Afonso Rodrigues
Portuguese footballer (born 2002)
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Afonso de Oliveira Rodrigues (born 19 August 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Académica de Coimbra.
| 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 | Académica de Coimbra | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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 | 14 | (1) |
| 2026– | Académica de Coimbra | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 September 2026 | |||
Professional career
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
Rodrigues is the cousin of the Portugal international footballer Paulo Oliveira.[10]