Rodrigão (footballer, born 1995)

For other people with the same nickname, see Rodrigão (disambiguation).

Rodrigão
Rodrigão with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2022
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo de Souza Prado
Date of birth (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 55
Youth career
2009–2015 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Atlético Mineiro 3 (0)
2016 → Caldense (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Coimbra (loan) 9 (1)
2018 → Boa Esporte (loan) 13 (0)
2019 → Ferroviária (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2021 Gil Vicente 47 (3)
2021–2022 Sochi 26 (2)
2022– Zenit Saint Petersburg 39 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2024

Rodrigo de Souza Prado (born 11 September 1995), simply known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, as a centre-back.

Club career

A graduate of the Atlético Mineiro club, he signed his first professional contract with the same club. Early in his adult career, he played on loan for the clubs Caldense, Coimbra, Boa Esporte, and Ferroviária in the lower leagues of Brazil and at the state championship level. In 2017, he played 3 incomplete matches for the main squad of Atlético Mineiro in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He played his debut match in the top division on August 8, 2017, against Avaí.[2]

In the summer of 2019, he moved to the Primeira Liga club in Portugal, Gil Vicente, where he spent two seasons, playing 47 matches and scoring 3 goals in the league, as well as participating in 6 cup matches.

On 1 July 2021, he signed with Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi.[3] He scored a goal in his debut official match for the club on July 22, 2021, in the UEFA Europa Conference League against the club Shamakhi,[4] This goal also became the first in the club's history in European competitions.[5]

On 7 July 2022, Rodrigão signed with Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg on a three-year contract with an option to extend.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Caldense 2016 Série D 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Atlético Mineiro 2017 Série A 3 0 — 0 0 — — 3 0
Boa Esporte 2018 Série B 13 0 — — — — 13 0
Ferroviária 2019 Série D — 9 0 — — — 9 0
Gil Vicente 2019–20 Primeira Liga 17 2 — 0 0 — 2[a] 0 19 2
2020–21 Primeira Liga 30 1 — 4 0 — — 34 1
Total 47 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 53 3
Sochi 2021–22 Russian Premier League 26 2 — 1 0 4[b] 1 — 31 3
Zenit St. Petersburg 2022–23 Russian Premier League 22 1 — 4 0 — — 26 1
2023–24 Russian Premier League 16 1 — 7 0 — — 23 1
2024–25 Russian Premier League 1 0 — 2 0 — 1[c] 1 4 1
Total 39 2 — 13 0 — 1 1 53 3
Career total 129 7 9 0 18 0 4 1 3 1 163 9
  1. ^ Appearances in Taça da Liga
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in Russian Premier League

Honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Rodrigão". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Atlético Mineiro VS. Avaí 1 - 0". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Добро пожаловать, Родригао!" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Sochi VS. Keshla 3 - 0". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Защитник Родригао забил первый в истории гол "Сочи" в еврокубках". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Родригао — в "Зените"!" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ Rodrigão at Soccerway
  8. ^ ""Зенит" обеспечил 5-е чемпионство подряд благодаря победе над "Спартаком"" [Zenit secured 5th title in a row thanks to a win over Spartak]. Russian Premier League. 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
  11. ^ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Агаларов, Сафонов и Захарян – в списке "33 лучших футболистов" сезона". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 14 September 2023.