Rolando Blackburn should not be confused with Rolando Blackman.
| Rolando Blackburn | |
| Fullname: | Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | San Joaquín, Panama |
| Position: | Striker |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tauro |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Tauro |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | Juventud Retalteca |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Chorrillo |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | → Senica (loan) |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 15 |
| Years5: | 2014–2018 |
| Caps5: | 88 |
| Goals5: | 34 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Deportivo Saprissa (loan) |
| Caps6: | 27 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | → Sporting Cristal (loan) |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs8: | → Chorrillo (loan) |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 14 |
| Years9: | 2018– |
| Clubs9: | The Strongest |
| Caps9: | 89 |
| Goals9: | 58 |
| Years10: | 2019 |
| Clubs10: | → Port (loan) |
| Caps10: | 12 |
| Goals10: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 56[1] |
| Nationalgoals3: | 12 |
| Pcupdate: | 8 November 2021 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 10 September 2023 (UTC) |
Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega (born 9 January 1990) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera División club FAS and the Panama national team.
Born in San Joaquín, Panamá,[2] he started his career at Tauro and had a spell abroad with Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca,[3] before joining Chorrillo after financial troubles struck Juventud.
In January 2012, he joined Slovak club Senica on loan from Chorrillo.[4] Blackburn made his official debut for the club in 2–0 win over Slovan Bratislava in quarterfinals round of the Slovak Cup, on 7 March 2012.[5] He returned from loan after one and a half years in Europe.
Nicknamed el Toro (the Bull), he joined Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones in 2014 and scored 10 goals in his first season.[2]
Blackburn made his debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras. He represented his country at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana[6] and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
In May 2018, he was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8] However, he did not make the final 23.[9]
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Blackburn goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2. | 11 September 2012 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3. | 1 June 2013 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 4. | 8 September 2015 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 5. | 16 October 2018 | Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea | align=center | 2–2 | align=center | 2–2 | Friendly | ||
| 6. | 5 September 2019 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 4–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A | ||
| 7. | 13 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States | align=center | 1–1 | align=center rowspan=2 | 3–3 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
| 8. | align=center | 2–2 | |||||||
| 9. | 5 September 2021 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 10. | 8 September 2021 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 11. | 13 October 2021 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 12. | 24 March 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.[11]
Chorrillo
Comunicaciones
Deportivo Saprissa
Port