Rodrigo Moledo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silvaand the second or paternal family name is Moledo.

Rodrigo Moledo

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Modesto da Silva Moledo
Date of birth	(1987-10-27) 27 October 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Internacional
Number	4
Youth career
1996–2000	Macaé
2000–2003	Vasco da Gama
2005	São Caetano
2003–2008	Camboriú
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Camboriú
2009–2010	União Rondonópolis	6	(1)
2009	→ Odra Wodzisław (loan)	3	(0)
2010–2013	Internacional	78	(4)
2013–2014	Metalist Kharkiv	17	(2)
2015	Internacional	0	(0)
2016–2018	Panathinaikos	65	(6)
2018–	Internacional	120	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Rodrigo Modesto da Silva Moledo (born 27 October 1987) is a Brazilian footballer who plays at Internacional as a centre back.

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Moledo was known as Rodrigão during the start of his career. He started his senior career with Camboriú FC in early 2008, playing in the second division of Campeonato Catarinense.

Moledo attracted the interest of União Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football team from Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso. In the summer of 2009, they sent him on a loan in the Polish club Odra Wodzisław, and he returned to the side for the 2010 season, helping them to win the 2010 Campeonato Mato-Grossense. ^[1]

Internacional

Moledo impressed the scouts of Internacional while playing for União in a match against them for the 2009 Copa do Brasil. He signed with the club in 2010, and spent his first year at the club with the B-side before being promoted to the main squad for the 2011 season. He scored his first goal for Inter on 7 September 2011, in 4–2 victory against América Mineiro in the Campeonato Brasileiro. ^[2]

Metalist Kharkiv

In 2013, Metalist Kharkiv acquired Moledo for R$ 20.51 million. ^[3] In Ukraine, the beginning was exciting and Moledo he started playing important matches, but a serious knee injury kept him out of for a number of games. In 2013–14 season, Moledo started in the Champions League qualifying round against PAOK. He had a vital role for the club in all competitions. ^[4]

Return to Internacional

After leaving Metalist, Moledo returned to Internacional on 3 July 2015, signing a contract until the end of the year. ^[5] However, he only featured twice as an unused substitute before leaving the club the following January, without making a re-debut. ^[6]

Panathinaikos

In January 2016, Moledo signed for Panathinaikos until the summer of 2018. ^{[7] [8]} On 19 March 2016, he scored twice against Iraklis for Super League game and expressed his happiness for his team's victory. ^[9] On 28 July 2016, he scored the only goal in a UEFA Europa League game against AIK for the first leg of the third qualifying round. ^[10]

Moledo started the 2016–17 season as the indisputable leader of the Greens' defence. On 14 February 2017, Panathinaikos defender is believed to be unhappy for not having his contract renewed as ex-Panathinaikos manager Andrea Stramaccioni promised him.

Third spell at Internacional

On 10 January 2018, Moledo signed a contract with Sport Club Internacional, a deal which will begin on July 1 after his current agreement with Panathinaikos runs out. ^{[11] [12] [13]} Fifteen days later, however, he moved immediately to the Colorado as Panathinaikos had a debt with the player; they accepted an offer of €150,000 for the transfer of the player. ^[14]

International career

On 19 April 2013, Moledo was called up for Brazilian Team by coach Scolari for Brazil's April 24 friendly against Chile as a replacement for Henrique, who was playing a match for his club the next day. ^[15]

However, CONMEBOL moved Palmeiras game to the next week, allowing Scolari to recall Henrique while keeping Moledo in the squad. ^[16]

Honours

Internacional

• Recopa Sudamericana: 2011
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2012, 2013

Individual

• Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2015–16, ^[17] 2016–17 ^[18]

References

1. "União contrata Alex Alves para o mato-grossense" [União sign Alex Alves for the mato-grossense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Só Notícias. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
2. "Rodrigo Moledo (SC Internacional) Videos, Pictures, Profile, News, Stats 2012". Eurorivals.net. 2012-03-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
4. Na mira do Inter, Moledo fez apenas 17 jogos pelo Metalist Retrieved 25 June 2015
5. "Inter anuncia contratação do zagueiro Rodrigo Moledo até dezembro" [Inter announce signing of stopper Rodrigo Moledo until December] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
6. "Sem reestrear, Moledo recebe oferta da Grécia e se aproxima de deixar Inter" [Without re-debuting, Moledo receives an offer from Greece and gets closer to leaving Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
7. Panathinaikos announce Rodrigo Moledo's signing Retrieved 29 January 2016
8. Παναθηναϊκός, η τελευταία ευκαιρία του Moledo Retrieved 27 January 2016
9. Moledo: "Happy for the victory and my two goals" Retrieved 19 March 2016
10. Panathinaikos-AIK 1-0 Retrieved 28 July 2015
11. Colorado anuncia acordo com zagueiro Rodrigo Moledo Retrieved 10 January 2018
12. Η Ιντερνασιονάλ ανακοίνωσε τον Μολέδο! Retrieved 10 January 2018
13. Ο Μολέδο υπογράφει και κάνει ρεκόρ στον ΠΑΟΚ! Retrieved 11 January 2018
14. Inter se acerta com Panathinaikos e Moledo chegará antes do meio do ano... Retrieved 25 January 2018
15. Felipão convoca zagueiro Rodrigo Moledo para lugar de Henrique
16. CBF mantém Rodrigo Moledo, mas reconvoca Henrique para Seleção
17. "Η βράβευση των κορυφαίων από τον ΠΣΑΠ". ΠΣΑΠΠ | ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ (in Greek). 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
18. IEFIMERIDA.GR, NEWSROOM (2018-01-29). "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: Μάνταλος-Ιβιτς οι κορυφαίοι της χρονιάς 2016/17 [εικόνες] | ΣΠΟΡ". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-10.

External links

• Rodrigo Moledo at 90minut.pl (in Polish)