Lenny Rodrigues
Quick Facts
Biography
Lenny Rodrigues (born 10 May 1987 in Verna, Goa) is an Indian footballer who plays for Bengaluru FC in the I-League on loan from Pune City as a central midfielder.
Career
Lenny was born in Verna, Goa in Cortalim and turned professional at the age of 17 when he played for Fransa-Pax, a club who’s dissolving led Rodrigues to train with Salgaocar for a year and a half. Though he was offered a contract to play in the senior team for his new club, Rodrigues turned it down to wait for a move to Churchill Brothers, a club he supported as a boy, as an under-20 player. Passing through Churchill Brothers’ youth system, the midfielder won the I-League the year he joined the club, in the 2008–09 season. Rodrigues also played a role in his teams wins at the Durand Cup and 2009 IFA Shield and 2011 IFA Shield.
On 20 March 2015, he signed a contract extension with Pune City.
On 17 June 2015 Mohun Bagan confirmed the signing of Lennny Rodrigues on loan from Pune City for the 2015–16 I-League season
On 15 December 2016 Rodrigues signed for the reigning I-League champions Bengaluru FC on loan from Pune City.
International
Lenny made his senior international debut against Oman for India on 23 February 2012.