Rodrigo Bentancur is an international soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Uruguay's national football team and Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He wears jersey number 30 in his current club.
Bentancur has been a star at Juventus before heading to Tottenham Hotspur. Back Sports S.A. currently manages Bentancur. He is vast as a hard-working, tenacious, and tactically versatile midfielder capable of playing in any midfield position.
Bentancur is currently in a relationship with his loving girlfriend turned fiance named Melany La Blanca. The lovebirds have known each other for a long time, and it is reported that they began dating in 2015. After dating for two years, Bentancur proposed to his girlfriend in 2017. Since then, they have been living happily.
Rodrigo Bentancur with his girlfriend SOURCE: Instagram @rodrigo_bentancur Furthermore, the couple does not hesitate to show love to the world. They often post images on Instagram. Besides, Bentancur and Blanca are going to be parents soon. On April 5, 2022, Bentancur posted a photo of his partner showing a baby bump. The following day, the duo again shared a clip where we could see Bantancur kissing his partner's belly.
At the time of this post, they have not shared anything about welcoming a child. We can follow Bentancur on Instagram as @rodrigo_bentancur to get further updates.
Bentancur makes a fair sum of money from being a professional footballer. Bentancur is estimated to have a net worth of around $8 million. Previously, he played for Juventus, with whom he had a deal of €21.70 million. Bentancur received a massive contract worth €19 million when he left them to join Hotspur.
His weekly wage in his current team is £73,000, while his yearly salary is £3,796,000. While playing for Juventus in the 2020 season, Bentancur earned £79,000 in a week and £4,108,000 in a year. His weekly salary in 2019 was £75,000, while his annual income was £3,900,000.
Rodrigo Bentancur in his free time SOURCE: Instagram @rodrigo_bentancur In the same way, Bentancur played for other teams in the past, which may have helped him gain more profit. His current market value is €40 million, while it was €50 million recorded on March 3, 2020.
Rodrigo Bentancur was born as Rodrigo Bentancur Colman on June 25, 1997, in Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay. He is the son of Roberto Bentancur and Mary Colman. He was born in Uruguay, which grants him Uruguayan nationality. His birth sign is Cancer.
At 13, Bentancur was rejected by Uruguayan giants Penarol; he took his father's advice and took a trial with Boca.
Bentancur began his career as a youth player at the Boca U20 squad in 2009, where he remained with the youth academy for six years.
Rodrigo Bentancur representing Tottenham Hotspur SOURCE: Instagram @rodrigo_bentancur After playing for several years in a youth team, Bentancur was promoted to the leading group in 2015 and made his debut in a league match against Nueva Chicago replacing Pablo Perez. The game ended in a 0-0 home tie. Before leaving the club in 2017, Bentancur played 51 games, netting only one goal. Along with his team, he was awarded 2015, 2016-017 Primera Division, and 2014-015 Copa Argentina.
Bentancur, alongside Guido Vadala, Franci Cristaldo, and Adrian Cubas, was part of Carlos Tevez's deal with Juventus have the first option to sign the youngsters. Bentancur was transferred to Juventus on July 1, 2017, in an exchange worth £9.45 million on a five-year contract after completing his medical on April 3, 2017. His first match came on August 26, 2017, as a substitute in a 4-2 victory against Genoa.
After making 133 games for Juventus, Bentancur moved to Tottenham Hotspur on January 31, 2022.
On January 19, 2017, Bentancur earned his first international cap with the U20 squad of Uruguay in a 0-0 draw against Venezuela at the U-20 South American Championship 2017. Following that, he scored 1 goal in 14 caps for the youth team.
Rodrigo Bentancur representing Uruguay SOURCE: Instagram @rodrigo_bentancur After playing for Uruguay in their under-20 teams, Bentancur made his full international debut for Uruguay on October 5, 2017, in a world cup qualification against South America. Bentancur, along with Lucas Torreira and Luis Suarez, was added to the Uruguay squad led by head coach Oscar Tabarez for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Bentancur was included in Uruguay's opening match of the 2018 World Cup in a 1-0 win against Mohamed Salah's Egypt. Similarly, Egypt keeper Mohamed El-Shenawy was named the man of the match award after the incredible display. However, he had to turn down the traditional gift as it was alcoholic of Budweiser sponsorship.
Bentancur's team scheduled their next match on June 20, 2018, against Saudi Arabia. Besides, Saudi Arabia lost their opening match by 5-0 against Russia on 14th June. He has already made over 50 game appearances for the senior squad.
