Rodriguinho (footballer, born 1988)

For other people with the same name, see Rodriguinho.

Rodriguinho

Rodriguinho in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Eduardo Costa Marinho
Date of birth	(1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Natal, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2006	ABC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	ABC	31	(5)
2010–2011	Bragantino	65	(11)
2011–2013	América Mineiro	104	(22)
2013–2018	Corinthians	165	(32)
2014	→ Grêmio (loan)	12	(2)
2014–2015	→ Al Sharjah (loan)	29	(9)
2018	Pyramids	11	(0)
2019–2020	Cruzeiro	22	(8)
2020–2021	Bahia	93	(19)
2022–2023	Cuiabá	63	(16)
International career‡
2017	Brazil	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:04, 27 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:59, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Rodrigo Eduardo Costa Marinho (born 27 March 1988), commonly known as Rodriguinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Rodriguinho started his senior professional career with ABC in 2007. After stints with Bragantino and América Mineiro, he joined Corinthians in 2013. In the 2017 season, he became the joint top-scorer of his team with 11 goals. Rodriguinho made his international debut with the Brazil national team on 25 January 2017, against Colombia.

Club career

Early career

Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Rodriguinho started his professional career with ABC in 2007. However, his playing time was limited and he considered becoming a professional futsal player. ^[1] On 20 November 2009, he moved to Bragantino, with the club acquiring 30% of his rights. ^[2] An undisputed starter, he also featured regularly for the reserves. ^[1]

América Mineiro

On 11 May 2011, Rodriguinho moved to América Mineiro after agreeing to a deal which would keep him at the club until the end of 2012 Campeonato Mineiro. ^[3] 11 days later, he made his first team debut in a league match against Bahia; scoring a goal in the 2–1 victory. ^[4] On 30 July 2013, he scored a hat-trick and made two assists during a 5–0 victory against Sport Recife. ^[5]

In August 2013, Rodriguinho played his 100th match for Coelho in a 1–1 draw against América-RN. ^{[6] [7]} Although in September, the club announced Rodriguinho's transfer to Qatari club El Jaish, ^[8] the deal did not materialise ^[9] It was later revealed that a problem in getting the work visa was the reason behind the deal getting cancelled. Nevertheless, Rodriguinho contributed with 25 goals in 103 matches for the club. ^[10]

Corinthians

Rodriguinho moved to Corinthians on 30 September 2013 for $4 million, with the club acquiring 60% of his rights. ^[11] In the following month, he made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Atlético Mineiro. ^[12]

Loans to Grêmio and Al-Sharjah

On 14 April 2014, Rodriguinho joined Grêmio on a season long loan deal. ^[13] However, after being rarely used, he left the club on 30 September. ^[14] Two days later, he was loaned to Emirati club Al-Sharjah on a loan deal June 2015; joining three Brazilian compatriots at the club. ^[15]

Breakthrough

Upon returning from loan in June 2015, Rodriguinho featured sparingly as the club won the 2015 Série A. From the 2016 season onwards, he became a regular starter for the club.

After being on the radar of several European clubs since July 2016, Corinthians rejected an offer from Turkish club Fenerbahçe in January 2017, to secure Rodriguinho's services. ^[16] In the 2017 season, he became the joint top scorer of the club with 11 goals, with his side winning the Série A and Paulista. ^[17]

Pyramids

On 21 July 2018, Egyptian side Pyramids FC announced the signing of Rodriguinho. ^{[18] [ non-primary source needed ]}

Cruzeiro

In January 2019, Rodriguinho returned to his home country after agreeing to a three-year deal with Cruzeiro, after the club paid a US$ 4 million fee. ^[19] He was hampered by injuries during his spell at the club, and on 13 February 2020, he terminated his contract with the club. ^[20]

Bahia

On 14 February 2020, one day after leaving Cruzeiro, Rodriguinho signed a contract with Bahia until December 2021. ^[21] He was a regular starter for his new side, but suffered top tier relegation in 2021.

Cuiabá

Rodriguinho with Cuiabá in 2022

On 30 December 2021, Rodriguinho was announced as one of the eight additions of Cuiabá. ^[22]

International career

In January 2017, Rodriguinho was called to the national team for a friendly match against Colombia. ^[23] He made his full international debut in on 26 January, replacing Willian Arão at half-time in the 1–0 win. ^[24]

Personal life

In September 2012, Rodriguinho suffered a car accident after having lost control over the vehicle. Although he denied being drunk, he accepted the fact that his driving license had expired when he was driving the car. ^[25]

Career statistics

As of 26 February 2023.

Club	Season	National League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ABC	2007 [26]	Série C	4	0	1	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2008 [26]	Série B	1	0	11	5	2	0	—		—		14	5
	2009 [26]		6	0	8	0	2	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		11	0	20	5	4	0	—		—		35	5
Bragantino	2010 [26]	Série B	29	8	18	2	0	0	—		—		47	10
	2011 [26]		0	0	18	1	0	0	—		—		18	1
	Total		29	8	36	3	0	0	—		—		65	11
América Mineiro	2011 [26]	Série A	36	6	0	0	0	0	—		—		36	6
	2012 [26]	Série B	22	4	13	2	4	0	—		—		39	6
	2013 [26]		17	8	6	1	6	1	—		—		29	10
	Total		75	18	19	3	10	1	—		—		104	22
Corinthians	2013 [26]	Série A	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2014 [26]		0	0	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2015 [26]		12	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		12	2
	2016 [26]		29	4	10	3	4	3	6 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		49	10
	2017 [26]		32	3	14	4	5	2	5 [lower-alpha 2]	2	—		56	11
	2018 [26]		11	5	15	4	2	0	5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		33	9
	Total		92	14	46	11	11	9	16	2	—		165	32
Grêmio (loan)	2014 [26]	Série A	11	2	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		12	2
Al-Sharjah (loan)	2014–15 [26]	UAE Pro-League	20	5	—		8	4	—		—		28	9
Pyramids	2018–19 [26]	Egyptian Premier League	8	0	—		0	0	—		—		8	0
Cruzeiro	2019 [26]	Série A	5	1	9	4	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 1]	3	—		20	8
	2020 [26]	Série B	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		5	1	11	4	1	0	5	3	—		22	8
Bahia	2020 [26]	Série A	24	7	1	0	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	0	7 [lower-alpha 3]	2	37	9
	2021 [26]		25	3	0	0	6	2	5 [lower-alpha 2]	1	11 [lower-alpha 3]	3	47	9
	Total		49	10	1	0	6	2	10	1	18	5	84	18
Cuiabá	2022 [26]	Série A	33	3	11	8	4	2	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		51	13
	2023 [26]		0	0	7	3	1	0	—		—		8	3
	Total		33	3	18	11	5	2	3	0	—		59	16
Career total			326	59	151	37	45	14	35	6	18	5	575	121

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearances in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

ABC

• Campeonato Potiguar: 2007, 2008

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015, 2017
• Campeonato Paulista: 2017, 2018

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2019

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2020
• Copa do Nordeste: 2021

Cuiabá

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2022, 2023

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2017, ^[27] 2018 ^[28]

References

1. "Rodriguinho dando a volta por cima" [Rodriguinho turning around]. Tribuna do Norte. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
2. "Reforço! Bragantino contrata revelação de rival da Série B" [Addition! Bragantino sign spotlight of Série B rivals] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
3. "América-MG anuncia Glauber, ex-Portuguesa, e Rodriguinho, ex-Bragantino" [América-MG announce Glauber, formerly of Portuguesa, and Rodriguinho, formerly of Bragantino] (in Portuguese). UOL. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
4. "América-MG vence o Bahia e encerra tabu" [América-MG defeat Bahia and end taboo] (in Portuguese). Entrenimento. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
5. "Com show de Rodriguinho, Coelho arrasa o Sport em goleada no Horto" [With Rodriguinho's show, Coelho thrash Sport in a routing at the Horto] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
6. "Rodriguinho ganha festa pelos 100 jogos com a camisa do América-MG" [Rodriguinho wins party for the 100 matches with the América-MG shirt] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
7. "America MG 1 – 1 America RN". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
8. "Com proposta milionária, meia Rodriguinho deixa o América-MG" [With a millionaire offer, midfielder Rodriguinho leaves América-MG] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
9. "Acerto de Rodriguinho com time do Catar mela e destino do meia é o Corinthians" [Agreement of Rodriguinho with Qatari team is off and Corinthians is the destination of the midfielder] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
10. "Rodriguinho deixa o América-MG e acerta com o Corinthians" [Rodriguinho leaves América-MG and signs with Corinthians] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
11. "Corinthians contrata meia Rodriguinho, destaque do América-MG" [Corinthians sign midfielder Rodriguinho, spotlight of América-MG] (in Portuguese). ESPN. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
12. "Após estreia 'relâmpago', Rodriguinho ganha moral e vira opção de Tite" [After 'express' debut, Rodriguinho gains morale and becomes an option for Tite] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
13. "Grêmio anuncia contratação do meia Rodriguinho, do Corinthians" [Grêmio announce the signing of midfielder Rodriguinho, from Corinthians] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
14. "Rodriguinho recebe oferta do Al- Sharjah, é liberado e deixa o Grêmio" [Rodriguinho receives an offer from Al-Sharjah, is released and leaves Grêmio] (in Portuguese). UOL. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
15. "Rodriguinho é emprestado pelo Timão a time de Bonamigo até junho de 2015" [Rodriguinho is loaned by Timão to the team of Bonamigo until June 2015] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
16. "Corinthians rejeita proposta do Fenerbahçe pelo meia Rodriguinho" [Corinthians rejects offer from Fenerbahçe for midfielder Rodriguinho] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
17. "Entenda por que Carille não quer que o Corinthians perca Rodriguinho em 2018" [Understand why Carille does not want Corinthians to lose Rodriguinho in 2018] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
18. "تم التوقيع مع نجم البرازيل ونادي كورينثيانز اللاعب رودريغينهو (30 سنة ) لينضم رسميا لنادي بيرميدز" [Brazilian and Corinthians player Rodriguinho, 30, to officially join Pyramids]. Pyramids FC (in Arabic). Twitter. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
19. "Cruzeiro faz brincadeira e anuncia contratações de Rodriguinho e Dodô em caça-palavras" [Cruzeiro do a prank and announce the signings of Rodriguinho and Dodô in word search] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
20. "Cruzeiro e Rodriguinho rescindem contrato; clube fica com 20% dos direitos econômicos" [Cruzeiro and Rodriguinho rescind contract; club stay with 20% of the economic rights] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
21. "Rodriguinho acerta com o Bahia, que deve oficializar contratação nos próximos dias" [Rodriguinho agrees deal with Bahia, which may turn the signing official in the following days] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
22. "Com Rodriguinho, Cuiabá anuncia pacote com oito reforços para a temporada de 2022" [With Rodriguinho, Cuiabá announce package of eight additions for the 2022 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
23. "Com Diego, Robinho e Rodriguinho, Tite convoca seleção brasileira com apenas dois do Palmeiras" [With Diego, Robinho and Rodriguinho, Tite calls up Brazil national team with only two Palmeiras players] (in Portuguese). ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
24. "Timão pede tempo para responder à oferta de R$10mi por Rodriguinho" [Timão asks for time to respond to the offer of R$ 10m for Rodriguinho] (in Portuguese). Yahoo. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
25. "Rodriguinho explica acidente e pede desculpas pelo ato de indisciplina" [Rodriguinho explains accident and apologizes for the act of indiscipline] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
26. "Rodriguinho statistics". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017.
27. "Com cinco jogadores e Carille, campeão Corinthians é base da seleção do Paulistão" [With five players and Carille, champion Corinthians is the baseline of the Paulistão team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
28. "Com domínio do Palmeiras, Seleção é premiada recheada de finalistas" [With prevalence of Palmeiras, Best XI is awarded full of finalists] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

External links

• Rodriguinho profile. Portal Oficial do Grêmio.
• Rodriguinho profile. Meu Timão.
• Rodriguinho at Soccerway