Rodrigo Ely
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Ely | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Lajeado, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Milan | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Grêmio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Reggina (loan) | 27 | (1) |
2013–2014 | → Varese (loan) | 39 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Avellino | 33 | (0) |
2015– | Milan | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Italy U-19 | 7 | (0) |
2012 | Italy U-20 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Brazil U-23 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:09, 15 December 2015 (UTC). |
Rodrigo Ely (born 3 November 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer of Italian descent who currently plays for Serie A club Milan as a defender.[1][2]
Club career
Rodrigo Ely is a youth product of Brazilian club, Grêmio, having join Milan since 2010 and spent two years with the youth side before subsequent loan spells with several low tier Italian clubs.
Reggina
On 24 July 2012, Ely joined Reggina on a season-long loan.
Varese
On 16 July 2013, AC Milan confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Ely to Varese.
Avellino
On 21 July 2014, Ely joined Avellino on a free transfer.[3][4]
AC Milan
After impressive performances with Avellino in 2014–15 season, Milan decided to bring him back to San Siro on 10 June 2015, where he signed new contract which will keep him at the club until 30 June 2019.[5] Despite a free agent, Milan also paid an unknown party for €8 million fee.[6]
He made his debut with Milan on the first Serie A game of the 2015-16 season, in a 2-0 defeat against Fiorentina, where he received two yellow cards, thus getting sent off.[7]
International career
Ely has actually played for Italy at Under-19 and Under-20,[8] but he has been called by Alexandre Gallo to be a part of his Brazil Under-23 squad, which is preparing to compete at Rio 2016.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 4 October 2015[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reggina (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
Varese (loan) | 2013–14 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Avellino | 2014–15 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
Total | 94 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 106 | 1 | |||
Milan | 2015–16 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Career Total | 97 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 110 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Soccerway profile
- ↑ "Il difensore Rodrigo Ely è dell'Avellino, a titolo definitivo".
- ↑ A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "Il difensore Rodrigo Ely è dell'Avellino, a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). A.S. Avellino 1912. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Milan, UFFICIALE: torna Rodrigo Ely". calciomercato.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ↑ A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ http://au.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/23/italy/serie-a/acf-fiorentina/ac-milan/2120377/?ICID=PL_MS_05
- ↑ "Rodrigo Ely". accessed 19 September 2015
- ↑ "Avellino's Rodrigo Ely and Livorno full-back Maicon turn down Italy to represent Brazil". accessed 19 September 2015
- ↑ Rodrigo Ely profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2015.