#30Midfield - Defensive Midfield

Rodrigo Bentancur

Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán

UruguayAge28Defensive Midfield

Market Value€20.00m

Tottenham Hotspur· Premier League

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Position

Midfield - Defensive Midfield

Main Position

Defensive Midfield

Date of Birth

1997-06-25(28)

Height

1,87

Preferred Foot

right

Place of Birth

Nueva Helvecia

Citizenship

Uruguay

Contract & Agent

Joined

2022-01-31

Contract Until

2029-06-30

Last Extension

2025-10-03

Agent

Back Sports S.A.

Outfitter

adidas

Market Value

€20.00m

Last Updated

2026-06-03

Honours

Italian champion ×3Europa League winnerItalian cup winner ×2Italian Super Cup winner ×2Under-20 South American Championship winner

Career Achievements

Bentancur has won three Italian Serie A titles, two Coppa Italia trophies, two Italian Super Cups, and one UEFA Europa League with Juventus. He also claimed the Under-20 South American Championship with Uruguay.

Biography

Rodrigo Bentancur, born in Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay, is a defensive midfielder who began his career at Boca Juniors before moving to Juventus, where he won multiple domestic titles. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2022 and has been a key figure in their midfield. Bentancur also represents Uruguay internationally, having won the Under-20 South American Championship.

Playing Style

Bentancur is a composed and intelligent defensive midfielder known for his excellent passing range and ability to dictate play from deep. He excels at breaking up opposition attacks with timely interceptions and tackles, though his pace can sometimes be a limitation. His tactical awareness and work rate make him a reliable presence in midfield.

Market Value History

Season Stats (UEFA Super Cup)

All seasons (66)

Season	Comp	Apps	G	A	YC	RC	Min
25/26	UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
25/26	Premier League	26	1	1	7	0	1892
25/26	International Friendlies	2	0	0	1	1	154
25/26	FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
25/26	UEFA Champions League	5	0	0	0	0	412
25/26	EFL Cup	2	0	0	0	0	155
24/25	Premier League	26	2	0	9	0	1653
24/25	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
24/25	FA Cup	1	0	0	1	0	72
24/25	UEFA Europa League	13	0	0	4	0	966
24/25	EFL Cup	4	0	1	0	0	285
23/24	World Cup qualification South America	9	0	1	3	0	733
23/24	Premier League	23	1	1	7	0	1007
23/24	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	134
23/24	FA Cup	2	0	0	0	0	156
23/24	EFL Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	Premier League	18	5	2	8	0	1506
22/23	International Friendlies	2	0	0	1	0	146
22/23	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0	71
22/23	UEFA Champions League	6	1	0	2	0	506
22/23	EFL Cup	1	0	0	1	0	45
21/22	Supercoppa Italiana	1	0	0	0	0	30
21/22	Serie A	19	0	2	1	0	1156
21/22	Premier League	17	0	4	5	0	1365
21/22	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
21/22	FA Cup	1	0	0	1	0	13
21/22	UEFA Champions League	5	0	1	0	0	384
21/22	Italy Cup	1	0	0	0	0	16
2024	Copa América	6	2	0	1	0	167
2022	World Cup	3	0	0	1	0	214
2021	Copa América	4	0	0	0	0	254
2019	Copa América	4	0	0	0	0	360
2018	World Cup	5	0	1	2	0	365
2017	U-20 South American Championship	8	1	1	3	0	706
2017	U20 World Cup	6	0	0	3	0	570
2016	Supercopa Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Copa Libertadores	5	0	0	0	0	128
2016	Copa Argentina	3	0	0	0	0	205
2016	Professional Football League (- 23/24)	11	1	0	1	0	668
2015	Copa Libertadores	1	0	0	0	0	23
2015	Professional Football League (- 23/24)	18	0	0	4	0	918
2014	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores (-14/15)	0	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	World Cup qualification South America	16	1	1	6	0	1234
20/21	Supercoppa Italiana	1	0	0	0	0	83
20/21	Serie A	33	0	4	6	0	2326
20/21	UEFA Champions League	7	0	0	2	0	475
20/21	Italy Cup	4	0	0	1	0	302
19/20	Supercoppa Italiana	1	0	0	0	0	90
19/20	Serie A	30	0	8	9	0	2199
19/20	International Friendlies	6	0	0	1	0	294
19/20	UEFA Champions League	7	0	0	2	0	419
19/20	Italy Cup	5	1	0	0	0	387
18/19	Supercoppa Italiana	1	0	0	0	0	86
18/19	Serie A	31	2	3	7	0	1998
18/19	International Friendlies	7	0	0	3	0	515
18/19	UEFA Champions League	7	0	0	1	0	550
18/19	Italy Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
17/18	Supercoppa Italiana	0	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Serie A	20	0	0	0	0	565
17/18	International Friendlies	5	0	0	0	0	430
17/18	UEFA Champions League	5	0	0	3	0	291
17/18	Italy Cup	2	0	0	2	0	91
16/17	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Professional Football League (- 23/24)	22	0	3	3	0	1836
15/16	World Cup qualification South America	2	0	0	0	0	115
14/15	Copa Argentina	6	0	0	0	0	259

National Team Matches (99)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	A	YC
2026-03-31	Uruguay	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2026-03-27	Uruguay	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-11-19	Uruguay	✈	5:1	International Friendlies	64	0	0	1
2025-11-16	Uruguay	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2025-10-13	Uruguay	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-10-10	Uruguay	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-09-09	Uruguay	✈	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2025-09-04	Peru	🏠	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	1
2025-06-10	Venezuela	🏠	2:0	World Cup qualification South America	79	0	1	0
2025-06-05	Uruguay	✈	2:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2025-03-25	Uruguay	✈	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	1
2025-03-21	Argentina	🏠	0:1	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2024-11-20	Uruguay	✈	1:1	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2024-11-16	Colombia	🏠	3:2	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	1
2024-10-15	Ecuador	🏠	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2024-10-12	Uruguay	✈	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2024-09-10	Uruguay	✈	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2024-09-06	Paraguay	🏠	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2024-09-01	Uruguay	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2024-07-14	Uruguay	✈	5:6	Copa América	90	1	0	1
2024-07-11	Uruguay	✈	1:0	Copa América	34	0	0	0
2024-07-07	Uruguay	✈	2:4	Copa América	23	0	0	0
2024-07-02	Uruguay	✈	0:1	Copa América	11	0	0	0
2024-06-28	Uruguay	✈	0:5	Copa América	4	1	0	0
2024-06-24	Uruguay	✈	1:3	Copa América	5	0	0	0
2024-06-06	Uruguay	✈	0:4	International Friendlies	89	0	0	0
2024-05-31	Uruguay	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2024-03-26	Uruguay	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2023-11-21	Bolivia	🏠	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	86	0	0	0
2023-11-17	Uruguay	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification South America	28	0	0	0
2023-10-18	Brazil	🏠	2:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2023-10-12	Uruguay	✈	2:2	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2023-09-12	Uruguay	✈	2:1	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2023-09-08	Chile	🏠	3:1	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2023-06-20	Cuba	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2023-06-14	Nicaragua	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2023-03-28	Uruguay	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2023-03-24	Uruguay	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-12-02	Uruguay	✈	0:2	World Cup	34	0	0	0
2022-11-28	Uruguay	✈	2:0	World Cup	90	0	0	1
2022-11-24	Uruguay	✈	0:0	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-09-27	Uruguay	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	61	0	0	0
2022-09-23	Uruguay	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	85	0	0	1
2022-06-11	Panama	🏠	5:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-06-05	Uruguay	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-06-03	Uruguay	✈	0:3	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-03-29	Uruguay	✈	0:2	World Cup qualification South America	74	0	0	1
2022-03-24	Peru	🏠	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2022-02-01	Venezuela	🏠	4:1	World Cup qualification South America	74	1	0	0
2022-01-27	Uruguay	✈	0:1	World Cup qualification South America	83	0	0	1
2021-11-16	Uruguay	✈	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2021-11-12	Argentina	🏠	0:1	World Cup qualification South America	76	0	0	0
2021-10-15	Uruguay	✈	4:1	World Cup qualification South America	71	0	0	0
2021-10-10	Uruguay	✈	3:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2021-10-07	Colombia	🏠	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	77	0	0	1
2021-09-09	Ecuador	🏠	1:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	1
2021-09-05	Bolivia	🏠	4:2	World Cup qualification South America	45	0	0	0
2021-09-03	Uruguay	✈	1:1	World Cup qualification South America	71	0	0	0
2021-07-03	Uruguay	✈	4:2	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2021-06-29	Uruguay	✈	0:1	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2021-06-24	Uruguay	✈	0:2	Copa América	29	0	0	0
2021-06-21	Uruguay	✈	1:1	Copa América	-	0	0	0
2021-06-19	Uruguay	✈	1:0	Copa América	45	0	0	0
2021-06-08	Uruguay	✈	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	-	0	0	0
2021-06-03	Paraguay	🏠	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	1
2020-11-17	Brazil	🏠	0:2	World Cup qualification South America	60	0	0	0
2020-11-13	Uruguay	✈	0:3	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	1	0
2020-10-13	Uruguay	✈	4:2	World Cup qualification South America	77	0	0	0
2020-10-08	Chile	🏠	2:1	World Cup qualification South America	76	0	0	1
2019-11-18	Uruguay	✈	2:2	International Friendlies	15	0	0	0
2019-11-15	Uruguay	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	53	0	0	0
2019-10-16	Uruguay	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2019-10-11	Peru	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	23	0	0	1
2019-09-11	Uruguay	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	83	0	0	0
2019-09-07	Uruguay	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	75	0	0	0
2019-06-29	Uruguay	✈	5:4	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2019-06-24	Uruguay	✈	0:1	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2019-06-20	Uruguay	✈	2:2	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2019-06-16	Uruguay	✈	0:4	Copa América	90	0	0	0
2019-06-07	Panama	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	56	0	0	0
2019-03-25	Uruguay	✈	0:4	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2019-03-22	Uruguay	✈	0:3	International Friendlies	70	0	0	0
2018-11-20	Uruguay	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2018-11-16	Uruguay	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2018-10-16	Uruguay	✈	4:3	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2018-10-12	Uruguay	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2018-09-08	Uruguay	✈	1:4	International Friendlies	74	0	0	1
2018-07-06	Uruguay	✈	2:0	World Cup	59	0	0	1
2018-06-30	Uruguay	✈	1:2	World Cup	63	0	1	0
2018-06-25	Uruguay	✈	0:3	World Cup	63	0	0	1
2018-06-20	Uruguay	✈	0:1	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2018-06-15	Uruguay	✈	0:1	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2018-06-07	Uzbekistan	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2018-03-26	Uruguay	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	78	0	0	0
2018-03-23	Uruguay	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	82	0	0	0
2017-11-14	Uruguay	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2017-11-10	Uruguay	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2017-10-10	Bolivia	🏠	4:2	World Cup qualification South America	90	0	0	0
2017-10-05	Uruguay	✈	0:0	World Cup qualification South America	25	0	0	0