Afonso Rodrigues
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afonso de Oliveira Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Egnatia | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | EF Fernando Pires | ||
| 2011–2015 | Braga | ||
| 2015–2023 | Famalicão | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Famalicão | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Tondela | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Egnatia | 16 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2026 | |||
Afonso de Oliveira Rodrigues (born 19 August 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Albanian Kategoria Superiore club Egnatia.
Professional career
[edit]Rodrigues is a youth product of EF Fernando Pires, Braga and Famalicão. On 22 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Famalicão for 3 seasons.[1] He was named the "Player of the Season" for the 2022–23 Liga Revelação, with 14 goals in 22 games.[2] He made his professional debut with them in a 3–2 Taça da Liga loss to Belenenses on 23 July 2023.[3] On his third ever Primeira Liga game, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 win over Braga on 11 August 2023.[4] On 28 August 2023, he extended his contract with Famalicão until 2027.[5]
On 25 January 2024, Famalicão sent Rodrigues on loan to Liga Portugal 2 side Paços de Ferreira until the end of the 2023–24 season.[6] On 22 January 2025, Rodrigues was loaned to Paços de Ferreira once again, until the end of the 2024–25 season.[7]
On 1 July 2025, Rodrigues signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Tondela.[8]
On 31 January 2026, after making just nine appearances for Tondela in all competitions, Rodrigues moved to Albania, joining Kategoria Superiore club Egnatia.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Rodrigues is the cousin of the Portugal international footballer Paulo Oliveira.[10]
Playing style
[edit]Honours
[edit]Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Afonso Rodrigues assina contrato profissional". 22 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Afonso Rodrigues eleito o melhor jogador da Liga Revelação". www.record.pt.
- ↑ "Cinco golos e drama no apuramento do Belenenses (Taça da Liga)". A Bola.
- 1 2 "Afonso Rodrigues marcou ao Braga: "Tem tudo para se afirmar no Famalicão"". www.ojogo.pt. 13 August 2023.
- ↑ "Afonso Rodrigues assina contrato profissional com FC Famalicão". 26 July 2021.
- ↑ "Afonso Rodrigues chega à Mata Real" [Afonso Rodrigues arrives at Mata Real] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Paços de Ferreira. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ↑ "Afonso Rodrigues regressa à Mata Real" [Afonso Rodrigues returns to Mata Real] (in Portuguese). Paços de Ferreira. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ↑ "AFONSO RODRIGUES IS AURIVERDE" [AFONSO RODRIGUES É AURIVERDE] (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ "Obrigado, Afonso Rodrigues" (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ↑ "Afonso Rodrigues tramou o primo (Famalicão)". A Bola. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ "Afonso Rodrigues recebe prémios do Sindicato de Jogadores". 16 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Afonso Rodrigues at Soccerway
- Afonso Rodrigues at BDFutbol
- 2002 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Footballers from Braga
- Men's association football wingers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- C.D. Tondela players
- KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Albania