Robinho (footballer, born January 1995)

Robinho
Robinho at a Columbus Crew SC event in 2019
Personal information
Full name Francisco Wellington Barbosa de Lisboa
Date of birth (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Senador Pompeu, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Botafogo-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Itapipoca 9 (1)
2014–2018 Ceará 19 (0)
2015 → Confiança (loan) 10 (3)
2016 → Novo Hamburgo (loan) 13 (2)
2017 → Cuiabá (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → Santa Cruz (loan) 18 (4)
2019 Columbus Crew SC 19 (0)
2019–2020 Orlando City 11 (0)
2021 Confiança 20 (1)
2022 Paysandu 22 (2)
2023– Botafogo-SP 20 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023

Francisco Wellington Barbosa de Lisboa (19 January 1995), simply known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Botafogo-SP.

Club career

Brazil

Robinho began his career with Itapipoca in 2014.[1] During that season he appeared in 9 matches and scored 1 goal.[1] This caught the attention of Série B team, Ceará, where he was transferred and finished out the 2014 season with 5 appearances for the team.[1] In 2015, Robinho played in 17 matches in various competitions for the team, but was loaned to Confiança Esporte Clube and finished the season with 13 appearances and 2 goals.[1] In 2016, he maid 5 appearances in Série B for Ceará, but again was loaned out.[1] This time to Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo where he made 13 appearances and scored 2 goals.[1] In 2017, Robinho was loaned to Cuiabá Esporte Clube in Série C making 8 appearances.[1] In 2018, Ceará was promoted to Série A, the first division of the Brazilian football league system, Robinho made 2 appearances for the team before being loaned to Santa Cruz in Série C.[1]

In total, Robinho totaled 14 goals in 119 appearances in all competitions during his time in Brazil.[1]

Columbus Crew

Despite bouncing around the lower divisions in Brazil, Robinho impressed former Columbus Crew coach Gregg Berhalter who made the signing before he left the Crew for a reported $200,000[2][3] The move to Columbus became official on 18 January 2019.[4] Despite depth at the wing positions for Columbus, Robinho managed to make 17 appearances during the first half of the season.[1]

Orlando City

On 11 July 2019, Robinho was traded to Orlando City for $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).[5] He made his debut for the team on 18 July 2019, starting in a 1–1 draw away to Portland Timbers. After making a total of 12 appearances in two seasons, Robinho had his contract option declined as part of the club's end of season roster moves in December 2020.[6]

On 1 February 2021, Robinho returned to Brazil to sign for newly-promoted Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Confiança.[7]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2020[1]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Itapipoca 2014 Cearense 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
Ceará 2014 Série B 5 0 3 0 0 0 8 0
2015 6 0 4 0 0 0 10 0
2016 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018 Série A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 19 0 8 0 0 0 27 0
Confiança (loan) 2015 Série C 10 3 0 0 0 0 10 3
Novo Hamburgo (loan) 2016 Gaúcho 13 2 0 0 0 0 13 2
Cuiabá (loan) 2017 Série C 8 0 4 0 0 0 12 0
Santa Cruz (loan) 2018 Série B 18 4 12 1 0 0 30 5
Columbus Crew 2019 MLS 19 0 2 0 — 21 0
Orlando City 2019 MLS 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2020 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Total 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
Career Totals 107 10 26 1 1 0 134 11

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Brazil – Robinho – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ grtorres (8 January 2019). "Sources: Robinho Barbosa on his way to the Crew". Massive Report. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Exclusivo: Ceará negocia venda de Robinho para clube dos Estados Unidos". Futebol do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Columbus Crew SC acquires Brazilian midfielder Robinho from Ceara Sporting Club of Brazil's First Division | Columbus Crew SC".
  5. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Midfielder Robinho From Columbus Crew". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  6. ^ "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  7. ^ "Confiança acerta contratação do meia Robinho" (in Portuguese). Associação Desportiva Confiança. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.