Roderick

Roderick Jefferson Goncalves Miranda CvIH (born 30 March 1991), known as Roderick, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men.

Having started his professional career at Benfica, he made 103 Primeira Liga appearances mainly for Rio Ave and also F.C. Famalicao. He also played in Switzerland, Spain, England, Greece, Turkey and Australia.

Club Career

Benfica

Born in Odivelas, Roderick arrived in Benfica's youth academy in 2000 (aged nine), from Lisbon neighbours Odivelas. He was promoted to the first team nine years later after having played in all the youth ranks, and made his debut on 17 December 2009 in a dead rubber game in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, featuring for the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 home win against AEK Athens. His only other appearance was on 13 January, in a 1–1 away draw with Vitoria de Guimaraes in the Taca da Liga round-robin.

Roderick played his first game in the Primeira Liga on 7 November 2010, as a 73rd-minute substitute for Carlos Martins in a 5–0 loss at Porto in O Classico. For 2011–12, he was loaned to Servette in Switzerland – coached by former Benfica player Joao Alves – in a season-long move.

On 31 July 2012, Roderick joined Deportivo de La Coruna of La Liga, also on loan for a season. He made four appearances, starting with a 1–1 draw at Athletic Bilbao in which he requested his substitution through injury; he returned to the Estadio da Luz in the following transfer window.

In one of only two league matches in the 2012–13 campaign, Roderick came on away to Porto in the penultimate round of fixtures, with both teams competing for the title; he was marking Kelvin, who scored the added-time winner. He said years later that manager Jorge Jesus did not blame him for the defeat.

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