Rodrigo Galo

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Rodrigo Galo
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Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Galo Brito
Date of birth (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Rio Branco, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
2000–2004 Juventus-AC
2005–2006 Avaí
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Avaí 31 (0)
2008–2011 Gil Vicente 86 (12)
2011–2014 Braga 0 (0)
2012 → Gil Vicente (loan) 17 (3)
2012–2013 → Académica de Coimbra (loan) 21 (0)
2013–2014 → Panetolikos (loan) 33 (2)
2014–2015 Paços de Ferreira 10 (1)
2015–2019 AEK Athens 112 (9)
2019–2021 Atromitos 52 (3)
2021–2022 Casa Pia 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022

Rodrigo Galo Brito (born 19 September 1986) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right back.

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Club career

Early career

In 2000, Rodrigo Galo joined the academy of club Juventus. He spent four years playing for the club's youth teams. In 2005, he moved to Avaí, and in 2006 signed a professional contract with them for a period of two years. He made 31 appearances for the club, all as a substitute. In the summer 2008, the Rodrigo Galo moved to Portuguese side Gil Vicente. He scored 12 goals in 86 matches for the Barcelos-based club. In the summer 2011, Galo signed for Braga, but was sent back to Gil Vicente on loan. Further loans at Académica de Coimbra and Greek Super League side Panetolikos followed. In the summer of 2014, he moved to Paços de Ferreira. [1]

AEK Athens

In May 2015 Rodrigo Galo signed a two-year contract with the Greek club AEK. [2] [3] On 22 August 2015 he made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against Platanias. [4] In May 2016, Rodrigo Galo played the full 90 minutes of the Greek Cup Final as AEK beat Οlympiacos 2-1. His contract was renewed for another two years in October 2017. [5] Rodrigo Galo made 27 league appearances in 2017-18, helping AEK to their first Super League title in 24 years, with his only league goal coming in a 3–0 Athenian derby win over Panathinaikos. [6]

At the end of the season, Süper Lig side Ankaragücü attempted to sign Rodrigo Galo but the offer was rejected, [7] and shortly after he scored his first ever goal in a UEFA competition in a 2–1 home win game against Celtic for UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, 2nd leg. [8]

Later career

At the end of the 2018-19 season Rodrigo Galo moved to another Greek club, Atromitos. After making 52 league appearances in two league seasons he transferred to Portuguese club Casa Pia in 2021.

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gil Vicente 2008–09 LigaPro 19000—21211
2009–10 LigaPro29630—20346
2010–11 LigaPro26210—82354
Total74840—1239011
Braga 2011–12 Primeira Liga 0010000010
Total0010000010
Gil Vicente (loan) 2011–12 Primeira Liga 16300—40203
Total16300—40203
Académica de Coimbra (loan) 2012–13 Primeira Liga 210201040280
Total210201040280
Panetolikos (loan) 2013–14 Superleague Greece 33210——342
Total33210——342
Paços de Ferreira 2014–15 Primeira Liga 10120—00121
Total10120—00121
AEK Athens 2015–16 Superleague Greece 31160——371
2016–17 Superleague Greece2806120—361
2017–18 Superleague Greece27110190—462
2018–19 Superleague Greece2618271—414
Total1123304181—1608
Atromitos 2019–20 Superleague Greece 22320——243
2020–21 Superleague Greece30000——300
Total52320——543
Career total3181842419124339929

Honours

AEK Athens

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Rodrigo Galo. Biography". www.footballtop.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ↑ ΣΠΟΡ FM 94.6. Έκλεισε Γκάλο η ΑΕΚ!. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 13 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ AEK Football Club. Υπέγραψε ο Ροντρίγκο Γκάλο. AEK F.C. Official Web Site (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Επιστροφή στα σαλόνια με άνετη νίκη Retrieved 22 August 2015
  5. ↑ "Ανανέωσε με την ΑΕΚ ο Γκάλο". www.sport24.gr. 13 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Ερωτευμένη με την κορυφή η ΑΕΚ: 3-0 τον Παναθηναϊκό και άλμα τίτλου! (in Greek). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. ↑ ""Πόρτα" της ΑΕΚ στην Άνκαρα για Γκάλο". www.sport24.gr. 8 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Φουλ για "σεντόνι" η ΑΕΚ, 2-1 τη Σέλτικ". www.sport24.gr. 14 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Αυτοί είναι οι κορυφαίοι - Ποδόσφαιρο - Super League 1". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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