Rúben Rodrigues (footballer, born 1996)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rúben Rodrigues

| image =|caption=Rodrigues in 2019 with FC Den Bosch

| full_name = Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Oxford United

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = 2005–2009

| youthclubs1 = VV Boskant

| youthyears2 = 2009–2012

| youthclubs2 = Den Bosch

| youthyears3 = 2012–2014

| youthclubs3 = Wilhelmina Boys

| years1 = 2014–2017

| clubs1 = Wilhelmina Boys

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = Gemert

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2018–2020

| clubs3 = Den Bosch

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = → De Treffers (loan)

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2020–2023

| clubs5 = Notts County

| caps5 = 120

| goals5 = 48

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = Oxford United

| caps6 = 80

| goals6 = 13

| pcupdate = 23:30, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

}}

Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues (born 2 August 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|OxfordUn}} club Oxford United.

Club career

He played in the Netherlands at junior levels and started his career in the lower divisions.

On 27 December 2017, Den Bosch announced that Rodrigues would join the club for training immediately; he signed a professional contract from 1 July 2018. He had previously played for Den Bosch's junior squad.{{cite web|publisher=FC Den Bosch|url=https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/fc-bosch-versterkt-zich-aanvaller-ruben-rodrigues/|title=FC DEN BOSCH VERSTERKT ZICH MET AANVALLER RUBEN RODRIGUES|trans-title=FC DEN BOSCH STRENGTHENS WITH RUBEN RODRIGUES|language=Dutch|date=27 December 2017|accessdate=8 January 2019}}

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Den Bosch on 17 August 2018 in a game against Volendam as a 61st-minute substitute for Stefano Beltrame.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/17/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-volendam/fc-den-bosch/2794371/|title=Volendam v Den Bosch game report by Soccerway|date=17 August 2018}} On 23 January 2019, Rodrigues was loaned out to De Treffers for the rest of the season.[https://www.detreffers.nl/actueel/selectie/ruben-da-rocha-rodrigues-versterkt-de-treffers/ Ruben da Rocha Rodrigues versterkt De Treffers], detreffers.nl, 23 January 2019

On 7 August 2020, he signed for National League side Notts County.{{Cite web |date=7 August 2020 |title=Ruben Rodrigues: Notts County sign Portuguese winger |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53694475 |access-date=9 August 2020 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}} After scoring seven goals in the month, Rodrigues was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/national-leagues-may-monthly-award-winners-reveale-66113|title=National League's May Monthly Award Winners Revealed!|website=www.thenationalleague.org.uk|date=4 June 2021}}

On 13 June 2023, Rodrigues signed with EFL League One side Oxford United.{{Cite web |date=13 June 2023|title=Ruben Rodrigues: Oxford United sign Notts County forward on free|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65888762 |access-date=13 June 2023|website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}} He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory over Exeter City on 23 September.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66828769 |title=Oxford United 3 Exeter City 0 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 September 2023 |access-date=23 September 2023}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 7 March 2025{{Cite news |title=Ruben Rodrigues |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/ruben-rodrigues/499412/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=4 October 2024}}}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup{{efn\|Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"\|League Cup{{efn\|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|FC Den Bosch \|2018–19 \|Eerste Divisie \|6	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	6	0
2019–20 \|Eerste Divisie \|27	12	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	28	12
colspan=2\|Total !33\|\|12\|\|1\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|34\|\|12
De Treffers (loan) \|2018–19 \|Tweede Divisie \|17	4	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	17	4
rowspan="5"\|Notts County \|2019–20 \|National League \|colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1Appearance in the FA Trophy. Rodrigues signed for Notts County during the 2020-21 season but played in the FA Trophy for the preceding season since it had been paused and resumed due to the COVID-19 pandemic	0	1	0
2020–21 \|National League \|35	11	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	6Four appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the National League play-offs	2	41	13
2021–22 \|National League \|42	19	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	5Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the National League play-offs	3	51	22
2022–23 \|National League \|36	16	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	37	16
colspan=2\|Total !113\|\|46\|\|5\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|12\|\|5\|\|130\|\|51
rowspan="3"\|Oxford United \|2023–24 \|League One \|44	9	3	0	1	0	3{{efn\|Appearances in League One play-offs}}	0	51	9
2024–25 \|Championship \|33	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	35	4
colspan="2"\|Total !77	13	3	0	3	0	3	0	86	13
colspan="3"\|Career total !240\|\|75\|\|9\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|15\|\|5\|\|267\|\|80

Honours

Notts County

National League play-offs: 2023{{cite news |last=Aloia |first=Andrew |date=13 May 2023 |title=Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65521672 |access-date=15 May 2023}}

Oxford United

EFL League One play-offs: 2024{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c51nny61k2wt#Line-ups |title=Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024}}

Individual

National League Player of the Month: May 2021
Notts County Player of the Year: 2020–21{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2021/june/end-of-season-awards-220621/|title=Rodrigues voted Player of the Season}}
National League Team of the Year: 2021–22,{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Tom |date=5 June 2022 |title=Vanarama National League Team Of The Season Announced |url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/vanarama-national-league-team-of-the-season-announ-70932 |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=The Vanarama National League}} 2022–23{{cite web |last=Scott |first=Tom |date=11 May 2023 |title=Vanarama National League Big Winners Announced |url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/vanarama-national-league-big-winners-announced-76017 |accessdate=11 May 2023 |website=The National League}}