Rodrigo (footballer, born 2002)

Rodrigo
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Alves de Holanda Santos[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Barra de São Miguel, Brazil[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bandırmaspor
Number 5
Youth career
Projeto Barrinha
Sport Club Agrimaq
Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Vasco da Gama 20 (0)
2023 → Londrina (loan) 16 (0)
2024– Bandırmaspor 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024

Rodrigo Alves de Holanda Santos (born 4 June 2002) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Bandırmaspor.

Club career

Born in Barra de São Miguel, Alagoas, Rodrigo hails from a family of footballers, with his brother, Jean, and a number of cousins pursuing careers in the sport.[2] He started his own career with local sides Projeto Barrinha and Sport Club Agrimaq, the latter of which had a partnership with professional club Vasco da Gama.[2] Having briefly attended a school in Maceió on a scholarship, he joined Vasco da Gama at the age of thirteen.[2]

In his first start for the club, in a 5–0 Campeonato Carioca win over Resende, he impressed with his performance in midfield, having been played out of position as right-back in previous games.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 March 2023.[4]
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
Vasco da Gama 2023 Série A 0 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 — 0 0 7 0
Career total 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
  2. ^ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil

References

  1. ^ a b Rodrigo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c Schmidt, Tébaro (3 March 2023). "Paciente, Rodrigo agarra sua chance no Vasco depois de tanto esperar" [Patient, Rodrigo seizes his chance at Vasco after waiting so long]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ Silva, Joel (4 February 2023). "Rodrigo ganha elogios no Vasco e se coloca como opção para posição carente do elenco" [Rodrigo wins praise at Vasco and places himself as an option for a needy position in the squad]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ Rodrigo at Soccerway