Full name Garry Mendes Rodrigues Playing position Role Footballer Weight 68 kg | Number 24 Name Garry Rodrigues Height 1.72 m Date joined 2013 | |
Date of birth (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 25) Current teams PAOK FC (#24 / Midfielder, Forward), Cape Verde national football team (Midfielder, Forward) Profiles | ||
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Garry Mendes Rodrigues (born 27 November 1990) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for PAOK FC in Greece as a winger.
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- PANNA KING VS GARRY RODRIGUES Easy Man goes PRO 6
- Best goal in la liga 2013 2014 garry rodrigues malaga vs elche 0 1 03 05 2014
- Career
- Levski Sofia
- Elche
- PAOK
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
He formerly played for Elche CF, XerxesDZB, FC Boshuizen, ADO Den Haag, Dordrecht and Bulgarian side Levski Sofia.
Born in the Netherlands, in February 2013, Rodrigues announced that he would like to play for Cape Verde, and made his debut in August 2013. He represented the nation at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Best goal in la liga 2013 2014 garry rodrigues malaga vs elche 0 1 03 05 2014
Career
As a youth player Rodrigues played for Feyenoord and Portuguese Real Sport Clube.
Rodrigues joined Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag from amateur FC Boshuizen on 16 May 2012, signing a 1+1 years contract. 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. 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. 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. On 20 April, in a 2–1 away victory over Litex, Rodrigues netted his first league goal and assisted Hristo Yovov. 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.
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.
Elche
On 27 January 2014, Rodrigues signed with Elche CF on a six-month loan through Promoesport (an investment fund linked to Gimnastic de Tarragona), with a buyout clause. 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, and scored his first goal in the category on 3 May, netting the game's only in an away success against Malaga CF.
In the 2014 summer Rodrigues signed a four-year deal with the Valencian club, after his buyout clause was activated. On 31 July 2015 he rescinded his link.
PAOK
PAOK are trying to clinch a deal for Elche CF winger Garry Rodrigues. The 24-year-old Cape Verdean is tied up under a contract until 2018, but there is a term in the agreement that he can use to be released. Eventually, on 4 August 2015, signed a three years' contract with the club for an undisclosed fee. " I saw on the internet that the new Sporting Director of the team is Frank Arnesen and the coach is Igor Tudor. I knew that the team plays in the UEFA Europa League and is one of the best in Greek league. Also I saw the web reportage for the fans. It is known worldwide that are wonderful. For me it is a club that will fight for the championship I am very happy that I came here. " said to the media after his final signature. On 23 September 2015, in a home derby game against AEK Athens scored his first goal in Greek Super League.
International career
Rodrigues received his first international call-up in August 2013 to play friendly match against Gabon on the 14th of that month. He substituted Djaniny at halftime. 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. 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 Julio Tavares he played only in the goalless draw with Zambia, which confirmed their elimination from Group B.