Rúben da Rocha Rodrigues (born 2 August 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a forward for club Bolton Wanderers.
Club career He played in the Netherlands at junior levels and started his career in the lower divisions.
On 27 December 2017, Den Bosch announced that Rodrigues would join the club for training immediately; he signed a professional contract from 1 July 2018. He had previously played for Den Bosch's junior squad.
He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Den Bosch on 17 August 2018 in a game against Volendam as a 61st-minute substitute for Stefano Beltrame. On 23 January 2019, Rodrigues was loaned out to De Treffers for the rest of the season.Ruben da Rocha Rodrigues versterkt De Treffers, detreffers.nl, 23 January 2019
On 7 August 2020, he signed for National League side Notts County. After scoring seven goals in the month, Rodrigues was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for May 2021, and at the end of the season he was voted Notts County's Fans' Player of the Season.
On 13 June 2023, Rodrigues signed with EFL League One side Oxford United. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory over Exeter City on 23 September, and went on to score 13 times in 95 matches in all competitions in two seasons with the club.
On 25 June 2025, Rodrigues joined Brazilian club Vitória for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.. However he only played 4 games there
On 30 January 2026, Rodrigues returned to England, joining League One club Bolton Wanderers on an initial eighteen-month contract, with the option for a further twelve months.
He would make his debut for Bolton on the 14th February 2026, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute in a 1-1 draw away at Lincoln City. Having already made his debut for the Bolton Wanderers B team against Stoke City four days previously.
His first goal for Bolton would come on the 7th March 2026 at home to Wycombe Wanderers. Bolton found themselves 2-0 down at halftime, with Rodrigues being among a number of substitutions made by Bolton manager Steven Schumacher, in an attempt to change Bolton’s fortunes in the game. Rodrigues would score in the 88th minute, kickstarting a subsequent EFL record setting late comeback, with Bolton going on to score again twice in stoppage time to win 3-2. Rodgrigues scored twice in the League One playoff final on 24 May 2026, the opening goal in the 3rd minute and a penalty to complete a 4-1 win in stoppage time.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Den Bosch2018–19Eerste Divisie6000——602019–20Eerste Divisie271210——2812Total331210——3412De Treffers (loan)2018–19Tweede Divisie174———174Notts County2019–20National League———1Appearance in the FA Trophy. Rodrigues signed for Notts County during the 2020–21 season but played in the FA Trophy for the preceding season since it had been paused and resumed due to the COVID-19 pandemic0102020–21National League351100—6Four appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the National League play-offs241132021–22National League421940—5Four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the National League play-offs351222022–23National League361610—003716Total1134650—12513051Oxford United2023–24League One4493010605492024–25Championship3940020—414Total83133030609513Vitória2025Brazilian Série A4000000040Bolton Wanderers2025–26League One1220000321542026–27Championship510010—61Total173001032215Career total26778904021730185
Honours Notts County National League play-offs: 2023
Oxford United EFL League One play-offs: 2024
Bolton Wanderers EFL League One play-offs: 2026
Individual National League Player of the Month: May 2021 Notts County Fans' Player of the Year: 2020–21 National League Team of the Year: 2021–22, 2022–23
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