Rolando Blackburn

Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega (born 9 January 1990) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera División club FAS and the Panama national team.

Not to be confused with Rolando Blackman.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blackburn and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.
Rolando Blackburn
Blackburn with Saprissa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega
Date of birth (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990
Place of birth San Joaquín, Panama
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 FAS
Number 24
Youth career
Tauro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Tauro 4 (0)
2010 Juventud Retalteca ? (3)
2011–2014 Chorrillo 40 (14)
2012–2013 → Senica (loan) 41 (15)
2014–2018 Comunicaciones 88 (34)
2016–2017 → Deportivo Saprissa (loan) 27 (8)
2017 → Sporting Cristal (loan) 10 (4)
2017–2018 → Chorrillo (loan) 30 (14)
2018– The Strongest 89 (58)
2019 → Port (loan) 12 (4)
International career‡
2010 Panama U21 2 (1)
2011 Panama U23 4 (3)
2010– Panama 54[1] (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in San Joaquín, Panamá,[2] he started his career at Tauro and had a spell abroad with Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca,[3] before joining Chorrillo after financial troubles struck Juventud.

FK Senica

In January 2012, he joined Slovak club Senica on loan from Chorrillo.[4] Blackburn made his official debut for the club in 2–0 win over Slovan Bratislava in quarterfinals round of the Slovak Cup, on 7 March 2012.[5] He returned from loan after one and a half year in Europe.

Comunicaciones

Nicknamed el Toro (the Bull), he joined Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones in 2014 and scored 10 goals in his first season.[2]

International career

Blackburn made his debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras. He represented his country at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana[6] and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

In May 2018, he was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8] However, he did not make the final 23.[9]

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2011Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Dominica1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.11 September 2012 Canada1–02–0
3.1 June 2013 Peru1–01–1Friendly
4.8 September 2015Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Venezuela1–01–1
5.16 October 2018Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea South Korea2–22–2
6.5 September 2019Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda2–04–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
7.13 July 2021BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States Qatar1–13–32021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.2–2
9.5 September 2021Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.8 September 2021Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Mexico1–01–1
11.13 October 2021BMO Field, Toronto, Canada Canada1–01–4
12.24 March 2022Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Honduras1–01–1

Personal life

Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.[11]

Honours
N.º Title Club County Year
1 Torneo de Apertura Chorrillo F.C. Panama Panamá 2011
2 Torneo de Clausura Chorrillo F.C. Panama Panamá 2014
3 Torneo de Apertura Comunicaciones F.C. Guatemala Guatemala 2014
4 Torneo de Clausura Comunicaciones F.C. Guatemala Guatemala 2015
5 Campeonato de Invierno Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica Costa Rica 2016
6 Torneo de Apertura Chorrillo F.C. Panama Panamá 2017
7 Thai FA Cup Port Football Club Thailand Thailand 2019

References
  1. "Rolando Blackburn (Player)".
  2. La historia de vida de Rolando el Toro Blackburn - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  3. Rolando Blackburn la nueva generación de la selección panameña - DiarioPro (in Spanish)
  4. Panamá: Rolando Blackburn buscará probar suerte en Eslovaquia 20.11.2011, goal.com
  5. Senica o krok bližšie k postupu 09.03.2012, profutbal.sk
  6. Nomina Oficial de la Seleccion de Panama para la Copa CA 2013 - UNCAF
  7. Final 2013 Gold Cup rosters revealed Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine - CONCACAF
  8. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  9. "Panama's final squad includes 6 MLS players". 30 May 2018.
  10. "Blackburn, Rolando". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  11. http://digital.nuestrodiario.com/olive/ode/nuestrodiario/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=R05ELzIwMTQvMDgvMDk.&pageno=Mjg.&entity=UGMwMjgwMQ..&view=ZW50aXR5 - Nuestro Diario
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