Digão (footballer, born 1988)

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Digão
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva [1]
Date of birth (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 (age 35) [2]
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil [2]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre back [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Fluminense [2] 92 (4)
2014–2016 Al-Hilal 45 (1)
2016–2017 Al-Sharjah 26 (1)
2017–2019 Cruzeiro 15 (0)
2018–2019Fluminense (loan) 64 (5)
2020 Fluminense 22 (2)
2020–2022 Buriram United 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2022

Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva (born 7 May 1988, in Duque de Caxias), also called Digão, is a Brazilian footballer. [1] [2]

Contents

Club career

Fluminense

Digão played for Fluminense between 2009 and 2013. [3] He made his debut for the club in a draw against Náutico. [3] He started that match and played the whole 90 minutes. [4] In his first season with the club, he featured eight times in league matches but did not score a goal. [3] His first match for the 2010 season was against Ceará. [3] However, Fluminense lost it by a single goal. [5] He played further three times for the club in league, against Atlético Goianiense, Atlético Mineiro and Vitória. [3] He played ten times for the club in the 2011 season, without scoring a goal. [3] During that season, he was ruled out of action for three months for sustaining an injury. [6] On 2 November 2011, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club till December 2013. [6]

In the 2012 season, Digão started fourteen matches and played a total of seventeen league matches, scoring two goals. [3] These goals were scored against Figueirense [7] and Grêmio. [3] On the continental level, he played three matches in the Copa Libertadores, which included two matches against Boca Juniors and the third against Arsenal de Sarandi. [3] On 2 June 2013, he scored a brace against Criciúma. [8] In the 2013 season, he played the whole 90 minutes of twelve league matches and also featured four times for the side in Copa Libertadores. [3] On 5 June 2013, he renewed his contract with Fluminense, keeping him at the club till December 2015. [9]

Al-Hilal

In December 2013, Digão signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for £ 6.5 million, joining former Brazilian teammate Thiago Neves. [10] He made his debut against Al Ahli. [3] In his debut season with the Saudi club, he played eight league matches. [3] In the Asian Champions League, he played fourteen times. [3] His team reached the final but lost 1–0 to Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers in the first leg. [11] In the second leg, the clubs drew as the Australian club was crowned winner. [12]

Return to Brazil with Cruzeiro

In July 2017, Digão was signed by Brazilian giants Cruzeiro, once again joining his former teammate Thiago Neves, who played a part in the negotiations, along with former teammates Dedé and Rafael Sóbis, who were also part of Cruzeiro's squad. Digão signed a three-year deal with the Brazilian team. This marked the defense-man return to the Brazilian Serie A after over four years playing for Middle Eastern clubs.

Club statistics

As of match played on 24 May 2016
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2009 [3] Série A 80005 [lower-alpha 1] 02 [lower-alpha 2] 0150
2010 [3] Série A40304 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
2011 [3] Série A100003 [lower-alpha 3] 03 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
2012 [3] Série A172003 [lower-alpha 3] 08 [lower-alpha 2] 0282
2013 [3] Série A122004 [lower-alpha 3] 09 [lower-alpha 2] 0252
Total51430150260954
Al-Hilal 2013–14 [3] Saudi Pro League 802014 [lower-alpha 4] 02 [lower-alpha 5] 0260
2014–15 [3] Saudi Pro League 231409 [lower-alpha 4] 14 [lower-alpha 5] 2404
2015–16 [3] Saudi Pro League 140205 [lower-alpha 4] 01 [lower-alpha 5] 0220
Total4518028172884
Career total96511043133218311

Honours

Club

Fluminense
Al-Hilal
Buriram United

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