Rolando Blackburn

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.

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.

Personal life
Born to parents Rolando and Vanesa, Blackburn is married to Yarkanis. They have a daughter.

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