Rodrigo Soares

Rodrigo Alves Soares (born 26 December 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back.

For the Brazilian economist, see Rodrigo R. Soares.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Rodrigo Soares
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Alves Soares
Date of birth (1992-12-26) 26 December 1992
Place of birth Porangatu, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Goianiense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 União São João 14 (2)
2013 Santo André 1 (0)
2014–2015 Grêmio Anápolis 15 (1)
2015–2017 Porto B 25 (0)
2017 → Chaves (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2019 Desportivo das Aves 60 (5)
2019–2022 PAOK 44 (0)
2022–2023 Juventude 35 (1)
2023– Atlético Goianiense 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2022

Club career

Early career

Born on 26 December 1992 in Porangatu, Brazil, Rodrigo Alves Soares started playing football since he was a... toddler, just like all kids in his home country. He was introduced to professional football at the age of 20, at União São João. He joined Santo André for a while, before signing for Grêmio Anápolis. With 14 matches and 1 goal to show for in 2014–15, he earned his ticket to European football. He moved to Porto and played for their B team for two seasons. In 2017, he was loaned to Chaves for a semester, recording his first appearances in Primeira Liga. In the following season, Rodrigo was on the lookout for a top-tier team that would grant him opportunities to show his worth. Desportivo das Aves came up with the offer.

C.D. Aves

In his first season at Desportivo das Aves, Rodrigo conjured up 1 goal and 2 assists in 33 encounters and contributed to his club's first ever silverware, the Taça de Portugal. The Brazilian had made his first step, but would definitely stand out in 2018–19.

He played in 41 matches, scored 4 goals, delivered 9 assists, got the award for Primeira Liga best full-back of the season and earned numerous awards on European level as well. His excellent season attracted interest and... suitors started gathering around. Porto and Sporting both moved to signing him, but PAOK were swift and secured the Brazilian's signature, bringing him to Thessaloniki.[1]

PAOK

The right-back made 60 appearances across all competitions for Desportivo Aves in Portugal, registering five goals and six assists During the 2018-19 campaign.[2] A day later he signed a three years contract with Greek champions PAOK for an undisclosed fee.[3] On 6 June 2019, according to reports, Rodrigo Soares will arrive in Thessaloniki this afternoon to complete his PAOK transfer. A free agent after his contract with Desportivo Aves reached its completion, the 26-year-old defender initially held negotiations with AEK Athens, but he subsequently spoke with PAOK and made the decision to join the Thessaloniki-based club. After a good season in 2021-22 campaign and the departure of Matos, Rodrigo become a first team player under Pablo Garcia and won another title in his career. In Cup final PAOK faced Olympiacos and won 2–1 in a very passionate game. Last year in his contract and PAOK in January 2022 decided to release Rodrigo as a victim of team renewal and new technical director Jose Boto. He made 64 appearances across all competitions for PAOK and strike 1 goal against Lamia FC.

Return to Brazil

In January 2022 Rodrigo signed a deal with Juventude for one year.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 September 2023
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
União São João 2012 Série C 122———122
Santo André 2013 Série D 10———10
Grêmio Anápolis 2014 Campeonato Goiano 100———100
2015 51———51
Total 1510000—151
Porto B 2015–16 LigaPro 160———160
2016–17 90———90
Total 2500000—250
Chaves (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 7010——80
Desportivo das Aves 2017–18 Primeira Liga 27150—1[lower-alpha 2]0331
2018–19 33430—5[lower-alpha 2]0414
Total 605800060745
PAOK 2019–20 Super League 140401[lower-alpha 3]0—190
2020–21 220616[lower-alpha 4]0—341
2021–22 80—3[lower-alpha 5]0—110
Total 440101100—641
Juventude 2022 Série A 35130—10[lower-alpha 6]0481
Atlético Goianiense 2023 Série B 15220—15[lower-alpha 7]1323
Career total 2141124110031127913
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal and Copa do Brasil
  2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  7. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano

Honours

Club
Porto B
C.D. Aves
PAOK

References
  1. "FC Porto: Rodrigo Soares é hipótese". Maisfutebol.
  2. "ΠΑΟΚ: Στη Θεσσαλονίκη ο Ροντρίγκο Σοάρες". sport24.gr. 6 June 2019.
  3. "Oficial: Rodrigo Soares deixa o Aves e é reforço do PAOK". ojogo.pt. 7 June 2019.
  4. "ΠΑΟΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ροντρίγκο η Γιουβεντούδε". sport24.gr. 14 January 2022.
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