Rodrigo Rodrigues (footballer)

Rodrigo Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Rodrigues Silva
Date of birth (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Espérance de Tunis
Number 9
Youth career
Palmeiras
Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Bahia 1 (0)
2017Juazeirense (loan) 3 (0)
2018 Ferroviário 6 (2)
2018–2019 ABC 25 (8)
2019Atlético Goianiense (loan) 16 (4)
2020 Paraná 9 (0)
2020–2021 Vilafranquense 19 (2)
2021–2023 CSA 44 (17)
2023 Juventude 31 (12)
2023– Espérance de Tunis 19 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

Rodrigo Rodrigues Silva (born 18 June 1996), known as Rodrigo Rodrigues, is a Tunis professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis.

Club career

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Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Rodrigo Rodrigues represented Palmeiras and Bahia as a youth. He made his first team debut with the latter on 28 November 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jacó in a 1–0 Série B home win over Atlético Goianiense.[1]

In May 2016, after another two matches, Rodrigo Rodrigues was definitely promoted to the main squad,[2] but subsequently did not feature for the side. On 18 January 2017, he was loaned to Juazeirense.[3]

On 30 January 2018, Rodrigo Rodrigues was announced at Ferroviário.[4] On 24 May, after just 11 matches, he moved to ABC.[5]

On 15 July 2019, Rodrigo Rodrigues was loaned to Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year.[6] On 21 January 2020, he agreed to a contract with Paraná,[7] but was released on 4 August.[8]

On 12 August 2020, Rodrigo Rodrigues moved abroad and joined Liga Portugal 2 side Vilafranquense on a two-year deal.[9] He left the side on 29 June 2021,[10] and returned to his home country on 28 September, with CSA.[11]

On 20 January 2023, Rodrigo Rodrigues signed a two-year contract with Juventude.[12] On 30 September, he signed a three-year deal with Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis.[13]

Career statistics

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As of 9 November 2024[14]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bahia 2015 Série B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Juazeirense (loan) 2017 Série D 0 0 3 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Ferroviário 2018 Série D 0 0 6 2 3 1 2[a] 0 11 3
ABC 2018 Série C 7 2 7 2
2019 5 1 13 5 3 2 6[a] 1 27 9
Total 12 3 13 5 3 2 6 1 34 11
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2019 Série B 16 4 16 4
Paraná 2020 Série B 0 0 9 0 2 0 11 0
Vilafranquense 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 19 2 3 4 22 6
CSA 2021 Série B 3 0 3 0
2022 29 9 11 8 3 0 8[a] 3 51 20
2023 0 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
Total 32 9 12 8 3 0 10 3 57 20
Juventude 2023 Série B 20 6 11 6 1 0 32 12
Espérance de Tunis 2023–24 Ligue 1 16 10 14[b] 1 30 11
2024–25 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 19 10 0 0 14 1 0 0 33 11
Career total 119 34 54 21 16 7 14 1 20 4 223 67
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  2. ^ Ten appearances in CAF Champions League, four appearances and one goal in African Football League

Honours

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Espérance de Tunis

References

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  1. ^ "Em jogo de muitas chances, Bahia vence Atlético-GO por placar magro" [In a match of many chances, Bahia defeat Atlético-GO by a thin score] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Rodrigo Rodrigues espera por mais oportunidades no Bahia" [Rodrigo Rodrigues waits for more opportunities at Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Bahia empresta atacante para a Juazeirense" [Bahia loan forward to Juazeirense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio 24 Horas. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Ferrão acerta a contratação do atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues" [Ferrão agree the signing of forward Rodrigo Rodrigues] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ "ABC contrata atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues, que estava no Ferroviário-CE" [ABC sign forward Rodrigo Rodrigues, who was at Ferroviário-CE] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Atlético-GO oficializa contratação do atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues" [Atlético-GO turn official the signing of forward Rodrigo Rodrigues] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Elenco 2020" [2020 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Sem gols marcados, atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues tem o contrato rescindido no Paraná Clube" [With no goals scored, forward Rodrigo Rodrigues has his contract rescinded at Paraná Clube] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Rodrigo Rodrigues assina por dois anos com o Vilafranquense" [Rodrigo Rodrigues signs for two years with Vilafranquense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Vilafranquense não exerce opção por Rodrigo Rodrigues" [Vilafranquense do not exercise option for Rodrigo Rodrigues] (in Portuguese). Record. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  11. ^ "CSA contrata atacantes Clayton, ex-Atlético-MG, e Rodrigo Rodrigues, ex-Bahia" [CSA sign forward Clayton, formerly of Atlético-MG, and Rodrigo Rodrigues, formerly of Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE45. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Juventude confirma contratação do atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues" [Juventude confirm the signing of forward Rodrigo Rodrigues] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  13. ^ "أنهى الترجي الرياضي التونسي كل إجراءات التعاقد مع المهاجم البرازيلي رودريغو رودريغز البالغ من العمر 27 سنة لمدة ثلاث سنوات و سيكون رودريغز مؤهلا إنطلاقا من الجولة القادمة للرابطة المحترفة الأولى ضد الإتحاد الرياضي المنستيري". Espérance Sportive de Tunis (in Arabic). 30 September 2023.
  14. ^ Rodrigo Rodrigues at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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Rodrigo Rodrigues at Soccerway