Rodi
FullnameRodirlei José Ascensão Duarte
Birth date28 May 1991 (age 35)
Birth placeSanta Maria, Cape Verde
Height1.70 m
PositionForward
CurrentclubSporting Praia
Youthyears 12009
Youthclubs 1Porto
Years 1?–2009
Clubs 1Sporting Santa Maria
Years 22009–2010
Clubs 2Porto
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32010–2012
Clubs 3Gil Vicente
Caps 30
Goals 30
Years 42011–2012
Clubs 4Pinhalnovense (loan)
Caps 48
Goals 42
Years 52012–2014
Clubs 5Famalicão
Caps 514
Goals 52
Years 62014–2015
Clubs 6Poli Timișoara
Caps 69
Goals 61
Years 72015–2016
Clubs 7Sporting Praia
Years 82016–2017
Clubs 8Santa Maria
Years 92017–2020
Clubs 9GD Oásis Atlântico
Years 102020–2021
Clubs 10Florença Santa Maria
Totalcaps31
Totalgoals5
Nationalteam 1Cape Verde U21
Nationalyears 22009
Nationalteam 2Cape Verde
Nationalcaps 22
Nationalgoals 22

Rodirlei "Rodi" José Ascensão Duarte, sometime known as "Rody" (born 28 May 1991) is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Rodi spend his youth career in Portugal where he played for F.C. Porto. He returned to Cape Verde and his senior career began with SC Santa Maria based in his hometown. He would play for several Portuguese football clubs starting with FC Porto for one season in 2009, two seasons with Gil Vicente and was on loan with Pinhalnovense in the 2011–12 season and recently with Famalicão. He spent one season in Romania with ACS Poli Timişoara where he appeared for nine matches and scored a goal. Rodi moved to play with Sporting Praia, his second Cape Verdean club in six years where he currently appears.

Rodi was capped for Cape Verde under-21 team. He was call-up to the senior team in September 2009[1] along with three other U21 internationals[2] and played in the match against Malta.[3]

References

  1. ^ "FUTEBOL: Cabo Verde joga hoje com Malta" (in Portuguese). Expresso das Ilhas. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. ^ "SELECÇÃO NACIONAL DE FUTEBOL: divulgada lista para amistosos com Malta e Angola" (in Portuguese). Expresso das Ilhas. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  3. ^ "FUTEBOL: Cabo Verde vence Malta" (in Portuguese). Expresso das Ilhas. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.