 Blackburn with Saprissa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |||
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.
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.
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.
Nicknamed el Toro (the Bull), he joined Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones in 2014 and scored 10 goals in his first season.[2]
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]
| 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 |  Canada |
1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3. | 1 June 2013 |  Peru |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 8 September 2015 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela |  Venezuela |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 5. | 16 October 2018 | Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea |  South Korea |
2–2 | 2–2 | |
| 6. | 5 September 2019 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda |  Bermuda |
2–0 | 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 | |
| 11. | 13 October 2021 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada | Canada |
1–0 | 1–4 | |
| 12. | 24 March 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Honduras |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.[11]
| N.º | Title | Club | County | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torneo de Apertura | Chorrillo F.C. |  Panamá
|
2011 |
| 2 | Torneo de Clausura | Chorrillo F.C. | Panamá
|
2014 |
| 3 | Torneo de Apertura | Comunicaciones F.C. |  Guatemala
|
2014 |
| 4 | Torneo de Clausura | Comunicaciones F.C. | Guatemala
|
2015 |
| 5 | Campeonato de Invierno | Deportivo Saprissa |  Costa Rica
|
2016 |
| 6 | Torneo de Apertura | Chorrillo F.C. | Panamá
|
2017 |
| 7 | Thai FA Cup | Port Football Club |  Thailand
|
2019 |
