Rodrigo (footballer, born 2002)

Rodrigo

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Alves de Holanda Santos [1]
Date of birth	(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Barra de São Miguel, Brazil [1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Projeto Barrinha
	Sport Club Agrimaq
	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Vasco da Gama	20	(0)
2023	→ Londrina (loan)	16	(0)
2024–2025	Bandırmaspor	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025

Rodrigo Alves de Holanda Santos (born 4 June 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Barra de São Miguel, Alagoas, Rodrigo hails from a family of footballers, with his brother, Jean, and a number of cousins pursuing careers in the sport. ^[2] He started his own career with local sides Projeto Barrinha and Sport Club Agrimaq, the latter of which had a partnership with professional club Vasco da Gama. ^[2] Having briefly attended a school in Maceió on a scholarship, he joined Vasco da Gama at the age of thirteen. ^[2]

In his first start for the club, in a 5–0 Campeonato Carioca win over Resende, he impressed with his performance in midfield, having been played out of position as right-back in previous games. ^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024. ^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	2023	Série A	8	0	10 [b]	0	2	0	—		0	0	20	0
	2024	Série A	0	0	2 [b]	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	Total		8	0	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Londrina (loan)	2023	Série B	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	16	0
Bandırmaspor	2024–25	TFF 1. Lig	5	0	—		1	0	—		0	0	6	0
Career total			29	0	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	44	0

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Turkish Cup
2. Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca

References

1. Rodrigo at WorldFootball.net
2. Schmidt, Tébaro (3 March 2023). "Paciente, Rodrigo agarra sua chance no Vasco depois de tanto esperar" [Patient, Rodrigo seizes his chance at Vasco after waiting so long]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
3. Silva, Joel (4 February 2023). "Rodrigo ganha elogios no Vasco e se coloca como opção para posição carente do elenco" [Rodrigo wins praise at Vasco and places himself as an option for a needy position in the squad]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
4. Rodrigo at Soccerway