Rodrigão (footballer, born 1993)

Rodrigo Gomes dos Santos (born 13 October 1993), commonly known as Rodrigão (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁodɾiˈgɐ̃w]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker.

For other people with the same nickname, see Rodrigão (disambiguation).
Rodrigão
Rodrigão with Santos in 2016
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Gomes dos Santos
Date of birth (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993
Place of birth Belmonte, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Democrata-GV 26 (8)
2015 Boa Esporte 5 (0)
2015–2016 Campinense 23 (16)
2016–2022 Santos 32 (8)
2017 → Bahia (loan) 14 (5)
2018 → Avaí (loan) 29 (8)
2019 → Coritiba (loan) 42 (21)
2020 → Ceará (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2021 → Avaí (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Ponte Preta (loan) 25 (5)
2022 Sport Recife 10 (2)
2022 Vitória 7 (1)
2023– Cascavel 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Belmonte, Bahia,[1] Rodrigão joined Democrata-GV in late 2013, after impressing on a trial basis.[2] He made his debut for the club in the following year, in Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II. In March 2015 he moved to Boa Esporte.

Rodrigão made his professional debut on 8 May 2015, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Goianiense for the Série B championship.[3] On 9 June, after appearing in only five games, he was released.[4]

Campinense

On 19 June 2015 Rodrigão joined Campinense in Série D.[5] On 12 July he scored a brace in a 2–0 home win against Globo, and added a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Coruripe on 16 August.[6]

Rodrigão started the 2016 season with a match-winning goal in a 2–1 Campeonato Paraibano home success over CSP on 30 January.[7] He also scored two further hat-tricks in the following month, against Esporte de Patos (7–1 home win)[8] and Imperatriz (3–0 away win).[9]

Santos

On 19 March 2016 Rodrigão agreed to a pre-contract with Série A club Santos, with the deal being effective on 1 June.[10] He signed a five-year contract with the club on 30 May, being immediately included in the first team squad.[11]

Rodrigão made his Peixe – and Série A – debut on 22 June 2016, starting and scoring his team's first in a 4–2 away win against Fluminense; he also provided the assist for Luiz Felipe's fourth goal.[12] He added his second goal four days later, the second in a 3–0 home success over São Paulo.[13]

Rodrigão acted mainly as a backup to Ricardo Oliveira during the rest of the year, and scored only league three goals. He started the 2017 campaign by scoring a double in a 6–2 Campeonato Paulista home routing of Linense, as Oliveira was still recuperating from mumps.[14]

On 7 July 2017, after struggling with injuries and being demoted to third-choice after the arrival of Kayke, Rodrigão was loaned to fellow top tier club Bahia until the end of the season.[15]

Back to Santos, Rodrigão began the 2018 season as a starter under new manager Jair Ventura. On 9 April of that year, after losing competition to new signings Eduardo Sasha and Gabriel, he was loaned to Série B side Avaí until December.[16]

On 6 February 2019, Rodrigão was presented at Coritiba still in the second division, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal.[17] On 30 December, after helping with 13 league goals as his side achieved promotion, he joined Ceará in the top tier, on loan for one year.[18]

In November 2020, after falling down the pecking order, Rodrigão left Ceará and returned to his former side Avaí, also in a temporary deal.[19] He also featured rarely at his new side, and moved to Ponte Preta on loan on 8 June 2021.[20]

Sport Recife

In February 2022, Rodrigão terminated his contract with Santos and joined Sport Recife on a short-term deal.[21]

Career statistics
As of 20 October 2023[22]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Democrata-GV 2014 Mineiro Módulo II —167———167
2015 Mineiro —101———101
Subtotal 00268000000268
Boa Esporte 2015 Série B 50————50
Campinense 2015 Série D 85————85
2016 00149——12[lower-alpha 1]92618
Subtotal 8514900001293423
Santos 2016 Série A 153—41——194
2017 20630000—83
2018 0051———51
Subtotal 1731144100—328
Bahia (loan) 2017 Série A 145————145
Avaí (loan) 2018 Série B 277—21——298
Coritiba (loan) 2019 Série B 33138711——4221
Ceará (loan) 2020 Série A 005100—4[lower-alpha 1]091
Avaí (loan) 2020 Série B 60————60
Ponte Preta (loan) 2021 Série B 255————255
Sport Recife 2022 Série B 204110—3[lower-alpha 1]1102
Vitória 2022 Série C 71————71
Cascavel 2023 Série D 0000———00
Career total 1443968308300191023982
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References
  1. "Atacante Rodrigão cotado para substituir Ricardo Oliveira no Santos" [Forward Rodrigão touted to replace Ricardo Oliveira at Santos] (in Portuguese). PB Agora. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. "Perto do Santos, artilheiro do Brasil era pintor de parede até os 19 e sonha em jogar na Vila" [Linked to Santos, Brazil's top goalscorer was a wall painter until the age of 19 and dreams about playing at the Vila] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. "Arthur marca o gol da vitória rubro-negra contra o Boa Esporte" [Arthur scores the winning goal of the rubro-negros against Boa Esporte] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. "Em processo de reformulação, Boa Esporte dispensa três jogadores" [In a rebuilding process, Boa Esporte release three players] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. "Campinense anuncia a contratação do atacante Rodrigão, ex-Boa Esporte" [Campinense announce the signing of forward Rodrigão, ex-Boa Esporte] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. "Com show de Rodrigão, Campinense bate o Coruripe e dispara na liderança" [With Rodrigão show, Campinense defeat Coruripe and goes farther on the leadership] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. "Campinense leva gol no fim, mas vence CSP na estreia" [Campinense suffer goal in the end, but defeat CSP in debut] (in Portuguese). Voz da Torcida. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  8. "Campinense goleia o Esporte por 7 a 1 em jogo histórico de Rodrigão e Pitbull" [Campinense thrash Esporte by 7–1 in Rodrigão and Pitbull's historical match] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  9. "Rodrigão comanda goleada do Campinense contra Imperatriz" [Rodrigão commands Campinense's routing over Imperatriz] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  10. "Santos acerta a contratação de Rodrigão, artilheiro do Brasil em 2016" [Santos agree the signing of Rodrigão, Brazil's top goalscorer in 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  11. "Atacante Rodrigão assina contrato com o Santos FC" [Forward Rodrigão signs with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  12. "Preciso nas finalizações, Santos vence Fluminense e cola no G-4 do Brasileiro" [Precise in finishing, Santos defeat Fluminense and go close to the G-4 of Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  13. "Com Lucas Lima inspirado, Santos envolve remendado São Paulo e salta na tabela" [With Lucas Lima inspired, Santos wrap São Paulo and jump on the table] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  14. "Com chuva de gols no 2º tempo, Santos faz seis e goleia Linense na abertura do Paulista" [With a goal rain in the second half, Santos score six and thrash Linense in the Paulista's opening] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  15. "Rodrigão é emprestado ao EC Bahia até o fim da temporada 2017" [Rodrigão is loaned to EC Bahia until the end of the 2017 season] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  16. "Rodrigão já está na Ressacada" [Rodrigão is already at the Ressacada] (in Portuguese). Avaí FC. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  17. "Coritiba apresenta Rodrigão" [Coritiba present Rodrigão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  18. "Ceará contrata o atacante Rodrigão para a próxima temporada" [Ceará sign forward Rodrigão for the following season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  19. "Avaí acerta com Edilson e Rodrigão para sequência da Série B" [Avaí sign Edilson and Rodrigão for the remainder of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NSC Total. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  20. "Atacante Rodrigão, do Santos, chega para exames e deve reforçar a Macaca na Série B" [Forward Rodrigão, from Santos, arrives for medical examinations and may bolster the Macaca in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  21. "Santos acerta rescisão do contrato de Rodrigão; atacante vai para o Sport" [Santos agree to terminate Rodrigão's contract; striker goes to Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  22. Rodrigão at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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