Full name Rodrigo Bentancur Name Rodrigo Bentancur Playing position Role Footballer | Number 30 Height 1.78 m Weight 73 kg | |
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Date of birth (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 18) Similar People Sebastian Palacios, Franco Cristaldo, Jonathan Calleri, Pablo Perez, Alexis Rolin | ||
Rodrigo bentancur goals skills boca juniors 2016 hd
Rodrigo Bentancur ([roˈðɾiɣo βentaŋˈkur]; born 5 June 1997) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Juventus.
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- Boca Juniors
- Juventus
- Style of play
- Club
- Honours
- References
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Boca Juniors
Bentancur is a youth export from Boca Juniors. At 12 April 2015, he made his first team debut in a league gam against Nueva Chicago. He replaced Pablo Pérez after 77 minutes in a 0–0 home draw.
On 13 July 2015 Bentancur, Guido Vadalá, Franco Cristaldo and Adrián Cubas became part of Carlos Tévez's deal, which saw Juventus have the first option to sign the youngsters until 20 April 2017, with Vadalá also joining Juventus on loan for the 2015–2017 seasons. Bentancur was tagged for €9.4 million. Juventus' CEO Giuseppe Marotta confirmed Juventus will exercise their option to sign Bentancur in 2017. He arrived in Turin on 3 April 2017 and completed his medical on the same day. On 21 April 2017 Juventus completed the transfer of Betancur, signing a five-year deal effective from 1 July 2017 until 30 June 2022 for a €9.5 million fee, plus performance based bonus. Boca Juniors also eligible to 50% future transfer fee Juve received. Bentancur also returned to Argentina for the rest of 2016–17 season for Boca Juniors.
Juventus
Bentancur formally become a player of Juventus on 1 July 2017, after the club activated the option to sign him in April 2017, in a deal which would keep him at the club until 2022. The first option to sign Bentancur was bought as part of Carlos Tévez's deal in July 2015. He made his club debut on 26 August 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 away win over Genoa in Serie A.
Style of play
A tactically versatile midfielder, who is comfortable using either foot, Bentancur has been described as a tall and "[p]hysically strong" player, who is capable of playing in several midfield positions, including as a defensive midfielder, as a central midfielder, or even as an attacking midfielder behind the forwards, due to his ability to make attacking runs from behind. He also possesses good vision, intelligence, personality, and technique, which enable him to set the tempo of his team's play deep in midfield and create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.
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