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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Ely | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Lajeado, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Alavés (on loan from Milan) | ||
Number | 2 | ||
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) | 39 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Avellino | 33 | (0) |
2015– | Milan | 3 | (0) |
2017– | → Alavés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Italy U-19 | 7 | (0) |
2012 | Italy U-20 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Brazil U-23 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:09, 15 December 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2014 |
Rodrigo Ely (born 3 November 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés on loan from Milan as a central defender.
Rodrigo Ely is a youth product of Brazilian club, Grêmio, having join Milan since 2010 and spent two years with the youth side before subsequent loan spells with several low tier Italian clubs.
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.
On 21 July 2014, Ely joined Avellino on a free transfer.
After impressive performances with Avellino in 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. Despite a free agent, Milan also paid an unknown party for €8 million fee.
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.
On 30 January 2017, Ely joined La Liga club Alavés on loan for the remainder of the season.
Ely has actually played for Italy at Under-19 and Under-20, but he has been called by Alexandre Gallo to be a part of his Brazil Under-23 squad, which is preparing to compete at Rio 2016.