Not to be confused with Rolando Blackman.
Rolando Blackburn
FullnameRolando Manrique Blackburn Ortega
Birth date9 January 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeSan Joaquín, Panama
PositionStriker
CurrentclubSan Francisco
Clubnumber9
Youthclubs 1Tauro
Years 12009–2010
Clubs 1Tauro
Caps 14
Goals 10
Years 22010
Clubs 2Juventud Retalteca
Caps 221
Goals 23
Years 32011–2014
Clubs 3Chorrillo
Caps 340
Goals 314
Years 42012–2013
Clubs 4→ Senica (loan)
Caps 441
Goals 415
Years 52014–2018
Clubs 5Comunicaciones
Caps 588
Goals 534
Years 62016–2017
Clubs 6→ Deportivo Saprissa (loan)
Caps 627
Goals 68
Years 72017
Clubs 7→ Sporting Cristal (loan)
Caps 710
Goals 74
Years 82017–2018
Clubs 8→ Chorrillo (loan)
Caps 830
Goals 814
Years 92018–2021
Clubs 9The Strongest
Caps 994
Goals 959
Years 102019
Clubs 10→ Port (loan)
Caps 1012
Goals 104
Years 112022
Clubs 11Royal Pari
Caps 1111
Goals 112
Years 122022
Clubs 12Alajuelense
Caps 1213
Goals 121
Years 132023
Clubs 13FAS
Caps 1315
Goals 133
Years 142023
Clubs 14Tauro
Caps 1414
Goals 148
Years 152024
Clubs 15UMECIT
Caps 1513
Goals 153
Years 162024
Clubs 16Victoria
Caps 1618
Goals 1611
Years 172025–
Clubs 17San Francisco
Caps 1715
Goals 177
Nationalyears 12010
Nationalteam 1Panama U21
Nationalcaps 12
Nationalgoals 11
Nationalyears 22011

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

Club career

Born in San Joaquín, Panamá,[1] he started his career at Tauro and had a spell abroad with Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca,[2] before joining Chorrillo after financial troubles struck Juventud.

FK Senica

In January 2012, he joined Slovak club Senica on loan from Chorrillo.[3] 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.[4] He returned from loan after one and a half years in Europe.

Comunicaciones

Nicknamed el Toro (the Bull), he joined Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones in 2014 and scored 10 goals in his first season.[1]

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[5] and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

In May 2018, he was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7] However, he did not make the final 23.[8]

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[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2011Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaDMA1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.11 September 2012Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaCanada1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.1 June 2013Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaPeru1–01–1Friendly
4.8 September 2015Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, VenezuelaVenezuela1–01–1Friendly
5.16 October 2018Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South KoreaSouth Korea2–22–2Friendly
6.5 September 2019Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, BermudaBER1–04–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
7.13 July 2021BBVA Stadium, Houston, United StatesQatar1–13–32021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.2–2
9.5 September 2021Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaJamaica2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.8 September 2021Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaMexico1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.13 October 2021BMO Field, Toronto, CanadaCanada1–01–42022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.24 March 2022Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, PanamaHonduras1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.[10]

Honours

Chorrillo

Comunicaciones

Deportivo Saprissa

Port

Panama

References

  1. ^ La historia de vida de Rolando el Toro Blackburn - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Rolando Blackburn la nueva generación de la selección panameña - DiarioPro (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Panamá: Rolando Blackburn buscará probar suerte en Eslovaquia 20.11.2011, goal.com
  4. ^ Senica o krok bližšie k postupu 09.03.2012, profutbal.sk
  5. ^ Nomina Oficial de la Seleccion de Panama para la Copa CA 2013 - UNCAF
  6. ^ Final 2013 Gold Cup rosters revealed Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine - CONCACAF
  7. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com"
  8. ^ "Panama's final squad includes 6 MLS players". 30 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Blackburn, Rolando". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  10. ^ http://digital.nuestrodiario.com/olive/ode/nuestrodiario/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=R05ELzIwMTQvMDgvMDk.&pageno=Mjg.&entity=UGMwMjgwMQ..&view=ZW50aXR5 - Nuestro Diario
  11. ^ Chappell, Bill (2013-07-29). "U.S. Beats Panama, 1-0, To Win Gold Cup Title". NPR. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  12. ^ "USA 1, Panama 1 (2-3 on penalties) | CONCACAF Gold Cup Match Recap | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2025-03-27.