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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 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.

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, score column indicates score after each Blackburn goal.
List of international goals scored by Rolando Blackburn[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Dominica 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 11 September 2012 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Canada 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 1 June 2013 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Peru 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4. 8 September 2015 Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5. 16 October 2018 Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea  South Korea 2–2 2–2 Friendly
6. 5 September 2019 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda  Bermuda 1–0 4–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
7. 13 July 2021 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States  Qatar 1–1 3–3 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8. 2–2
9. 5 September 2021 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 8 September 2021 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Mexico 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 13 October 2021 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada  Canada 1–0 1–4 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 24 March 2022 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Honduras 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

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

Honours

Chorrillo

Comunicaciones

Deportivo Saprissa

Port

References

  1. ^ "Rolando Blackburn (Player)".
  2. ^ a b 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 15 February 2024.
  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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