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{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lenny Rodrigues
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Lenny Rodrigues
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cortalim, Goa]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| currentclub = [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
| clubnumber = 42
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Center midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa-Pax]]
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| years1 = 2008–2014
| clubs1 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps1 = 50
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] (loan)
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = → [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] (loan)
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = → [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2018–2021
| clubs7 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps7 = 51
| goals7 = 2
| clubs8 = [[ ATK Mohun Bagan FC| ATK Mohun Bagan]]
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 0
| years8 = 2021—
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 13:35, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 6 January 2020
}}

'''Lenny Rodrigues''' (born 10 May 1987) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] for [[ATK Mohun Bagan]] in the [[Indian Super League]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Cortalim, Goa]], began to develop a passion for football when his grandfather took him to watch local matches.<ref name="IE">{{cite news |title=Rodrigues makes presence felt |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/rodrigues-makes-presence-felt/1122362/ |accessdate=10 June 2018 |work=Indian Express |date=30 May 2013}}</ref> He began playing for [[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa-Pax]] before the club folded. Rodrigues then spent a year and a half with [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] before turning down a professional contract with the club to join his boyhood club, [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]].<ref name="IE"/> While with Churchill Brothers, Rodrigues helped the club win the [[I-League]] twice, one [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]], and one [[Durand Cup]].<ref name="IE"/> Also while with Churchill Brothers, Rodrigues made the transition from playing as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] to playing as a [[Midfielder (association football)|defensive midfielder]].<ref name="IE"/>

===Pune City===
On 22 July 2014, Rodrigues was selected as the first ever pick in the [[2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft]] by [[FC Pune City|Pune City]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghoshal |first1=Amoy |title=ISL domestic player draft: Mumbai and Kerala pick four India internationals each |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-domestic-player-draft-mumbai-and-kerala-pick-four-india-internationals-each |accessdate=10 June 2018 |work=SportsKeeda |date=21 July 2014}}</ref> He made his debut for the club in their first ever match against [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] on 14 October 2014. He started and played the whole match as it ended 0–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi Dynamos 0-0 Pune City |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/14/india/indian-super-league/delhi-dynamos/pune-city/1931473/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

====Dempo and Mohun Bagan loans====
Prior to the [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]] season, Rodrigues was loaned out to [[I-League]] side, [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]].<ref name="BFC">{{cite news |title=Bengaluru sign midfielder Lenny Rodrigues |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/story/3020399/bengaluru-sign-midfielder-lenny-rodrigues |accessdate=10 June 2018 |work=ESPN |date=15 December 2016}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 17 January 2015 against [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]. He started and played the whole match as it ended 0–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bengaluru 0-0 Dempo |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/17/india/i-league/bengaluru/dempo-sports-club/1980969/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref> The next season, Rodrigues was loaned to [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]].<ref name="BFC"/> He made his debut for the club in their [[AFC Cup]] match against [[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]]. He started and played 84 minutes as Mohun Bagan won 5–2.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohun Bagan 5-2 Maziya |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/24/asia/afc-cup/mohun-bagan-ac/maziya-src/2175026/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

====Bengaluru loan====
After the conclusion of the [[2016 Indian Super League season|2016 ISL season]], Rodrigues was loaned out to another [[I-League]] side, [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]], on 15 December 2016.<ref name="BFC"/> Rodrigues made his debut for the club on 7 January 2017 in their opening match against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]. Partnering with [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]], he started and played the whole match as Bengaluru won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bengaluru 3-0 Shillong Lajong |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/07/india/i-league/bengaluru/lajong-sc/2383735/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref> Rodrigues then scored his first goal for the club on 5 March 2017 against [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]. His 17th-minute striker was the only one in a 1–0 victory for Bengaluru.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minerva Punjab 0-1 Bengaluru |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/05/india/i-league/india-minerva-fc/bengaluru/2391593/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Bengaluru===
On 23 July 2017, Rodrigues was selected in the 8th round of the [[2017–18 ISL Players Draft]] by [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] for the [[2017–18 Indian Super League season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big|url=https://thefield.scroll.in/844751/isl-2017-player-draft-live-updates-eugenson-lyngdoh-anas-edathodika-touted-as-top-draws|accessdate=2 November 2017|work=The Field|date=23 July 2017}}</ref> He then made his re-debut for the side on 23 August 2017 in their [[AFC Cup]] knockout match against [[April 25 Sports Club|April 25]]. He started the match and scored Bengaluru's third goal in a 3–0 victory before coming off in the 89th minute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bengaluru 3–0 April 25 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/23/asia/afc-cup/bengaluru/april-25-sports-group/2459539/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

On 20 April 2018, Rodrigues earned his only trophy for the club as a permanent player when he started for Bengaluru in their 4–1 victory over [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] in the [[2018 Indian Super Cup Final|Super Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Super Cup 2018 Final Highlights: Bengaluru FC thrash East Bengal 4-1 to lift inaugural Super Cup trophy |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/super-cup-2018-final-live-bengaluru-vs-east-bengal-live-updates-streaming-5145102/ |accessdate=10 June 2018 |work=Indian Express |date=20 April 2018}}</ref>

===Goa===
On 20 March 2018 it was announced that Rodrigues would move to [[FC Goa|Goa]] for the [[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lopes|first1=Flavio|title=New signing Lenny hopes to win title with FC Goa next year|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/new-signing-lenny-hopes-to-win-title-with-fc-goa-next-year/articleshow/63372589.cms?from=mdr|accessdate=11 April 2018|work=Times of India|date=20 March 2018}}</ref> During the 2018-19 ISL season Lenny, along with Ahmed Jahouh formed a solid midfielding partnership for FC Goa. Lenny was one of the top five passers in the Indian Super League. He started all the league matches and Super Cup matches for FC Goa. He showed his potential of acting as a deep lying playmaker . He recorded the highest passing accuracy of nearly 85% among Indians which is very good considering Indian standard. His work rate in all matches throughout the season was impressive. He intercepted the ball, tackled, and forwarded the ball. Due to his impressive performance throughout the season, he won the award of Indian player of the season for FC Goa.

===ATK Mohun Bagan===
In 2021 January transfer window he joined ATK Mohun Bagan from FC Goa, on an 18 month contract. He made his debut against [[Odisha FC]], which ATK Mohun Bagan won 4–1.

==International==
Rodrigues made his international debut for [[India national football team|India]] on 23 February 2012 against [[Oman national football team|Oman]]. He came on as a substitute as India lost 5–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oman 5-1 India |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9111/Oman_India.html |website=national-football-teams}}</ref>

==International stats==
{{updated|17 March 2015}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodrigues, Lenny|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/46670/Lenny_Rodrigues.html|website=National-Football-Teams}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=3 | [[India national football team|India national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2012||7||0
|-
|2013||11||0
|-
|2014||2||0
|-
|2015||2||0
|-
!Total||22||0
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;Churchill Brothers<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web |title=Lenny Rodrigues |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lenny-rodrigues/100136/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>
*[[I-League]]: [[2008–09 I-League|2008–09]], [[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: [[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup|2013–14]]
*[[Durand Cup]]: 2009

;Mohun Bagan<ref name="soccerway"/>
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: [[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup|2015–16]]

;Bengaluru<ref name="soccerway"/>
*[[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]: [[2018 Indian Super Cup|2018]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: [[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|2016–17]]
;FC Goa<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Goa’s long wait for a trophy ends|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/fc-goas-long-wait-for-a-trophy-ends/article26832013.ece |publisher=thehindu.com |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[Indian Super Cup]](1):[[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]
* '''[[Indian Super League|Indian Super League Premiers]]'''
:'''Champions (1)''': [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]

===International===
;India<ref name="soccerway"/>
*[[SAFF Championship]]: [[2013 SAFF Championship|2013]]
*[[Nehru Cup]]: [[2012 Nehru Cup|2012]]

==Personal life==
In January 2020, he married to Rayna Azavedo and lives in [[Goa]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=46670}}
* {{soccerway|lenny-rodrigues/100136}}
* [http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/35417/lenny-rodrigues Profile] at Goal.com

{{ATK Mohun Bagan FC squad}}

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[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:Dempo SC players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:FC Pune City players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:FC Goa players]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:People from Verna, Goa]]
[[Category:ATK Mohun Bagan FC players]]

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