Garry Mendes Rodrigues

Garry Mendes Rodrigues

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

As a youth player Rodrigues played for Feyenoord and Portuguese Real Sport Clube. Rodrigues joined Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag from amateur FC Boshuizen on 16 May 2012 after joining XerxesDZB, Rostocker & Boshuizen earlier, signing a 1+1 years contract. In July, he was loaned out to Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. Rodrigues made his league debut in a 1–1 away draw against Emmen on 10 August, playing the full 90 minutes.

Levski Sofia

On 11 February 2013, Rodrigues signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia. He made his debut away at Chernomorets Burgas in a 2–0 win on 3 March. On 13 March, he scored his first goal for Levski in the 22nd minute of a Bulgarian Cup quarter-final first leg tie against Litex Lovech. On 20 April, in a 2–1 away victory over Litex, Rodrigues netted his first league goal and assisted Hristo Yovov. On 21 July 2013, Rodrigues opened the scoring in Levski's first match of the 2013–14 A PFG season against Botev Plovdiv, but was subsequently sent off after an altercation with Veselin Minev. During the first half of the 2013–14 season Rodrigues scored 14 goals in total helping Levski Sofia to overcome several teams and progress to the 3rd place in the league ranking. He also scored a penalty in the 7–6 win after penalties against CSKA Sofia in a Bulgarian Cup Eternal Derby third round tie, eventually helping the team to reach the quarter-finals of the competition. The strong overall performance led to the interest of…

International career

Rodrigues received his first international call-up in August 2013 to play friendly match against Gabon on the 14th of that month. He substituted Djaniny at halftime. On 30 December 2013, Rodrigues appeared as a starter in the 1–4 loss against Catalonia in a friendly match, assisting his team's goal that was scored by Djaniny. On 6 September 2014 he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 away win over Niger in Cape Verde's successful qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Rodrigues was included in their squad for the finals in Equatorial Guinea, but due to competition from Kuca, Djaniny and Júlio Tavares he played only in the goalless draw with Zambia, which confirmed their elimination from Group B. In January 2022, Rodrigues was a member of the Cape Verde squad that represented the nation at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He appeared in all four of the team's matches, assisting Júlio Tavares' winning goal in their opening fixture against Ethiopia and scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with host nation Cameroon which ensured their qualification to the knockout stage. In December 2023, Rodrigues was named in Cape Verde's squad for his third Africa Cup of Nations – the 2023 tournament in the Ivory Coast. On 14 January 2024, in Cape Verde's opening match against Ghana, he scored a 92nd minute goal to give the Tubarões Azuis a 2–1 win. In May 2026, Rodrigues was announced as part of Cape Verde's 26-man squad for their maiden World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2026

International

As of match played 26 June 2026

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodrigues goal.

Club
Galatasaray S.K. (2017–2019)
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Al Ittihad FC (2019–2021)
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XerxesDZB (2009–2010)
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ADO Den Haag (2012–2013)
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FC Dordrecht (2012–2013)
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PFC Levski Sofia (2013–2013)
Club
Elche CF (2014–2015)
Club
PFC Levski Sofia (2013–2014)
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Elche CF (2014–2015)
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PAOK FC (2015–)
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Cape Verde men's national football team (2013–)
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PFC Levski Sofia (2012–2014)
Club
PAOK FC (2015–2017)
National team
Cape Verde

Legacy

Honours

Levski Sofia

Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2012–13 Galatasaray

Süper Lig: 2017–18 Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2021–22 Individual

Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2015–16 Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2017–18

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Dutch-born Cape Verdean footballer

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

Garry Mendes Rodrigues is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

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