Rodrigo Bentancur
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Boca Juniors | 51 | (1) |
| 2017– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2015 | |||
Rodrigo Bentancur (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo βentaŋˈkur]; born 5 June 1997) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Juventus.
Club career
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.[1]
On 13 July 2015 Bentancur, Guido Vadalá, Franco Cristaldo and Adrián Cubas became part of Carlos Tévez's deal, which Juventus had the first option to sign the youngsters until 20 April 2017, with Vadalá also joined Juventus on loan for 2015–17 seasons. Bentancur was tagged for €9.4 million.[2] Juventus' CEO Giuseppe Marotta confirmed Juventus will exercise their option to sign Bentancur in 2017.[3] He arrived in Turin on 3 April 2017 and completed his medical on the same day.[4] 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.[5] 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. The first option to sign Bentancur was bought as part of Carlos Tévez's deal in July 2015.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 June 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals! | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2015[6] | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2016[6] | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17[6] | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Boca Juniors total | 51 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Juventus | 2017–18[6] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 51 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
Honours
- Boca Juniors
- Primera División (2): 2015, 2016–17
- Copa Argentina (1): 2014–15
References
- ↑ "Boca Juniors vs. Nueva Chicago - 12 April 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ↑ "Agreements with Boca Juniors" (PDF). Juventus F.C. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Signing with Bentnacur". GOAL. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ↑ "Bentancur completes Juventus medical". Juventus F.C. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Bentancur joins Juventus!". Juventus F.C. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Rodrigo Bentancur at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
External links
- Rodrigo Bentancur at Soccerway