Rodrigo (footballer, born 2002)

Brazilian footballer (born 2002)

RodrigoPersonal information

Full name|  Rodrigo Alves de Holanda Santos[1]
Date of birth|  (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth|  Barra de São Miguel, Brazil[1]
Height|  1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)|  Defensive midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Bandırmaspor
Number|  5
Youth career
|  Projeto Barrinha
|  Sport Club Agrimaq
|  Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2023–2024|  Vasco da Gama|  20|  (0)
2023|  → Londrina (loan)|  16|  (0)
2024–|  Bandırmaspor|  0|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024

Rodrigo Alves de Holanda Santos (born 4 June 2002) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Bandırmaspor.

## Club career

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Born in Barra de São Miguel, Alagoas, Rodrigo hails from a family of footballers, with his brother, Jean, and a number of cousins pursuing careers in the sport.[2] He started his own career with local sides Projeto Barrinha and Sport Club Agrimaq, the latter of which had a partnership with professional club Vasco da Gama.[2] Having briefly attended a school in Maceió on a scholarship, he joined Vasco da Gama at the age of thirteen.[2]

In his first start for the club, in a 5–0 Campeonato Carioca win over Resende, he impressed with his performance in midfield, having been played out of position as right-back in previous games.[3]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 4 March 2023.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | State League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Vasco da Gama | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
Career total | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0

1. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
2. ^ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil

## References

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1. ^ a b Rodrigo at WorldFootball.net
2. ^ a b c Schmidt, Tébaro (3 March 2023). "Paciente, Rodrigo agarra sua chance no Vasco depois de tanto esperar" [Patient, Rodrigo seizes his chance at Vasco after waiting so long]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
3. ^ Silva, Joel (4 February 2023). "Rodrigo ganha elogios no Vasco e se coloca como opção para posição carente do elenco" [Rodrigo wins praise at Vasco and places himself as an option for a needy position in the squad]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
4. ^ Rodrigo at Soccerway

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Bandırmaspor - current squad

* 1 Görgen
* 3 Adıgüzel
* 4 Dilek
* 5 Rodrigo
* 6 Çiftçi
* 7 Paulinho
* 10 Diakhaby
* 11 Kaya
* 12 Zorluer
* 16 Alkan
* 19 Nomel
* 20 Kesgin
* 21 Ayhan
* 23 Mexer
* 24 Kömür
* 28 Ayçiçek
* 29 Paixão
* 33 Nukan
* 35 Piçinciol
* 41 Özcan
* 77 Berişbek
* 91 Diniyev
* 92 Mulumba
* 99 Genç
* Louzif
* Head coach: Gürsel

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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*[Adıgüzel]: Batuhan Adıgüzel
*[Dilek]: Yağız Dilek
*[Kaya]: İbrahim Kaya
*[Zorluer]: Yiğit Zorluer
*[Nomel]: Landry Nomel
*[Ayhan]: Emirhan Ayhan
*[Kömür]: Erkam Kömür
*[Özcan]: Mehmet Özcan
*[Louzif]: Mourad Louzif
*[Gürsel]: Mustafa Gürsel