Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues (born 2 August 1996) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club Vitória.

Club career

He played in the

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at junior levels and started his career in the lower divisions. On 27 December 2017,

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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. He made his

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debut for Den Bosch on 17 August 2018 in a game against

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as a 61st-minute substitute for Stefano Beltrame. On 23 January 2019, Rodrigues was loaned out to

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for the rest of the season. On 7 August 2020, he signed for

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side

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. After scoring seven goals in the month, Rodrigues was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for May 2021, and at the end of the season he was voted Notts County's Fans' Player of the Season. On 13 June 2023, Rodrigues signed with

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side

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory over

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on 23 September, and went on to score 13 times in 95 matches in all competitions in two seasons with the club. On 25 June 2025, Rodrigues joined Brazilian club Vitória for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Notts County * National League play-offs:

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Oxford United *

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Individual *

Player of the Month: May 2021 *

Fans' Player of the Year: 2020–21 *National League Team of the Year: 2021–22,

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* 1996 births Footballers from Oliveira de Azeméis Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Den Bosch players De Treffers players Notts County F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players National League (English football) players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England VV Gemert players English Football League players 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub