Rúben Rodrigues (footballer, born 1996)

Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues (born 2 August 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vitória.

Rúben Rodrigues

Personal information
Full name	Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues
Date of birth	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Vitória
Youth career
2005–2009	VV Boskant
2009–2012	Den Bosch
2012–2014	Wilhelmina Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Wilhelmina Boys
2017–2018	Gemert
2018–2020	Den Bosch	33	(12)
2019	→ De Treffers (loan)	17	(4)
2020–2023	Notts County	120	(48)
2023–2025	Oxford United	83	(13)
2025–	Vitória	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:30, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

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.^[1]

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.^[2] On 23 January 2019, Rodrigues was loaned out to De Treffers for the rest of the season.^[3]

On 7 August 2020, he signed for National League side Notts County.^[4] After scoring seven goals in the month, Rodrigues was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for May 2021,^[5] and at the end of the season he was voted Notts County's Fans' Player of the Season.^[6]

On 13 June 2023, Rodrigues signed with EFL League One side Oxford United.^[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory over Exeter City on 23 September,^[8] and went on to score 13 times in 95 matches in all competitions in two seasons with the club.^[9]

On 25 June 2025, Rodrigues joined Brazilian club Vitória for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Den Bosch	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	27	12	1	0	—		—		28	12
	Total		33	12	1	0	—		—		34	12
De Treffers (loan)	2018–19	Tweede Divisie	17	4	—		—		—		17	4
Notts County	2019–20	National League	—		—		—		1[c]	0	1	0
	2020–21	National League	35	11	0	0	—		6[d]	2	41	13
	2021–22	National League	42	19	4	0	—		5[e]	3	51	22
	2022–23	National League	36	16	1	0	—		0	0	37	16
	Total		113	46	5	0	—		12	5	130	51
Oxford United	2023–24	League One	44	9	3	0	1	0	6[f]	0	54	9
	2024–25	Championship	39	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	41	4
	Total		83	13	3	0	3	0	6	0	95	13
Career total			246	75	9	0	3	0	18	5	276	80

1. Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance 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
4. Four appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the National League play-offs
5. Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the National League play-offs
6. Three appearances in League One play-offs, three appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Notts County

• National League play-offs: 2023^[12]

Oxford United

• EFL League One play-offs: 2024^[13]

Individual

• National League Player of the Month: May 2021^[5]
• Notts County Fans' Player of the Year: 2020–21^[6]
• National League Team of the Year: 2021–22,^[14] 2022–23^[15]