Rodirlei "Rodi" José Ascensão Duarte, sometime known as "Rody" (born 28 May 1991) is a Cape Verdean former
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Career
Rodi spend his youth career in Portugal where he played for
F.C. Porto. He returned to Cape Verde and his senior career began with
SC Santa Maria based in his hometown. He would play for several Portuguese football clubs starting with
FC Porto
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for one season in 2009, two seasons with
Gil Vicente
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and was on loan with
Pinhalnovense in the 2011–12 season and recently with
Famalicão. He spent one season in Romania with
ACS Poli Timişoara
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where he appeared for nine matches and scored a goal. Rodi moved to play with Sporting Praia, his second Cape Verdean club in six years where he currently appears.
Rodi was capped for Cape Verde under-21 team. He was call-up to the
senior team in September 2009 along with three other U21 internationals and played in the match against
Malta
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.
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
People from Sal, Cape Verde
Cape Verdean men's footballers
21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen
Men's association football forwards
Cape Verde men's international footballers
Cape Verde men's under-21 international footballers
Santiago South Premier Division players
SC Santa Maria players
FC Porto players
Gil Vicente F.C. players
C.D. Pinhalnovense players
F.C. Famalicão players
ACS Poli Timișoara players
Sporting Clube da Praia players
Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania