Nelly Rodrigues

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Cruz and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Nelly da Cruz Rodrigues (born 27 May 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Première Ligue club Nantes and the Portugal national team.^[1][2]

Nelly Rodrigues

Personal information
Full name	Nelly da Cruz Rodrigues
Date of birth	(2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Nantes
Number	27
Youth career
2019–2022	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Paris Saint-Germain	1	(0)
2022–2023	Marseille	18	(4)
2023–	Nantes	41	(3)
International career‡
2020	Portugal U17	5	(0)
2021–2022	Portugal U19	11	(0)
2022–2023	Portugal U23	14	(0)
2021	Portugal B	2	(0)
2024–	Portugal	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 June 2025. ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 October 2024.

International career

Rodrigues made her debut for Portugal against the Czech Republic on February 21, 2024, in a 3–1 victory.^[3][4]