Rodrigo Bentancur
Full name: Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán
Country: Uruguay
Date of birth: 25/06/1997 (18 years old)
Place of birth: Colônia do Sacramento (Uruguay)
Height: 185cm
Youth career: Club Artesano, CA Boca Juniors (since 2009)
Current club: CA Boca Juniors
Squad number: 30
Current national team: —
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 2.000.000 €
Tournaments participated in: —
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: Athletes First
Similar type of player: combined playing styles of Axel Witsel & Paul Pogba
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– technique
– creativity
– intelligence 
– long shots 
– ambidexterity
– teamwork
– maturity 
Style of play:
– creative and elegant central midfielder
– likes to shoot from distance
– likes to play through balls
– improves the team’s off the ball movement when in possession
– very good in combination play
– great physical and technical prowess
– exceptional precision when passing and shooting
– likes to orchestrate play with his passing and creativity
– excellent vision and ability to read the game
– unique technical ability and confidence on the ball
– constantly asking for the ball and often is an additional passing option
– finds himself best in positional attack
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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Achievements:
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League summary:
Argentine Primera División 2015 (ongoing): 15 matches/0 goals (Boca)
Description:
Rodrigo Bentancur joined the famous Boca Juniors youth academy at the age of only 9 years. He’s currently considered to be one of the biggest prospect in Argentine Primera División. He made his first team debut on 12 April 2015 in a league game against Nueva Chicago, in which he replaced Pablo Pérez after 77 minutes in a 0-0 home draw. In the summer 2015 Juventus sold Carlos Tevez to Boca and – as a part of the transaction – secured an option to buy Rodrigo, who in 2017 will be able to move to Juve for 9,4 € million.
Quotes:
“There are a number of exciting players breaking through at Boca at the moment. Defensive midfielder Adrian Cubas impressed last year and is an outstanding talent while forward Cristian Pavon and midfielder Franco Cristaldo, both 19, have shown flashes of promise. However, it seems that 18-year-old Uruguayan playmaker Rodrigo Bentancur is closest to become a regular feature in the Boca line up. The tall, elegant, multifunctional midfielder has made ten league appearances and is highly regarded by those within the club. Indeed, none other than Juan Roman Riquelme named him as one of his favourite prospects and as part of the Tevez deal Juventus have a first option on him. Bentancur certainly could make a big impression this year.”
(outsideoftheboot.com)
Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
Links:
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