Robinho (footballer, born January 1995)

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Robinho
Robinho Columbus Crew SC Meet the Team 2019.jpg
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 30)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 24 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2025

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.

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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]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Itapipoca 2014 Cearense 91000091
Ceará 2014 Série B 50300080
2015604000100
201650100060
201710000010
2018 Série A 20000020
Total1908000270
Confiança (loan)2015 Série C 1030000103
Novo Hamburgo (loan)2016 Gaúcho 1320000132
Cuiabá (loan)2017 Série C 804000120
Santa Cruz (loan)2018 Série B 18412100305
Columbus Crew 2019 MLS 19020—210
Orlando City 2019 MLS 6000—60
2020 50001060
Total1100010120
Career Totals107102611013411

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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.
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