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Rodrigo Mora Scout Report: Roma’s 19-Year-Old, 25 Million Euro Attacking Midfielder

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The first time I watched Rodrigo Mora, he came off the Porto B bench and rebuilt the game at his own tempo. Three years later, the 19-year-old attacking midfielder moved to Roma in August 2026 for a guaranteed 25 million euros, one of the earliest-maturing profiles Portuguese football has produced in recent years. At 1.68 metres he offers no physical edge; his advantage is the first touch, balance in tight spaces and the choice of pass. This file is a monitoring note, not a transfer recommendation.

Rodrigo Mora

Attacking Midfielder / Winger

Mevki	Attacking Midfielder / Winger
Kulüp	AS Roma
Uyruk	Portugal
Yaş	19
Doğum	05.05.2007
Boy	1.68 m
Ayak	Right
Piyasa Değeri	About 32 million euros (FotMob)
Sözleşme	Five-year deal (August 2026)

74/100

GP SCOREMeasured today by two seasons of Primeira Liga experience, with a high ceiling set by his age and technical base.

The centre of Mora’s game is how he receives the ball. A low centre of gravity and close control let him hide the ball behind his body under pressure, then slip a cutting pass into a run behind the line. Sources describe a right-footed, technical player at ease in tight spaces. The finishing side is not weak either: he scored 10 league goals in 2024-25 with the Porto first team and was named Primeira Liga Midfielder of the Month in April 2025. Leaning on both finishing and creativity at this age is rare.

Mora is hard to pin to one position. Portuguese media and data providers place him on either wing, at number ten and occasionally as a second striker. That flexibility describes a linking player who finds space between lines more than a tempo-setting playmaker. Taking the ball in the window between defence and midfield, turning back to reconnect play and arriving as a third man at the edge of the box are the behaviours most often described. In his first weeks at Roma he has not been tied to one fixed role either.

Physical data is the weakest link of this file and it must be stated. He stands 1.68 metres and has no structural edge in duels or aerial contests. In return, turning agility, balance and short-distance acceleration carry his work in tight areas. Finishing the U17 European Championship as top scorer with 5 goals shows he can produce against physically more mature opponents. How far that edge travels in Serie A’s high-tempo, contact-heavy environment is the biggest question of his first full season.

Career numbers differ slightly between sources; the frame used here is where Wikipedia and FotMob overlap. On 15 January 2023, aged 15 years, 8 months and 10 days, he became the youngest professional in Portuguese football history with Porto B. In 2023-24 he scored 5 goals in 34 games for Porto B. In 2024-25 he netted 10 times in 23 league games with the first team. In 2025-26 under Francesco Farioli, competing with Gabri Veiga, he managed 1 goal in 28 league games while Porto won the league. At Roma he made his competitive debut on 24 August 2026 in a 4-0 win over Fiorentina and scored his first goal on 31 August in a 4-0 win over Lecce. In Serie A 2026-27 he shows four games, 171 minutes, one goal and a 7.13 average rating (FotMob).

Strengths

His first strength is the first touch and balance in tight areas, where he keeps changing direction to disturb the opponent’s shape. The second is passing choice and the timing of cutting passes. The third is attacking versatility: he moves between winger, number ten and second striker without breaking the flow. He also has unusual stage experience for his age: joint top scorer of the 2023-24 UEFA Youth League with 7 goals, the youngest European goalscorer in Club World Cup history, and a member of the Portugal squad at the Nations League finals (without a minute).

Weaknesses and Development Areas

Physique is the first issue. Serie A defences are tougher in duels and body-on-body marking than the Primeira Liga, so Mora may need a role without back-to-goal or aerial demands. The second issue is consistency: falling from 10 goals in 2024-25 to 1 in 2025-26 shows how form fluctuates without minutes and role clarity. Third, defensive contribution: pressing and recovery runs should be tracked as a separate data set. His emotional welcome in August 2026 is a sign of his age; stability under heavy media attention is also a measurable.

Career Projection and Contract Status

He joined Roma on 19 August 2026 on a five-year contract. Reports say Porto received 25 million euros guaranteed, retain 50 percent of a future resale, and that a 120 million euro release clause was mentioned in the press; some of these figures come from media rather than a club statement. FotMob puts his market value around 32 million euros, with a peak of 47 million. At 19, on a contract running to around 2031 and as a player the club has invested in heavily, the key variable in the short term is minutes. Over the medium term, whether he secures the number ten role will also shape his place in the Portugal senior squad.

GP VERDICTKEEP ON WATCHLIST

A 19-year-old attacking midfielder with first-team experience in two leagues, high technical quality and a physical profile still to be tested.

Regular starting minutes in Serie A and stability in duels.

Burak Demir, scout in charge of Spain, Italy and Portugal. This report is built on public sources and match viewing and contains no transfer recommendation.

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