Rodrigo Bentancur Colman (born 25 June 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Uruguay national team.

[3] Passionate about football since childhood, Bentancur eventually enrolled in Boca Juniors youth academy in 2009 after Horacio Anselmi, a longtime representative for the club, scouted him.

[7] He would make a similar mistake some years later, this time playing for Juventus, with a back-pass blunder inside his own penalty area which put his team one nil down in the first seconds of the game, in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 (they ended up being eliminated due to the away goals rule).

[11] On 21 April 2017 Juventus completed their acquisition of Bentancur, signing him on a five-year deal effective from 1 July 2017 until 30 June 2022 for a €9.5 million transfer fee, plus additional performance based bonuses.

[23] Later on in the season, Bentancur scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a group stage match - an equaliser against Sporting CP.

He continued his goal-scoring form in Spurs' league fixture three days later, coming off the bench to score an injury-time winner against AFC Bournemouth, completing a 3–2 comeback after they had gone 2–0 down.

[25] On 11 February 2023, Bentancur suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a match against Leicester City, which would rule him out of the team for the rest of the season.

[26] Bentancur eventually made his return on 27 October 2023, coming off the bench late in a 1–2 away win against Crystal Palace in game week 10.

[29] In November 2024, he received a seven-game suspension and imposed with a fine of £100,000 by the English FA for allegedly making a racist comment toward his teammate Son Heung-min.

[30][31] Bentancur was a member of Uruguay national under-20 team, winning the 2017 South American U-20 Championship[32] and finishing fourth at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

[14][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54] He also possesses good close control, technique, and quick footwork, which enable him to get past opponents when in possession, while his vision, intelligence, personality, and incisive passing also allow him to set the tempo of his team's play in a more creative role as a regista deep in midfield, and create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates after winning back the ball.

[47][48][49][50][55][56][57] His height and strong frame also enable him to act as a "target man" in an advanced midfield role;[49] he has even played as a second striker on occasion.

[49][50] Due to his precociousness, talent, maturity, and wide range of skills, he is considered to be a highly promising young player in the media.