Garry Mendes Rodrigues

Garry Mendes Rodrigues (; born 27 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

In February 2013, Rodrigues announced that he would like to represent Cape Verde, and made his debut in August 2013. He represented the side at the 2015 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

He formerly played for PAOK, Elche, XerxesDZB, Boshuizen, ADO Den Haag, Dordrecht, Levski Sofia, Galatasaray, Al-Ittihad, Fenerbahçe, Olympiacos, Ankaragücü & Sivasspor.

He is the cousin of Jerson Cabral.

Club career As a youth player Rodrigues played for Feyenoord and Portuguese Real Sport Clube.

Rodrigues joined Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag from amateur FC Boshuizen on 16 May 2012 after joining XerxesDZB, Rostocker & Boshuizen earlier, signing a 1+1 years contract. In July, he was loaned out to Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. Rodrigues made his league debut in a 1–1 away draw against Emmen on 10 August, playing the full 90 minutes.

Levski Sofia On 11 February 2013, Rodrigues signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia. He made his debut away at Chernomorets Burgas in a 2–0 win on 3 March. On 13 March, he scored his first goal for Levski in the 22nd minute of a Bulgarian Cup quarter-final first leg tie against Litex Lovech. On 20 April, in a 2–1 away victory over Litex, Rodrigues netted his first league goal and assisted Hristo Yovov.

On 21 July 2013, Rodrigues opened the scoring in Levski's first match of the 2013–14 A PFG season against Botev Plovdiv, but was subsequently sent off after an altercation with Veselin Minev.

During the first half of the 2013–14 season Rodrigues scored 14 goals in total helping Levski Sofia to overcome several teams and progress to the 3rd place in the league ranking. He also scored a penalty in the 7–6 win after penalties against CSKA Sofia in a Bulgarian Cup Eternal Derby third round tie, eventually helping the team to reach the quarter-finals of the competition. The strong overall performance led to the interest of several European clubs. In January 2014, West Ham United sent an offer to Levski for a trial, but Rodrigues refused it, stating that he would only negotiate with a team which is guaranteed to offer him a contract.

Elche On 27 January 2014, Rodrigues signed with Elche CF on a six-month loan through Promoesport (an investment fund linked to Gimnàstic de Tarragona), with a buyout clause. He made his La Liga debut on 1 March, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 home win over Celta de Vigo, and scored his first goal in the category on 3 May, netting the game's only in an away success against Málaga CF.

In the 2014 summer Rodrigues signed a four-year deal with the Valencian club, after his buyout clause was activated. On 31 July 2015, he rescinded his link.

PAOK On 4 August 2015, Rodrigues signed a three-year contract with PAOK for an undisclosed fee. On 23 September 2015, in a home derby game against AEK Athens he scored his first goal in Greek Super League. On 11 January 2016, PAOK turned down Al-Ahli Saudi FC's offer in the region of €1.7 million for Garry Rodrigues. He finished the season with seven goals being the third scorer of the club.

On 24 November 2016, in a UEFA Europa League group stage away match against ACF Fiorentina, Rodrigues scored a late goal to give PAOK a 3–2 win.

Galatasaray On 9 January 2017, PAOK officially announced the transfer of Rodrigues to Galatasaray for a fee of €3.7 million. In February 2018, he was linked with a move to Lyon, having scored five goals and made eight assists in 22 Süper Lig appearances since the start of the 2017–18 season.

He was contracted to Galatasaray until the summer of 2021.

Al-Ittihad On 6 January 2019, Rodrigues joined Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia for a fee of €9m.

Fenerbahçe On 13 July 2019, Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Rodrigues on loan for 2 years from Al-Ittihad.

Olympiacos On 18 September 2021, Olympiacos F.C. officially announced the signing of Rodrigues on a three-year contract with €1 million annual fee, including bonuses.

Ankaragücü On 19 August 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig club Ankaragücü.

Sivasspor A year later, on 13 September 2024, Rodrigues moved across Türkiye to join Süper Lig team Sivasspor for free.

Apollon Limassol On 25 June 2025, Garry Rodrigues joined Cypriot First Division team Apollon Limassol on a two-year deal for free.

International career Rodrigues received his first international call-up in August 2013 to play friendly match against Gabon on the 14th of that month. He substituted Djaniny at halftime. On 6 September 2014 he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 away win over Niger in Cape Verde's successful qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Rodrigues was included in their squad for the finals in Equatorial Guinea, but due to competition from Kuca, Djaniny and Júlio Tavares he played only in the goalless draw with Zambia, which confirmed their elimination from Group B.

In January 2022, Rodrigues was a member of the Cape Verde squad that represented the nation at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He appeared in all four of the team's matches, assisting Júlio Tavares' winning goal in their opening fixture against Ethiopia and scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with host nation Cameroon which ensured their qualification to the knockout stage.

In December 2023, Rodrigues was named in Cape Verde's squad for his third Africa Cup of Nations – the 2023 tournament in the Ivory Coast. On 14 January 2024, in Cape Verde's opening match against Ghana, he scored a 92nd minute goal to give the Tubarões Azuis a 2–1 win.

In May 2026, Rodrigues was announced as part of Cape Verde's 26-man squad for their maiden World Cup.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodrigues goal.

Honours Levski Sofia Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2012–13

Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2017–18

Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2021–22

Individual Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2015–16 Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2017–18