player Rodrigues played for Feyenoord and Portuguese Real Sport Clube.[4]
Rodrigues joined Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag from amateur FC Boshuizen on 16 May 2012, signing a 1+1 years contract.[5] In July, he was loaned out to Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. Rodrigues made his league debut in a 1–1 away draw against Emmen on 10 August, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] On 27 August, he scored his first goal in a 4–2 away win over Den Bosch at De Vliert. During his time with Dordrecht, he made 20 league appearances, scoring 5 times.
Levski Sofia
On 11 February 2013, Rodrigues signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.[7] He made his debut away at Chernomorets Burgas in a 2–0 win on 3 March. On 13 March, he scored his first goal for Levski in the 22nd minute of a Bulgarian Cup quarter-final first leg tie against Litex Lovech.[8] On 20 April, in a 2–1 away victory over Litex, Rodrigues netted his first league goal and assisted Hristo Yovov.[9] On 15 May 2013, he scored an equalizing goal against Beroe Stara Zagora in the 2013 Bulgarian Cup Final to send the game into extra time, but Levski Sofia were eventually defeated after a penalty shootout.
On 21 July 2013, Rodrigues opened the scoring in Levski's first match of the 2013–14 A PFG season against Botev Plovdiv, but was subsequently sent off after an altercation with Veselin Minev.[10]
During the first half of the 2013–14 season Rodrigues scored 14 goals in total helping Levski Sofia to beat several teams and got up to the 3rd place in the league. He also scored a penalty in the 7-6 win after penalties against CSKA Sofia for the Bulgarian Cup Third Round and helped the team to reach the Quarterfinals. The strong overall performance led to the interest of several European clubs. In January 2014, West Ham United sent an offer to Levski for a trial, but Rodrigues refused it, stating that he would only negotiate with a team which is guaranteed to offer him a contract.[11]
Elche
On 27 January 2014, Rodrigues signed with Elche CF on a six-month loan through Promoesport (an investment fund linked to Gimnàstic de Tarragona), with a buyout clause.[12][13] He made his La Liga debut on 1 March, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 home win over Celta de Vigo,[14] and scored his first goal in the category on 3 May, netting the game's only in an away success against Málaga CF.[15]
In the 2014 summer Rodrigues signed a four-year deal with the Valencian club, after his buyout clause was activated.[16] On 31 July 2015 he rescinded his link.[17]
PAOK
On 4 August 2015, Rodrigues signed a three years' contract with PAOK for an undisclosed fee.[18] On 23 September 2015, in a home derby game against AEK Athens he scored his first goal in Greek Super League. On 11 January 2016, PAOK turned down Al-Ahli Saudi FC's offer in the region of €1.7 million for Garry Rodrigues.[19] He finished the season with 7 gaols being the third scorer of the club. On 24 November 2016 in UEFA Europa League group stage away match against ACF Fiorentina in the dying seconds Rodrigues storms downfield, cuts in from the left and fires into the roof of the net, giving his club an incredible 3-2 win. [20]
International career
Rodrigues received his first international call-up in August 2013 to play friendly match against Gabon on the 14th of that month.[21] He substituted Djaniny at halftime.[3] On 30 December 2013, Rodrigues appeared as a starter in the 1–4 loss against Catalonia in a friendly match, assisting his team's goal that was scored by Djaniny.[22] On 6 September 2014 he scored his first international goals, a brace in a 3–1 away win over Niger in Cape Verde's successful qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Rodrigues was included in their squad for the finals in Equatorial Guinea, but due to competition from Kuca, Djaniny and Júlio Tavares he played only in the goalless draw with Zambia, which confirmed their elimination from Group B.[23]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2014 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Niger | 0-1 | 1–3 | 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifier |
| 2. | 0-3 | |||||
| 3. | 13 June 2015 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 – 0 | 7 – 1 | 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier |
Career statistics
- As of 28 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dordrecht | 2012–13 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 5 |
| Levski Sofia | 2012–13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 20 | 7 |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 14 | |
| Elche CF | 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | |
| PAOK FC | 2015–16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 7 |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 5 | |
| Total | 121 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 155 | 37 | |
References
- ↑ "Garry Mendes Rodrigues Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ "Garry Mendes Rodrigues interview". Criolo Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- 1 2 Cape Verde vs. Gabon report (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Garry Mendes Rodrigues Career". zerozero.pt.
- ↑ "Garry Mendes Rodrigues tekent contract bij ADO Den Haag" (in Dutch). groengeelhart.nl. 16 May 2012.
- ↑ "Emmen 1–1 Dordrecht". groengeelhart.nl. 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Гари Родригес подписа с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 11 February 2013.
- ↑ "Levski Sofia 1–0 Litex Lovech". soccerway.com. 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "Левски прекъсна черната серия в Ловеч" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Феноменален Неделев обърна "Левски", "Ботев" удари "сините" с 2:1" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Йовов смъмри Родригес, навива го за пробите, холандецът си спечели сърдити погледи от шефовете" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "Levski winger Rodrigues joins Elche". sports.yahoo.com. 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Garry Rodrigues viene cedido por parte del Nàstic de Tarragona" [Garry Rodrigues comes on loan from Nàstic de Tarragona] (in Spanish). Elche Diario. 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Elche 1-0 Celta Vigo". flashscore.com. 1 March 2014.
- ↑ "Away-day joy for Elche". Sky Sports. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Garry Rodrigues deja 'el gordo' en Tarragona" [Garry Rodrigues leaves 'the lottery' in Tarragona] (in Spanish). Diario Franjiverde. 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Garry Rodrigues abandona el Elche C.F." [Garry Rodrigues leaves Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε Ροντρίγκες ο ΠΑΟΚ". www.sport24.gr. 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "PAOK reject Al-Ahly bid for Garry Rodrigues". www.sdna.gr. 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Φιορεντίνα-ΠΑΟΚ 2-3". www.sdna.gr. 24 November 2016.
- ↑ "Garry estreia-se no regresso de Ryan e Fernando Varela" [Garry debuts in the return of Ryan and Fernando Varela] (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Cataluña 4-1 Cabo Verde: Cataluña sentencia a Cabo Verde en tres minutos" (in Spanish). futbol.univision.com. 30 December 2013.
- ↑ "Cape Verde Islands 1-1 Zambia". BBC Sport. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
External links
- Garry Rodrigues profile at BDFutbol
- Garry Rodrigues at National-Football-Teams.com
- Garry Rodrigues profile at Soccerway
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