Rodrigo Santos

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Rodrigo Santos
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Oliveira dos Santos
Date of birth (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fortaleza
Youth career
Bahia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Vitória da Conquista 30 (2)
2021Barcelona de Ilhéus (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 Grêmio Prudente 39 (3)
2024–2025 Maringá 45 (3)
2024Avaí (loan) 13 (0)
2025– Fortaleza 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:29, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

Rodrigo Oliveira dos Santos (born 18 September 2000), known as Rodrigo Santos or just Rodrigo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortaleza.

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Career

Born in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Rodrigo played for Bahia as a youth, before returning to hometown club Vitória da Conquista in 2020. In 2021, he was loaned to Barcelona de Ilhéus, and helped the club to win the Campeonato Baiano Segunda Divisão.

On 6 April 2022, Grêmio Prudente announced the signing of Rodrigo. [1] He achieved two consecutive promotions with the club, the first one as champions, before signing for Maringá on 30 November 2023. [2]

On 3 September 2024, after helping Maringá in their promotion from the Série D, Rodrigo was loaned to Série B side Avaí until the end of the year. [3] Back to Dogão for the 2025 campaign, he was a regular starter in the 2025 Campeonato Paranaense as the club reached the finals.

On 11 April 2025, Rodrigo signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Fortaleza in the Série A, as the club paid R$ 4 million for 60% of his economic rights. [4]

Career statistics

As of 18 April 2025 [5]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória da Conquista 2020 Série D 12220142
2021 Baiano 9090
2022 7070
Total122180302
Barcelona de Ilhéus (loan)2021 Baiano 2ª Divisão 5050
Grêmio Prudente 2022 Paulista 2ª Divisão 200200
2023 Paulista A3 19313 [a] 2325
Total393132525
Maringá 2024 Série D14316420327
2025 Série C 0015320173
Total143317404910
Avaí (loan) 2024 Série B 130130
Fortaleza 2025 Série A 000000
Career total3959310400013214917
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

  1. "Grêmio Prudente confirma Rodrigo Santos, meio-campo que atuou na primeira divisão da Bahia" [Grêmio Prudente confirm Rodrigo Santos, midfielder who have played in the first division of Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. "Maringá FC contrata Rodrigo Santos, revelado no Bahia e destaque do Grêmio Prudente" [Maringá FC sign Rodrigo Santos, groomed at Bahia and a spotlight at Grêmio Prudente] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Maringá Post. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. "Avaí confirma volante que conquistou acesso e fecha elenco para Série B" [Avaí confirm midfielder who achieved promotion and complete squad for the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. "Rodrigo Santos é o novo meio-campista do Fortaleza" [Rodrigo Santos is the new midfielder of Fortaleza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. Rodrigo Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2025.