Rodrigo Dias

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Dias.
Rodrigo Dias
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo da Silva Dias[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Governador Valadares, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Penang
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2014 Cruzeiro Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Cruzeiro[3] 1 (0)
2016 Tombense 1 (0)
2016 Palmas 7 (2)
2017 Uberaba 5 (2)
2017 Democrata 15 (7)
2018 Tupi 2 (0)
2018 Nacional de Muriaé 8 (2)
2018 America-RJ 3 (1)
2018–2019 Beira-Mar[4] 29 (20)
2019 Quang Nam 22 (7)
2020–2023 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 27 (12)
2023 SHB Da Nang 11 (3)
2023–2024 Khaitan 2 (1)
2024– Penang 13 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024

Rodrigo da Silva Dias (born 26 January 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Penang.

Youth career

Rodrigo Dias was born in Governador Valadares, Brazil. In 2009, he joined Cruzeiro Academy in Brazil.

Club career

Cruzeiro

After developing his football skills at the academy level, he gained his first professional contract in senior team of Cruzeiro.[5]

Tombense

In 2016, Rodrigo signed with Tombense.

Palmas

After a short stint he then joined Palma.

Uberaba

In 2017, he then moved to Uberaba, and after playing five league matches moved to Democrata.

Democrata

In Democrata, he was involved in 15 matches and scored seven times.

Tupi FC

After an impressive season in Democrata, in 2018 Rodrigo was offered by Tupi.

Nacional de Muriaé

After a short stint in Tupi, he then moved to Nacional de Muriaé, where he got eight league matches, and after America RJ gave him a good offer he went to Rio.

America RJ

Rodrigo joined America RJ for a season long deal.

Beira-Mar

In June 2018, Rodrigo moved to Portugal and signed with Beira-Mar. He was the top scorer for Beira-Mar, scoring 20 goals in the league. After a successful season, he received offers from some Asian clubs.[6]

Quảng Nam

In July 2019, Rodrigo signed with Vietnamese club Quảng Nam.[7][8]

Penang FC

In 5 March 2024, Rodrigo signed for the Malaysian club Penang F.C. that currently playing in Malaysia Super League.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Rodrigo da Silva Dias (Nam Dinh) - Player Profile - Flashscore.in".
  2. ^ "Brazil - Rodrigo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Artilheiro da base, Rodrigo Dias é novidade em relação do Cruzeiro".
  4. ^ "Rodrigo :: Rodrigo da Silva Dias :: Nam Định".
  5. ^ "Cruzeiro relaciona jovem Rodrigo Dias para enfrentar o Tombense". Home.
  6. ^ "'Bicicleta' de ex-Beira-Mar no Vietname é candidato certo ao Puskas". 26 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Rodrigo Dias lên bàn phẫu thuật, Quảng Nam khủng hoảng hàng công | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020.
  8. ^ "¿Nuevo candidato al Puskas? La perfección hecha chilena se ha visto en Vietnam". 26 July 2020.
  9. ^ "'𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗦 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗨 𝗞𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚..!'". 5 March 2024.