Roderick Miranda

Roderick
Roderick training with Melbourne Victory in 2022
Personal information
Full name Roderick Jefferson Gonçalves Miranda[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Odivelas, Portugal
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Melbourne Victory
Number 21
Youth career
1999–2000 Odivelas
2000–2010 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Benfica 7 (0)
2011–2012Servette (loan) 24 (0)
2012Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 Benfica B 5 (0)
2013–2017 Rio Ave 72 (4)
2017–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 (0)
2018–2019Olympiacos (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020Famalicão (loan) 24 (2)
2021 Gaziantep 13 (0)
2021– Melbourne Victory 72 (3)
International career
2007 Portugal U17 6 (0)
2008 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2008–2010 Portugal U19 22 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U20 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2011 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Roderick Jefferson Gonçalves Miranda CvIH[3] (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, where he also serves as captain.

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

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Roderick" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20" [President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team] (in Portuguese). Arquivo Presidência. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.