Rodrigo Bentancur

Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo βentaŋˈkuɾ]; born 25 June 1997) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Uruguay national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bentancur and the second or maternal family name is Colmán.
Rodrigo Bentancur
Bentancur with Uruguay in 2017
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán
Date of birth (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997
Place of birth Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 30
Youth career
2009–2015 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Boca Juniors 51 (1)
2017– Juventus 81 (2)
National team‡
2017 Uruguay U20 14 (1)
2017– Uruguay 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

He started his career in the youth system of Argentine side Boca Juniors in 2009. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2015, and won two Primera División titles and a Copa Argentina with the team. He was signed by Italian club Juventus in 2017, where he won three consecutive Serie A titles, among other trophies.

At international level, he was a member of the Uruguay U20 squad that won the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. He also made his senior debut for Uruguay in 2017, and later took part at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 Copa América.

Club career

Boca Juniors

Bentancur is a product of the Boca Juniors youth academy. On 12 April 2015, he made his first team debut for the club in a league game against Nueva Chicago. He replaced Pablo Pérez after 77 minutes in a 0–0 home draw.[2]

On 13 July 2015, Bentancur, Guido Vadalá, Franco Cristaldo and Adrián Cubas became part of Carlos Tevez's deal, which saw Juventus have the first option to sign the youngsters until 20 April 2017, with Vadalá also joining Juventus on loan for the 2015–2017 seasons. Bentancur was tagged for €9.4 million.[3] Juventus's CEO Giuseppe Marotta later confirmed that Juventus would be exercising their option to sign Bentancur in 2017.[4] He arrived in Turin on 3 April 2017 and completed his medical on the same day.[5] On 21 April 2017 Juventus completed their acquisition of Bentancur, signing him on a five-year deal effective from 1 July 2017 until 30 June 2022 for a €9.5 million transfer fee, plus additional performance based bonuses. Boca Juniors are also entitled to 50% of any future transfer fee that Juventus receive for Bentancur.[6] Bentancur subsequently returned to Argentina to play out the remainder of the 2016–17 season with Boca Juniors.[7]

Juventus
Bentancur playing for Juventus in 2019

Bentancur formally became a player of Juventus on 1 July 2017, after the club activated the option to sign him in April 2017, in a deal which would keep him at the club until 2022. The first option to sign Bentancur was bought as part of Carlos Tevez's deal in July 2015.[8][9] He made his club debut on 26 August 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 away win over Genoa in Serie A.[10][11]

On 6 October 2018, Bentancur scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 away win over Udinese in Serie A.[12]

International career

Bentancur was a member of Uruguayan national under-20 team, winning 2017 South American U-20 Championship. The squad also finished as the fourth in 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In September 2017, Bentancur received his first senior call-up to the Uruguayan national team by manager Óscar Tabárez for the team's upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia in October.[13] He made his international debut on 5 October, coming on as a substitute in Uruguay's 0–0 away draw against Venezuela.[14][15] He was named in the squad for the China Cup in March 2018.[16]

In May 2018, Bentancur was named in Uruguay’s provisional 26-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[17] He was later included in the team's final 23-man squad for the tournament.[18] He appeared in Uruguay's opening match of the tournament on 15 June, a 1–0 victory over Egypt at the Yekaterinburg Arena.[19] In the Round of 16 match against Portugal on 30 June, he set-up Edinson Cavani's second goal in an eventual 2–1 victory.[20] Uruguay were eliminated from the tournament following a 2–0 defeat to eventual champions France in the quarter-finals on 6 July.[21]

In March 2019, Tabárez included Bentancur in the final 23-man Uruguay squad for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[22] In the quarter-finals against Peru on 29 June, a 0–0 draw after regulation time saw the match go to a penalty shoot-out; although Bentancur was able to score his kick, Uruguay lost the shoot-out 4–5 and were eliminated from the competition.[23]

Style of play

A dynamic, hard-working, tenacious, skilful, elegant, and tactically versatile midfielder, who is comfortable using either foot, Bentancur has been described as a tall and "physically strong" player, who is capable of playing in any midfield position, including as a defensive midfielder, as a central midfielder, as a winger on either flank, in a box-to-box role, or even as a mezzala, or as an attacking midfielder behind the forwards, due to his ability to make attacking runs from behind.[8][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] He also possesses good close control, technique, and quick footwork, which enable him to get past opponents when in possession, while his vision, intelligence, personality, and incisive passing also allow him to set the tempo of his team's play in a more creative role as a regista deep in midfield, and create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates after winning back the ball.[24][25][26][27][32][33][34] His height and strong frame also enable him to act as a "target man" in an advanced midfield role;[26] he has even played as a second striker on occasion.[35] Although his acceleration is not particularly impressive, he is also a mobile player, who is capable of pressing opponents further up the pitch. Moreover, he has also drawn praise in the media for his composure and quick-thinking both with and without the ball.[26][27] Due to his precociousness, talent, maturity, and wide range of skills, he is considered to be a highly promising young player in the media.[26][27]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2015[36] Argentine Primera División 180601[lower-alpha 1]000250
2016[36] 111305[lower-alpha 1]000191
2016–17[36] 220000000220
Total 511906000661
Juventus 2017–18[36] Serie A 200205[lower-alpha 2]000270
2018–19[36] 312107[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0402
2019–20[36] 300517[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0431
Total 81281190201103
Career total 1323171250201764
  1. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in the Supercoppa Italiana

International
As of 18 November 2019
Uruguay
YearAppsGoals
201740
2018130
2019120
Total290

Honours

Boca Juniors[36]

Juventus[36]

Uruguay U20

Uruguay

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