Uruguayan football player

Bentancur and the second or maternal family name is Colmán. In this spanish list, the first or paternal surname isand the second or parental family name is Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán ( spanish pronunciation : [ roˈðɾiɣo βentaŋˈkuɾ ] ; born 25 June 1997 ) is a uruguayan professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Uruguay national team.

He started his career in the young person system of Argentine side Boca Juniors in 2009. He was promoted to the senior team 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 straight Serie A titles, among other trophies. At international charge, Bentancur was a member of the Uruguay U20 squad that won the 2017 south american english U-20 Championship. He made his senior debut for Uruguay in 2017, representing the side at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 and 2021 Copa América .

Club career [edit ]

Boca Juniors [edit ]

Bentancur is a intersection 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 conduct, which saw Juventus have the inaugural option to sign the youngsters until 20 April 2017, with Vadalá besides joining Juventus on loanword for the 2015–2017 seasons. Bentancur was tagged for €9.4 million. [ 3 ] Juventus ‘s CEO Giuseppe Marotta late confirmed that Juventus would be exercising their option to sign Bentancur in 2017. [ 4 ] He arrived in Turin on 3 April 2017 [ citation needed ] and completed his aesculapian on the lapp 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 transportation tip, plus extra operation based bonuses. Boca Juniors are besides entitled to 50 % of any future transfer tip that Juventus receive for Bentancur. [ 6 ] Bentancur subsequently returned to Argentina to play out the end of the 2016–17 season with Boca Juniors. [ 7 ]

Juventus [edit ]

Bentancur playing for Juventus in 2019 Bentancur formally became a player of Juventus on 1 July 2017, after the cabaret activated the option to sign him in April 2017, in a bargain which would keep him at the cabaret until 2022. The beginning choice to sign Bentancur was bought as part of Carlos Tevez ‘s hand in July 2015. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He made his baseball club debut on 26 August 2017, coming on as a ersatz 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 [edit ]

Bentancur was a member of Uruguayan national under-20 team, winning 2017 south american U-20 Championship. The squad besides finished as the fourth in 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In September 2017, Bentancur received his first gear aged call-up to the Uruguayan national team by director Óscar Tabárez for the team ‘s approaching 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 probationary 26-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 17 ] He was late included in the team ‘s final 23-man squad for the tournament. [ 18 ] He appeared in Uruguay ‘s opening catch of the tournament on 15 June, a 1–0 victory over Egypt at the Yekaterinburg Arena. [ 19 ] In the Round of 16 peer 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 get the better of to eventual champions France in the quarter-finals on 6 July. [ 21 ]

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

style of bring [edit ]

A active, hard-working, adept, elegant, and tactically versatile midfielder, who is comfortable using either infantry, Bentancur has been described as a tall and “ physically hard ” actor, 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 besides possesses beneficial close see, technique, and quick footwork, which enable him to get past opponents when in monomania, while his vision, intelligence, personality, and incisive pass besides allow him to set the tempo of his team ‘s play in a more creative character 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 altitude and firm frame besides enable him to act as a “ target man ” in an advance midfield character ; [ 26 ] he has even played as a moment striker on affair. [ 35 ] Although his acceleration is not particularly impressive, he is besides a mobile player, who is capable of pressing opponents further up the cant. furthermore, he has besides 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 stove of skills, he is considered to be a highly promise young player in the media. [ 26 ] [ 27 ]

personal biography [edit ]

On 4 March 2021, Bentancur tested cocksure for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy ; [ 36 ] by 19 March he recovered. [ 37 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 21 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Juniors 2015[38] Argentine Primera División 18 0 6 0 1[a] 0 25 0
2016[38] Argentine Primera División 11 1 3 0 5[a] 0 19 1
2016–17[38] Argentine Primera División 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Total 51 1 9 0 6 0 0 0 66 1
Juventus 2017–18[38] Serie A 20 0 2 0 5[b] 0 0 0 27 0
2018–19[38] Serie A 31 2 1 0 7[b] 0 1[c] 0 40 2
2019–20[38] Serie A 30 0 5 1 7[b] 0 1[c] 0 43 1
2020–21[38] Serie A 33 0 4 0 7[b] 0 1[c] 0 45 0
2021–22[38] Serie A 15 0 0 0 5[b] 0 0 0 20 0
Total 129 2 12 1 31 0 3 0 175 3
Career total 180 3 21 1 37 0 3 0 241 4

International [edit ]

As of match played 12 November 2021
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2017 4 0
2018 13 0
2019 12 0
2020 4 0
2021 11 0
Total 44 0

Honours [edit ]

Boca Juniors [ 38 ]
Juventus [ 38 ]
Uruguay U20
Uruguay

References [edit ]

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