Rodolfo (footballer, born 1991)

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Rodolfo
Personal information
Full name Rodolfo Alves de Melo
Date of birth (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Oeste
(on loan from Fluminense)
Youth career
São Paulo
2009 Paraná
2010 Internacional
2011 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Paraná 3 (0)
2012–2017 Atlético Paranaense 35 (0)
2015 → Ferroviária (loan) 17 (0)
2016 → Ferroviária (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2018 Oeste 52 (0)
2018 → Fluminense (loan) 5 (0)
2019– Fluminense 20 (0)
2021– → Oeste (loan) 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Rodolfo Alves de Melo (born 19 March 1991), simply known as Rodolfo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Oeste, on loan from Fluminense.

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Club career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Rodolfo joined Atlético Paranaense's youth setup in 2011, aged 20. He was promoted to the main squad in the following year, being one of the five goalkeepers in the roster.

Rodolfo made his professional debut on 19 May 2012, starting in a 4–1 away win against Joinville, for the Série B championship. [1] He appeared in three further matches during the campaign, which ended in promotion.

In July 2012, Rodolfo was suspended for 30 days after failing a doping exam, [2] being later revealed that due to the use of cocaine. He later admitted being a drug dependent, and was interned in a rehabilitation clinic. [3]

Rodolfo was caught in a second exam in August 2012. [4] After being suspended from football for two years, [5] he returned to action in September 2013, however. [6]

After returning from his ban, Rodolfo was included in Furacão's under-23 squad, being appointed captain of the side in January 2014. [7] On 2 December of that year, he was loaned to Ferroviária until the end of Campeonato Paulista Série A2. [8]

Rodolfo was an undisputed starter for Ferrinha, which returned to São Paulo's top level after a 19-year absence. On 7 October 2015 he signed a new contract with Atlético, running until 2018. [9]

Honours

Ferroviária

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References

  1. ↑ "Atlético-PR goleia o Joinville por 4 a 1 na estreia na Série B do Brasileirão" [Atlético-PR thrashes Joinville by 4–1 in Brasileirão Série B's debut] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Goleiro Rodolfo é pego no exame antidoping e suspenso por 30 dias" [Goalkeeper Rodolfo is caught on doping exam and is suspended for 30 days] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pego no doping, goleiro do Atlético-PR admite que é dependente químico e fará tratamento" [Caught on doping, Atlético-PR's goalkeeper admits he is a substance dependent and will make the treatment] (in Portuguese). UOL Online. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rodolfo, do Atlético-PR, é pego em 2º exame antidoping e pode ser banido do futebol" [Rodolfo, from Atlético-PR, is caught on second doping exam and may be banned from football] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rodolfo, do Atlético-PR, é suspenso por dois anos por uso de cocaína" [Rodolfo, from Atlético-PR, is suspended for two years due to the use of cocaine] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Goleiro Rodolfo integra o sub-23 e tenta recuperar espaço no Atlético-PR" [Goalkeeper Rodolfo joins the under-23s and tries to recover his space at Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rodolfo se afasta das drogas e vira capitão do Sub-23 do Atlético-PR" [Rodolfo steps away from drugs and becomes captain of Atlético-PR's under-23s] (in Portuguese). Terra. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ferroviária confirma chegada de trio do Atlético-PR para Série A2" [Ferroviária confirms arrival of Atlético-PR's trio for Série A2] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Atlético-PR amplia por um ano tempo dos contratos de Rodolfo e Hernani" [Atlético-PR extends for one year the contracts of Rodolfo and Hernani] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.


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