Rodrigo (footballer, born 2002)

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Rodrigo
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Alves de Holanda Santos [1]
Date of birth (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Barra de São Miguel, Brazil [1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Londrina
Youth career
Projeto Barrinha
Sport Club Agrimaq
Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Vasco da Gama 18 (0)
2023–Londrina (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023

Rodrigo Alves de Holanda Santos (born 4 June 2002) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Londrina on loan from Vasco da Gama.

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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

Club

As of 4 March 2023 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2023 Série A 006 [lower-alpha 1] 01 [lower-alpha 2] 00070
Career total006010000070
  1. Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
  2. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil

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References

  1. 1 2 Rodrigo at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 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