Souza (footballer, born 1982)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souzaand the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.

Souza

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso
Date of birth	(1982-03-04) 4 March 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997	Madureira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Madureira	-	(-)
2001–2003	Vasco da Gama	30	(5)
2003	CSKA Sofia	4	(0)
2004	Marítimo	31	(8)
2005	→ Internacional (loan)	1	(0)
2005–2006	→ Goiás (loan)	63	(35)
2007–2008	Flamengo	33	(9)
2008	Panathinaikos	4	(1)
2009–2011	Corinthians	32	(6)
2011	→ Bahia (loan)	21	(11)
2012–2013	Bahia	32	(8)
2014	Vitória	5	(1)
2014	Criciúma	13	(4)
2015	Paysandu	8	(0)
2017–2018	Madureira	0	(0)
Total		277	(88)
International career
1999	Brazil U17	-	(-)
2003	Brazil U-23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021

Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 4 March 1982), known as Souza, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Flamengo

After being the top goal-scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás, he then moved on, signing a deal with Flamengo in the beginning of 2007.^{[ citation needed ]}

Panathinaikos

Souza moved from Flamengo to Panathinaikos in July 2008 for a sum of €3 million. He scored his first goal for the new club in a UEFA Champions League 2008–09 qualifying round match win against Sparta Praha.

Corinthians

On December 30, 2008, Souza signed a 3-year contract for Corinthians. ^[1]

Career statistics

(Correct as of ^[update] January 2, 2012)

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Brazilian Série A		Brazilian Cup		Continental		State League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	2001	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2002	16	2	1	0	—		—		17	2
	2003	13	3	7	3	—		—		20	6
	Total	30	5	8	3	-	-	-	-	38	8
Internacional	2005	1	0	2	1	—		—		3	1
	Total	1	0	2	1	-	-	-	-	3	1
Goiás	2005	33	18	—		—		—		33	18
	2006	30	17	—		—		—		30	17
	Total	63	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	63	35
Flamengo	2007	22	6	—		8	3	10	6	40	15
	2008	11	3	—		8	1	15	5	34	9
	Total	33	9	-	-	16	4	25	11	74	24
Corinthians	2009	20	4	4	0	—		14	1	38	5
	2010	12	2	—		5	0	9	2	26	4
	Total	32	6	4	0	-	-	23	3	64	9
Bahia (loan)	2011	21	11	3	2	—		9	5	24	18
	Total	21	11	3	0	-	-	-	-	24	18
Career total		180	66	17	4	16	4	39	12	261	93

according to combined sources on references ^[2] and ^[3]

International career

Souza has won 2 international matches for Brazil U-23. He featured against Czech Republic on January 16, 2003 and then later appeared against Egypt on January 20, 2003 in the 2003 Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama

• Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 2003

Internacional

• Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 2005

Goiás

• Goiás State Championship: 2006

Flamengo

• Taça Guanabara: 2007, 2008
• Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 2007, 2008

Corinthians

• São Paulo State League: 2009
• Brazilian Cup: 2009

Bahia

• Bahia State League: 2012

National team

• South American Championship (U17)
• World Cup (U 17)

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2006 ^[4]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top goalscorer: 2006

Achievements

• Top scorer of the 1999 Sudamericano Sub-17
• Top scorer of the Brazilian League 2006

References

1. Corinthians official website (in Portuguese)
2. Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
3. Flaestatística (in Portuguese)
4. "Campeão, São Paulo domina a seleção do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Terra. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

• Guia 2006 2o Turno Brasileirão - Revista Placar Edição 1297-C

External links

• Souza at Sambafoot (archived)
• Souza at Guardian Stats Centre
• Souza at GloboEsporte (in Portuguese)