| Rúben Rodrigues | |
| Full Name: | Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Oxford United |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | VV Boskant |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Den Bosch |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Wilhelmina Boys |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Wilhelmina Boys |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Gemert |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Den Bosch |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → De Treffers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Notts County |
| Caps5: | 120 |
| Goals5: | 48 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Oxford United |
| Caps6: | 52 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Pcupdate: | 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 club Oxford United.
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | 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[8] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | National League | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[9] | 2 | 41 | 13 | |||
| 2021–22 | National League | 42 | 19 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[10] | 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 | 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 | |||
Notts County
2023[11]
Oxford United
2024[12]
Individual