# Rolando Blackburn

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

## Club career

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

### FK Senica

In January 2012, he joined Slovak club Senica on loan from Chorrillo. 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. 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.

## 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 and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In May 2018, he was named in Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. However, he did not make the final 23.

### 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 :
| 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. | 13 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States | Qatar | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 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.

## Honours

Chorrillo
* Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 2011 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2017 Apertura
Comunicaciones
* Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala: 2014 Apertura, 2015 Clausura
Deportivo Saprissa
* Liga FPD: 2016 Invierno
Port
* Thai FA Cup: 2019