Rodrigo Bentancur

Bentancur is the kind of midfielder I quietly admire more than the highlight-reel stars. From Colonia in Uruguay, raised at Boca, sharpened at Juventus and now anchoring Tottenham, he does the unglamorous work of winning the ball and setting the tempo. At 185 cm he reads the game with a calm that belies his age. Injuries have tested him, yet he keeps returning looking more essential, not less. I respect the blend of South American grit and European discipline he carries, and at twenty-eight I genuinely look forward to watching his game mature into something even more complete.

Name (English)

Rodrigo Bentancur

Name (Japanese)

ロドリゴ・ベンタンクール

Reading

ろどりご・べんたんくーる

Born

June 25, 1997 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia Department, Uruguay

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttps://www.rodrigobentancur.it/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rodrigo_bentancur/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo%20Bentancur
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18817134

Tags

• Colonia Department
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-20

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