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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Duarte and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.
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 1⁄2 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)
2018 → CSA (loan) 13 (0)
2019 → Botafogo 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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