Rodrigo Ely

Brazilian footballer
Rodrigo Ely
Ely playing for Milan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Ely
Date of birth (1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Lajeado, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Grêmio
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2012 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Milan 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Reggina (loan) 27 (1)
2013–2014 → Varese (loan) 37 (0)
2014–2015 Avellino 30 (0)
2015–2017 Milan 3 (0)
2017 → Alavés (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2021 Alavés 69 (4)
2021–2022 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2022–2023 Almería 48 (3)
2023– Grêmio 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Italy U19 7 (0)
2012 Italy U20 3 (0)
2014–2016 Brazil U23 3[citation needed] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2017

Rodrigo Ely (born 3 November 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Grêmio.

Club career

Milan

Rodrigo Ely is a youth product of Brazilian club, Grêmio, and joined Milan in 2012. He spent two years with the youth side before subsequent loan spells with several low tier Italian clubs.

Reggina / Varese (loan)

On 24 July 2012, Ely joined Reggina on a season-long loan. On 16 July 2013, AC Milan confirmed that they had reached an agreement for the season-long loan of Ely to Varese.

Avellino

On 21 July 2014, Ely joined Avellino on a free transfer.[2][3]

Return to Milan

After impressive performances with Avellino in the 2014–15 season, Milan decided to bring him back to San Siro on 10 June 2015, where he signed new contract which will keep him at the club until 30 June 2019.[4] Despite Ely being a free agent, Milan also paid an unknown party a €8 million fee.[5][6]

He made his first Serie A game of the 2015–16 season with Milan, in a 2–0 defeat against Fiorentina, where he received two yellow cards, thus getting sent off.[7]

Alavés

On 30 January 2017, Ely joined La Liga club Deportivo Alavés on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] He made his debut for the club on 11 March, replacing Ibai Gómez in a 2–1 away win against Málaga CF.

On 17 April 2017, Ely scored his first goal in the main category, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF. On 21 July, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the Basque side.[9]

Nottingham Forest

On 2 September 2021, Ely signed a one-year deal with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest as a free transfer.[10] On 31 January 2022, it was announced that Forest and Ely had mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club, without him having made an appearance.[11]

Almería

On 7 March 2022, free agent Ely signed a three-month contract with UD Almería back in Spain, with an option for a further two years.[12]

Grêmio

On 1 August 2023, Ely agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with his first club Grêmio, pending on medical examinations.[13]

International career

Ely played for Italy at Under-19 and Under-20,[14] but was called up by Alexandre Gallo to be a part of his Brazil Under-23 squad, which was preparing to compete at Rio 2016.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2020[16]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reggina (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 27 1 3 0 — — 30 1
Varese (loan) 2013–14 37 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 41 0
Avellino 2014–15 30 0 2 0 — 3[b] 0 35 0
Milan 2015–16 Serie A 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Alavés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 10 1 1 0 — — 11 1
Alavés 2017–18 31 1 5 0 — — 36 1
2018–19 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2019–20 25 2 0 0 — — 25 2
2020–21 8 1 0 0 — — 8 1
Total 79 5 6 0 — — 85 5
Career Total 176 6 14 0 — 5 0 195 6
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Club

Milan
Alavés

References

  1. ^ "Rodrigo Ely" (in Spanish). UD Almería. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  3. ^ "Il difensore Rodrigo Ely è dell'Avellino, a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). A.S. Avellino 1912. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Milan, UFFICIALE: torna Rodrigo Ely". calciomercato.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  5. ^ A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  6. ^ "Rodrigo Ely, Josè Mauri, Bacca, Adriano: ecco quanto sono costati veramente". Calcio e Finanza (in Italian). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Fiorentina vs. AC Milan - 23 August 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Rodrigo Ely, calidad y solidez para la defensa albiazul" [Rodrigo Ely, quality and solidness for the white-and-blue defense]. deportivoalaves.com (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Rodrigo Ely regresa al Deportivo Alavés para las próximas 4 temporadas" [Rodrigo Ely returns to Deportivo Alavés for the following 4 seasons] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  10. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (2 September 2021). "Rodrigo Ely joins Forest". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  11. ^ "Rodrigo Ely leaves Forest without making single appearance". 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Rodrigo Ely, fortaleza y experiencia para la defensa del Almería" [Rodrigo Ely, strength and experience for Almería's defense] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Grêmio recebe o zagueiro Rodrigo Ely para exames e encaminhamento de contratação" [Grêmio receive the stopper Rodrigo Ely for examinations and set the signing] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Rodrigo Ely". accessed 19 September 2015
  15. ^ "Avellino's Rodrigo Ely and Livorno full-back Maicon turn down Italy to represent Brazil". accessed 19 September 2015
  16. ^ Rodrigo Ely at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

External links

  • Rodrigo Ely at BDFutbol
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Grêmio FBPA – current squad