Lenny Rodrigues

Lenny Rodrigues (born 10 May 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Kerala club Thrissur Magic.

Club career Early career Born in Cortalim, Goa, began to develop a passion for football when his grandfather took him to watch local matches. He began playing for Fransa-Pax before the club folded. Rodrigues then spent a year and a half with Salgaocar before turning down a professional contract with the club to join his boyhood club, Churchill Brothers. He made his debut for the club in their first ever match against Delhi Dynamos on 14 October 2014. He started and played the whole match as it ended 0–0.

Dempo and Mohun Bagan loans Prior to the 2014–15 season, Rodrigues was loaned out to I-League side, Dempo. He made his debut for the club on 17 January 2015 against Bengaluru. He started and played the whole match as it ended 0–0. The next season, Rodrigues was loaned to Mohun Bagan.

Bengaluru loan After the conclusion of the 2016 ISL season, Rodrigues was loaned out to another I-League side, Bengaluru, on 15 December 2016. Rodrigues then scored his first goal for the club on 5 March 2017 against Minerva Punjab. His 17th-minute striker was the only one in a 1–0 victory for Bengaluru.

Bengaluru On 23 July 2017, Rodrigues was selected in the 8th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Bengaluru for the 2017–18 Indian Super League. He then made his re-debut for the side on 23 August 2017 in their AFC Cup knockout match against April 25. He started the match and scored Bengaluru's third goal in a 3–0 victory before coming off in the 89th minute.

On 20 April 2018, Rodrigues earned his only trophy for the club as a permanent player when he started for Bengaluru in their 4–1 victory over East Bengal in the Super Cup.

Goa On 20 March 2018 it was announced that Rodrigues would move to Goa for the 2018–19 season. During the 2018–19 ISL season Lenny, along with Ahmed Jahouh formed a solid midfielding partnership for FC Goa. Lenny was one of the top five passers in the Indian Super League. He started all the league matches and Super Cup matches for FC Goa. He showed his potential of acting as a deep lying playmaker. He recorded the highest passing accuracy of nearly 85% among Indians which is very good considering Indian standard. His work rate in all matches throughout the season was impressive. He intercepted the ball, tackled, and forwarded the ball. Due to his impressive performance throughout the season, he won the award of Indian player of the season for FC Goa.

Mohun Bagan In 2021 January transfer window he joined Mohun Bagan from FC Goa, on an 18-month contract. He made his debut against Odisha FC, which Mohun Bagan won 4–1.

Hyderabad FC Lenny joined Hyderabad FC for the 2024–25 season which is playing with an all-Indian squad this season.

Thrissur Magic In September 2025, Rodrigues joined Super League Kerala club Thrissur Magic.

International career Rodrigues made his international debut for India on 23 February 2012 against Oman. He came on as a substitute as India lost 5–1.

International stats

Honours

Churchill Brothers I-League: 2008–09, 2012–13 Federation Cup: 2013–14 Durand Cup: 2009

Mohun Bagan Indian Super Cup: 2019 Indian Super League premiership: 2019–20

India SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013 Nehru Cup: 2012

Personal life In January 2020, he got married and lives in Goa.