Rodinei

Rodinei

Rodinei with Flamengo in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida [1]
Date of birth	(1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth	Tatuí, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Olympiacos
Number	23
Youth career
2011–2012	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Videira	11	(3)
2010	Porto-SC	11	(3)
2011–2014	Avaí	11	(1)
2012	→ Marcílio Dias (loan)	10	(1)
2012–2013	→ Corinthians (loan)	1	(0)
2013	→ CRAC (loan)	17	(0)
2014	→ Penapolense (loan)	0	(0)
2014	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	22	(2)
2015	SEV Hortolândia	7	(0)
2015	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	35	(0)
2016–2022	Flamengo	156	(6)
2020–2021	→ Internacional (loan)	37	(2)
2023–	Olympiacos	49	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida (born 29 January 1992), simply known as Rodinei, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Olympiacos. ^[2]

Career

Early career

Born in Tatuí, São Paulo, Rodinei was orphan at the age of only ten. ^[3] He started his career at the age of 17 with Videira Esporte Clube in the second division of the Campeonato Catarinense, and subsequently moved to Porto União.

In 2011, Rodinei joined Avaí and was initially assigned to the under-20s. Ahead of the 2012 season, he was loaned to Marcílio Dias for the year's Catarinense.

On 22 May 2012, Rodinei joined Corinthians on loan for one year. ^[4] A third-choice behind Alessandro and Guilherme Andrade, he made his Série A debut on 17 October, coming on as a late substitute for Willian Arão in a 2–0 away loss against Cruzeiro; ^[5] it was his only appearance for the club.

On 3 May 2013, Rodinei extended his contract with Avaí and was immediately loaned to CRAC until the end of the year, ^[6] being a regular starter in the club's Série C run. He then moved to Penapolense also in a temporary deal for the 2014 Campeonato Paulista, being an undisputed first-choice as his side reached the quarterfinals of the competition.

Ponte Preta

On 1 July 2014, Rodinei signed for Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the year. ^[7] He scored his first professional goal in only his second match for the club, in a 2–0 home defeat of Joinville for the Série B championship.

Rodinei contributed with two goals in 22 appearances for the side during his first year, helping in their top tier promotion. On 11 December 2014, he agreed to a new one-year contract with Ponte. ^[8] During the 2015 season, he was again an undisputed starter, only missing three league matches as his side achieved a comfortable 11th place.

Flamengo

On 10 December 2015, Flamengo announced the signing of Rodinei for the 2016 season. ^{[9] [10]} He made his debut for the club on 30 January, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca home draw against Boavista.

On 17 July 2018, after sharing starts with Pará, Rodinei extended his contract with Flamengo until December 2022. ^[11]

Internacional (loan)

On 23 December 2019, Flamengo agreed to loan Rodinei to Internacional until the end of the 2020 season with a option to buy at the end of the loan set at €4 million. ^[12]

Olympiacos

On 11 December 2022, Olympiacos announced the signing of Rodinei on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 May 2024 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league [lower-alpha 1]		National cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Avaí	2011	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2012	Série B	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Marcílio Dias (loan)	2012	Série C	0	0	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Corinthians (loan)	2012	Série A	1	0	—		0	0	—		—		1	0
CRAC (loan)	2013	Série C	17	0	—		3	0	—		—		20	0
Penapolense (loan)	2014	Paulista	—		16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Ponte Preta	2014	Série B	22	2	—		—		—		—		22	2
	2015	Série A	35	0	16	0	1	0	—		—		52	0
	Total		57	2	16	0	1	0	—		—		74	2
Flamengo	2016	Série A	13	0	14	1	4	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	36	1
	2017		19	2	8	1	7	0	5 [lower-alpha 5]	2	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	41	5
	2018		28	1	9	1	5	0	8 [lower-alpha 6]	0	—		50	2
	2019		17	0	6	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 6]	0	0	0	27	0
	2021		18	0	0	0	4	1	1 [lower-alpha 6]	0	—		23	1
	2022		16	0	8	0	10	0	11 [lower-alpha 6]	0	1 [lower-alpha 7]	0	46	0
	Total		111	3	45	3	32	1	29	2	6	0	223	9
Internacional (loan)	2020	Série A	23	0	5	0	3	1	8 [lower-alpha 6]	0	—		39	1
	2021		0	0	9	2	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 6]	0	—		13	2
	Total		23	0	14	2	3	1	12	0	—		52	3
Olympiacos	2022–23	Super League Greece	19	0	—		3	0	—		—		22	0
	2023–24		30	2	—		2	0	17 [lower-alpha 8]	1	—		49	3
	2024–25		0	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		49	2	—		5	0	17	1	—		71	3
Career total			268	7	101	5	46	3	61	3	6	0	479	17

1. Includes Campeonato Catarinense, Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Gaúcho
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Greek Cup
3. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearances in Primeira Liga
5. Two appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
6. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
7. Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
8. Nine appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Flamengo

• Copa Libertadores: 2019, ^[14] 2022 ^[15]
• FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2019 ^[16]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
• Campeonato Carioca: 2017, 2019
• Copa do Brasil: 2022

Olympiacos

• UEFA Europa Conference League: 2023–24 ^[17]

Individual

• Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2016 ^[18]
• Best Right-back in Brazil: 2018, ^[19] 2022 ^[20]
• Campeonato Gaúcho Team of the Year: 2021 ^[21]
• Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23 ^[22]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
2. Rodinei at WorldFootball.net
3. "Lateral da Ponte Preta supera os dramas da vida" [Ponte Preta full back overcomes the dramas of daily life] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Popular. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
4. "Mercado: Corinthians contrata Rodinei, lateral direito do Avaí" [Market: Corinthians sign Rodinei, Avaí right back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sambafoot. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
5. "Zizao até pedala na estreia, mas Cruzeiro joga bem e bate desfalcado Corinthians" [Zizao even does stepovers in his debut, but Cruzeiro play well and defeat understaffed Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). iG. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
6. "Rodinei é emprestado" [Rodinei is loaned] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
7. "Ponte contrata lateral Rodinei e atacante Alexandre, vice artilheiro do Mineiro; três jogos treino estão confirmados" [Ponte sign full back Rodinei and forward Alexandre, second top goalscorer of the Mineiro; training matches are confirmed] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
8. "De desconhecido à peça importante na Macaca, Rodinei renova contrato para 2015, relembra seu gol e diz que momento vai ficar marcado na sua vida" [From unknown to important player at the Macaca, Rodinei renews contract for 2015, remembers his goal and says that moment will be remembered in his life] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
9. "Flamengo acerta contratação de lateral-direito Rodinei, ex-Ponte Preta" [Flamengo sign right-back Rodinei, formerly of Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
10. "Flamengo assina com lateral-direito Rodinei, ex-Ponte, por quatro anos" [Flamengo sign with right-back Rodinei, formerly of Ponte, for four years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
11. "Flamengo renova contratos com lateral Rodinei e zagueiro Thuler" [Flamengo renew contracts with full back Rodinei and stopper Thuler] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
12. "Inter fecha contratação de Rodinei, do Flamengo, por empréstimo". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
13. Rodinei at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
14. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
15. "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
16. "Firmino writes Liverpool into Club World Cup history". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
17. "El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
18. "Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão". Globoesporte.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
19. "Troféu Mesa Redonda: Rodinei é eleito melhor lateral direito do Brasileirão". Vídeos - Gazeta Esportiva.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
20. Redação (19 November 2022). "Premiação coloca tatuiano Rodinei na escalação ideal do "Brasileirão"". O Progresso de Tatuí (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
21. "Com Ferreira como craque, FGF divulga a seleção e os destaques do Gauchão Ipiranga 2021". fgf.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
22. "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της χρονιάς, ισοψήφισαν για τη θέση του φορ οι Ιωαννίδης - Μπακαμπού (vid) | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 November 2023.

External links

• Rodinei at Sambafoot (archived)