Rodrigo Gomes dos Santos

Rodrigo Gomes dos Santos (born 13 October 1993), commonly known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará, on loan from Santos, as a striker.

For other people with the same nickname, see Rodrigão (disambiguation).

Rodrigão

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Gomes dos Santos
Date of birth	(1993-10-13) 13 October 1993
Place of birth	Belmonte, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Ceará (on loan from Santos)
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Democrata-GV	26	(8)
2015	Boa Esporte	5	(0)
2015–2016	Campinense	22	(14)
2016–	Santos	28	(7)
2017	→ Bahia (loan)	14	(5)
2018	→ Avaí (loan)	27	(7)
2019	→ Coritiba (loan)	41	(20)
2020–	→ Ceará (loan)	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:22, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Belmonte, Bahia,[1] Rodrigão joined Democrata-GV in late 2013, after impressing on a trial basis.[2] He made his debut for the club in the following year, in Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II. In March 2015 he moved to Boa Esporte.

Rodrigão made his professional debut on 8 May 2015, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Goianiense for the Série B championship.[3] On 9 June, after appearing in only five games, he was released.[4]

Campinense

On 19 June 2015 Rodrigão joined Campinense in Série D.[5] On 12 July he scored a brace in a 2–0 home win against Globo, and added a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Coruripe on 16 August.[6]

Rodrigão started the 2016 season with a match-winning goal in a 2–1 Campeonato Paraibano home success over CSP on 30 January.[7] He also scored two further hat-tricks in the following month, against Esporte de Patos (7–1 home win)[8] and Imperatriz (3–0 away win).[9]

Santos

On 19 March 2016 Rodrigão agreed to a pre-contract with Série A club Santos, with the deal being effective on 1 June.[10] He signed a five-year contract with the club on 30 May, being immediately included in the first team squad.[11]

Rodrigão made his Peixe – and Série A – debut on 22 June 2016, starting and scoring his team's first in a 4–2 away win against Fluminense; he also provided the assist for Luiz Felipe's fourth goal.[12] He added his second goal four days later, the second in a 3–0 home success over São Paulo.[13]

Rodrigão acted mainly as a backup to Ricardo Oliveira during the rest of the year, and scored only league three goals. He started the 2017 campaign by scoring a double in a 6–2 Campeonato Paulista home routing of Linense, as Oliveira was still recuperating from mumps.[14]

On 7 July 2017, after struggling with injuries and being demoted to third-choice after the arrival of Kayke, Rodrigão was loaned to fellow top tier club Bahia until the end of the season.[15]

Back to Santos, Rodrigão began the 2018 season as a starter under new manager Jair Ventura. On 9 April of that year, after losing competition to new signings Eduardo Sasha and Gabriel, he was loaned to Série B side Avaí until December.[16]

On 6 February 2019, Rodrigão was presented at Coritiba still in the second division, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal.[17] On 30 December, after helping with 13 league goals as his side achieved promotion, he joined Ceará in the top tier, on loan for one year.[18]

Career statistics

As of 16 March 2020[19]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Democrata-GV	2014	Mineiro Módulo II	—		16	7	—		—		—		16	7
	2015	Mineiro	—		10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	Subtotal		0	0	26	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	8
Boa Esporte	2015	Série B	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
Campinense	2015	Série D	8	5	—		—		—		—		8	5
	2016		0	0	14	9	—		—		12[lower-alpha 1]	9	26	18
	Subtotal		8	5	14	9	0	0	0	0	12	9	34	23
Santos	2016	Série A	15	3	—		4	1	—		—		19	4
	2017		2	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	—		8	3
	2018		0	0	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	Subtotal		17	3	11	4	4	1	0	0	—		32	8
Bahia (loan)	2017	Série A	14	5	—		—		—		—		14	5
Avaí (loan)	2018	Série B	27	7	—		2	1	—		—		29	8
Coritiba (loan)	2019	Série B	33	13	8	7	1	1	—		—		42	21
Ceará (loan)	2020	Série A	0	0	4	1	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	1
Career total			104	33	63	29	7	3	0	0	16	9	190	74

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References

1. "Atacante Rodrigão cotado para substituir Ricardo Oliveira no Santos" [Forward Rodrigão touted to replace Ricardo Oliveira at Santos] (in Portuguese). PB Agora. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
2. "Perto do Santos, artilheiro do Brasil era pintor de parede até os 19 e sonha em jogar na Vila" [Linked to Santos, Brazil's top goalscorer was a wall painter until the age of 19 and dreams about playing at the Vila] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. "Arthur marca o gol da vitória rubro-negra contra o Boa Esporte" [Arthur scores the winning goal of the rubro-negros against Boa Esporte] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
4. "Em processo de reformulação, Boa Esporte dispensa três jogadores" [In a rebuilding process, Boa Esporte release three players] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
5. "Campinense anuncia a contratação do atacante Rodrigão, ex-Boa Esporte" [Campinense announce the signing of forward Rodrigão, ex-Boa Esporte] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
6. "Com show de Rodrigão, Campinense bate o Coruripe e dispara na liderança" [With Rodrigão show, Campinense defeat Coruripe and goes farther on the leadership] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
7. "Campinense leva gol no fim, mas vence CSP na estreia" [Campinense suffer goal in the end, but defeat CSP in debut] (in Portuguese). Voz da Torcida. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
8. "Campinense goleia o Esporte por 7 a 1 em jogo histórico de Rodrigão e Pitbull" [Campinense thrash Esporte by 7–1 in Rodrigão and Pitbull's historical match] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
9. "Rodrigão comanda goleada do Campinense contra Imperatriz" [Rodrigão commands Campinense's routing over Imperatriz] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
10. "Santos acerta a contratação de Rodrigão, artilheiro do Brasil em 2016" [Santos agree the signing of Rodrigão, Brazil's top goalscorer in 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
11. "Atacante Rodrigão assina contrato com o Santos FC" [Forward Rodrigão signs with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
12. "Preciso nas finalizações, Santos vence Fluminense e cola no G-4 do Brasileiro" [Precise in finishing, Santos defeat Fluminense and go close to the G-4 of Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
13. "Com Lucas Lima inspirado, Santos envolve remendado São Paulo e salta na tabela" [With Lucas Lima inspired, Santos wrap São Paulo and jump on the table] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
14. "Com chuva de gols no 2º tempo, Santos faz seis e goleia Linense na abertura do Paulista" [With a goal rain in the second half, Santos score six and thrash Linense in the Paulista's opening] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
15. "Rodrigão é emprestado ao EC Bahia até o fim da temporada 2017" [Rodrigão is loaned to EC Bahia until the end of the 2017 season] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
16. "Rodrigão já está na Ressacada" [Rodrigão is already at the Ressacada] (in Portuguese). Avaí FC. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
17. "Coritiba apresenta Rodrigão" [Coritiba present Rodrigão] (in Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
18. "Ceará contrata o atacante Rodrigão para a próxima temporada" [Ceará sign forward Rodrigão for the following season] (in Portuguese). Ceará SC. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
19. Rodrigão at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

External links

• Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)
• Rodrigão at Soccerway