Rolando Blackburn
Panamanian footballer (born 1990)
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Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega (born 9 January 1990) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for San Francisco and the Panama national team.
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Blackburn with Saprissa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San Joaquín, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Francisco | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tauro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Tauro | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Juventud Retalteca | 21 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Chorrillo | 40 | (14) |
| 2012–2013 | → Senica (loan) | 41 | (15) |
| 2014–2018 | Comunicaciones | 88 | (34) |
| 2016–2017 | → Deportivo Saprissa (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2017 | → Sporting Cristal (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Chorrillo (loan) | 30 | (14) |
| 2018–2021 | The Strongest | 94 | (59) |
| 2019 | → Port (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2022 | Royal Pari | 11 | (2) |
| 2022 | Alajuelense | 13 | (1) |
| 2023 | FAS | 15 | (3) |
| 2023 | Tauro | 14 | (8) |
| 2024 | UMECIT | 13 | (3) |
| 2024 | Victoria | 18 | (11) |
| 2025– | San Francisco | 15 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Panama U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2011 | Panama U23 | 4 | (3) |
| 2010– | Panama | 56[1] | (12) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in San Joaquín, Panamá,[2] he started his career at Tauro and had a spell abroad with Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca,[3] before joining Chorrillo after financial troubles struck Juventud.
FK Senica
In January 2012, he joined Slovak club Senica on loan from Chorrillo.[4] Blackburn made his official debut for the club in 2–0 win over Slovan Bratislava in quarterfinals round of the Slovak Cup, on 7 March 2012.[5] He returned from loan after one and a half years in Europe.
Comunicaciones
Nicknamed el Toro (the Bull), he joined Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones in 2014 and scored 10 goals in his first season.[2]
International career
Blackburn made his debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras. He represented his country at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana[6] and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
In May 2018, he was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8] However, he did not make the final 23.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Blackburn goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Dominica | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 11 September 2012 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 1 June 2013 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Peru | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 8 September 2015 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 16 October 2018 | Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea |  South Korea | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6. | 5 September 2019 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda |  Bermuda | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 7. | 13 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States |  Qatar | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 8. | 2–2 | |||||
| 9. | 5 September 2021 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Jamaica | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 8 September 2021 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Mexico | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11. | 13 October 2021 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada | Canada | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. | 24 March 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Honduras | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Personal life
Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.[11]
Honours
Chorrillo
Comunicaciones
Deportivo Saprissa
Port
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2013;[12] third place: 2015[13]
