Rodrigo Antonio Rodrigues
Rodrigo Antonio Rodrigues (born 21 April 2000), simply known as Rodrigo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Talavera on loan from Real Madrid. Mainly a forward, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Antonio Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São Carlos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Talavera (on loan from Real Madrid) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Multi Esporte | ||
| 2015–2018 | Novorizontino | ||
| 2017 | → Palmeiras (loan) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Novorizontino | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Real Madrid B | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Talavera (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:42, 25 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Novorizontino
Born in São Carlos, São Paulo, Rodrigo is a Grêmio Novorizontino youth graduate. He joined the club in 2015 and was promoted to the under-20 squad ahead of the 2017 season, and impressed during the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. On 25 January of that year, he was promoted to the main squad.[1]
On 29 March 2017, Rodrigo made his professional debut starting and providing the assist for Henrique's goal in a 3–1 away loss against Santos.[2]
In August 2017, Rodrigo joined Palmeiras on loan and played at the La Comunidad de Madrid under-17 tournament, scoring five goals in four matches.
Real Madrid
On 13 September 2017, Spanish newspaper Marca announced that Real Madrid had reached an agreement for Rodrigo.[3] On 30 May 2018, he signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid and joined the U19 team.[4]
Rodrigo made his debut for Castilla on 13 January 2019, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against UD Las Palmas Atlético.
On 24 September 2020, Rodrigo joined Segunda División B side Talavera on a season-long loan deal.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 8 March 2020[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novorizontino | 2017 | Paulista | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Real Madrid B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
References
- "Novorizontino promove cinco jogadores da Copa São Paulo ao profissional" [Novorizontino promote five Copa São Paulo players to the professional squad] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- "Reservão do Santos vence Novorizontino de virada e decidirá vaga em casa" [Santos' reserve team defeat Novorizontino in a comeback and will decide the qualification at home] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- "Real Madrid sign 17-year-old Brazilian prospect Rodrigo". Marca. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Real Madrid sign young Brazilian forward Rodrigo". Reuters. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- @CFTalavera_ (24 September 2020). "BIENVENIDO Acuerdo de cesión con el @realmadrid hasta final de temporada por el delantero above Rodrigo Rodrigues" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Twitter.
- Rodrigo at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
External links
- NG Soccer profile (in Portuguese)
- Real Madrid profile
- Rodrigo at BDFutbol
- Rodrigo at Soccerway