Rodrigo Bentancur

Rodrigo Bentancur
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Bentancur
Date of birth (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997
Place of birth Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Youth career
–2015 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Boca Juniors 39 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2015

Rodrigo Bentancur (born 5 June 1997) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine club Boca Juniors. [1]

Club career

Bentancur is a youth export from Boca Juniors. At 12 April 2015, he made his first team debut in a league game against Nueva Chicago. He replaced Pablo Pérez after 77 minutes in a 0-0 home draw. [2]

On 13 July 2015 Bentancur, Guido Vadalá, Franco Cristaldo and Adrián Cubas became part of Carlos Tévez's deal, which Juventus had the first option to sign the youngsters until 20 April 2017, with Vadalá also joined Juventus on loan for 2015–17 seasons. Bentancur was tagged for €9.4 million. [3] Juventus' CEO Giuseppe Marotta confirmed Juventus will exercise their option to sign Bentancur in 2017.

Honours

Boca Juniors

References

  1. "Uruguay - R. Bentancur - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  2. "Boca Juniors vs. Nueva Chicago - 12 April 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  3. "Agreements with Boca Juniors" (PDF). Juventus F.C. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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