Rodrigo Santos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Oliveira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortaleza | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bahia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Vitória da Conquista | 30 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Barcelona de Ilhéus (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Grêmio Prudente | 39 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Maringá | 45 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Avaí (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.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 18 April 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória da Conquista | 2020 | Série D | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Baiano | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||||
| Barcelona de Ilhéus (loan) | 2021 | Baiano 2ª Divisão | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Grêmio Prudente | 2022 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 19 | 3 | — | — | 13[a] | 2 | 32 | 5 | ||||
| Total | — | 39 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 52 | 5 | |||||
| Maringá | 2024 | Série D | 14 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 14 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 10 | ||||
| Avaí (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Fortaleza | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 39 | 5 | 93 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 149 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rodrigo Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Vitória da Conquista
- Footballers from Bahia
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Esporte Clube Primeiro Passo Vitória da Conquista players
- Grêmio Desportivo Prudente players
- Maringá Futebol Clube players
- Avaí FC players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen