Roger Duarte

Roger Duarte de Oliveira (born 11 January 1995), known as Roger Duarte or simply Roger, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC.

Roger
Personal information
Full name Roger Duarte de Oliveira
Date of birth (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Mohammedan SC
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2007 Atlético Mineiro
2008–2011 São Paulo
2012–2015 América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 América Mineiro 17 (0)
2018CSA (loan) 13 (0)
2019Botafogo SP (loan) 0 (0)
2021 Grêmio Anápolis 12 (0)
2022 Manauara 2 (0)
2022 Operário 1 (0)
2022– Mohammedan SC 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6:49, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Roger represented Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo and América Mineiro as a youth. In 2016, he was promoted to the main squad by manager Givanildo Oliveira.

Roger made his first team debut on 20 April 2016, starting in a 1–1 Copa do Brasil away draw against Red Bull Brasil.[1] He made his Série A debut on 28 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hélder Maurílio in a 1–1 draw at Cruzeiro.[2]

On 4 February 2019, Roger was loaned out to Botafogo-SP.[3]

Personal life

Roger is physically likened to Brazil international defender David Luiz, mainly due to his hair and footballing position.[4]

Honours

Mohammedan SC

América Mineiro

References

  1. "Red Bull Brasil 1 x 1 América-MG – Toro Loko não estreia com pé direito" [Red Bull Brasil 1–1 América-MG — Toro Loko do not debut with the right foot] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Ruim para os dois: Cruzeiro e América-MG ficam no empate e seguem no Z-4" [Bad for both: Cruzeiro and América-MG draw and remain inside Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. Roger Duarte at Soccerway
  4. "Roger, o 'David Luiz' do Coelho" [Roger, the 'David Luiz' of Coelho] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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