Roderick Miranda

Roderick
Personal information
Full nameRoderick Jefferson Gonçalves Miranda
Date of birth30 March 1991
Place of birthOdivelas, Portugal
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Rio Ave
Number18
Youth career
1999–2000Odivelas
2000–2010Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2013Benfica7(0)
2011–2012→ Servette (loan)24(0)
2012→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)3(0)
2012–2013Benfica B5(0)
2013−Rio Ave20(0)
National team
2007Portugal U176(0)
2008Portugal U183(0)
2008–2010Portugal U1922(0)
2010–2011Portugal U2014(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Roderick Jefferson Gonçalves Miranda (born 30 March 1991), known simply as Roderick, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Odivelas, Roderick arrived in S.L. Benfica's youth academy in 2000 (aged nine), from Lisbon neighbours Odivelas FC. He was promoted to the first team nine years later after having played in all the youth ranks of the Portuguese League giants, and appeared in some pre-season and League Cup matches in his debut campaign.

For 2011–12, Roderick was loaned to Servette FC in Switzerland – coached by former Benfica player João Alves – in a season-long move. On 31 July 2012 he joined Deportivo de La Coruña in La Liga, in the same predicament; he returned to Benfica in the following transfer window, however.[1]

In August 2013 Roderick was definitely released by Benfica, signing a five-year deal with Rio Ave FC.[2]

Honours

Club

Benfica
Rio Ave

International

Portugal U20

References

  1. ↑ "Roderick deja el Deportivo" [Roderick leaves Deportivo] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Roderick assinou por 5 épocas" [Roderick signed for 5 seasons] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave's official website. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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