Playing position Years Team Current team Sporting Clube da Praia | 2009 Porto Height 1.7 m Position Forward | |
Full name Rodirlei José Ascensão Duarte Date of birth (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 25) Place of birth Santa Maria, Cape Verde | ||
Rodirlei "Rodi" José Ascensão Duarte, sometime known as "Rody" (born 18 August 1991) is a Cape Verdean footballer who currently plays for Sporting Clube da Praia, his second club based in his home country, he was previously playing for Poli Timişoara in Romania in the previous season.
Biography
Rodi spend his youth career in Portugal where he played for F.C. Porto. He returned to Cape Verde and his senior career began with SC Santa Maria based in his hometown. He would play for several Portuguese football clubs starting with FC Porto for one season in 2009, two seasons with Gil Vicente and was on loan with Pinhalnovense in the 2011-12 season and recently with Famalicão. He spent one season in Romania with ACS Poli Timişoara where he appeared for nine matches and scored a goal. Rodi moved to play with Sporting Praia, his second Cape Verdean club in six years where he currently appears.
Rodi was capped for Cape Verde under-21 team. He was call-up to the senior team in September 2009 along with 3 other U21 internationals and played in the match against Malta.