Rodrigo Carioca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Porto Bezerra | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Branco-ES | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paraná | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Paraná | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Tombense | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Paraná (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Vitória (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Ypiranga-RS (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Pouso Alegre (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Santo André (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Rio Branco-ES (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2025 | Juventus-SP | 14 | (3) |
| 2025 | Água Santa | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | XV de Piracicaba | 0 | (0) |
| 2026 | São José-SP | 15 | (1) |
| 2026– | Rio Branco-ES | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:53, 29 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Rodrigo Porto Bezerra (born 21 June 1999), known as Rodrigo Carioca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Rio Branco-ES.
Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Carioca was a youth product of Paraná Clube, and was promoted to the first team in January 2018.[1] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 10 November of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Grampola and providing the assist to Andrey's winner in a 1–0 away success over América Mineiro, as the club was already relegated.
Rodrigo Carioca struggled to establish himself as a starter at Paraná due to injuries,[2] and was sold to Tombense in April 2019, being immediately loaned back to his former club.[3] On 27 December of that year, he was announced at Vitória.[4]
Rodrigo Carioca played for his parent club Tombense in the 2021 season, before signing for Ypiranga-RS on 28 December of that year.[5] He subsequently served another loan stints at Pouso Alegre, Santo André and Rio Branco-ES,[6] before joining Juventus-SP ahead of the 2025 campaign.[7]
On 8 April 2025, Água Santa announced the signing of Rodrigo Carioca.[8] After the club's elimination from the Série D, he agreed to a deal with XV de Piracicaba on 20 August.[9]
On 4 November 2025, Rodrigo Carioca became São José-SP's first signing for the 2026 season.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 16 November 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paraná | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Série B | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Vitória | 2020 | Série B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Tombense | 2021 | Série C | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Ypiranga-RS | 2022 | Série C | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Pouso Alegre | 2023 | Série C | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Santo André | 2023 | Série D | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Rio Branco-ES | 2024 | Capixaba | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Juventus-SP | 2025 | Paulista A2 | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Água Santa | 2025 | Série D | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| XV de Piracicaba | 2025 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| São José-SP | 2026 | Paulista A2 | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Rio Branco-ES | 2026 | Série D | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 64 | 3 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 150 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Recopa Mineira
- ↑ One appearance in Copa Verde, two appearances in Copa Espírito Santo
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Espírito Santo
Honours
Tombense
- Recopa Mineira: 2020
Rio Branco-ES
- Campeonato Capixaba: 2024
XV de Piracicaba
- Copa Paulista: 2025
References
- ↑ "Nova fornada da base do Paraná Clube rende cinco jogadores pro principal" [New batch of the youth setup of Paraná Clube gives five players to the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Após duas lesões, Paraná adota cautela com atacante Rodrigo Carioca: "Cuidados maiores"" [After two injuries, Paraná adopt a cautious approach with forward Rodrigo Carioca: "Greater care"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Paraná vende atacante prata da casa para clube de empresários de Minas Gerais" [Paraná sell home-groomed forward to team of businessmen from Minas Gerais] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ex-Paraná, atacante Rodrigo Carioca, de 20 anos, é o novo reforço do Vitória" [Formerly of Paraná, forward Rodrigo Carioca, aged 20, is the new addition of Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Carioca chega ao Colosso da Lagoa" [Rodrigo Carioca arrives at the Colosso da Lagoa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ypiranga FC. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rio Branco-ES acerta reforço do atacante Rodrigo Carioca, por empréstimo" [Rio Branco-ES sign forward Rodrigo Carioca, on loan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Carioca fala da expectativa para primeiro jogo com a camisa da Juventus-SP" [Rodrigo Carioca talks about the expectations for the first match with the shirt of Juventus-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). JR Sports Marketing. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rodrigo Carioca é do Netuno!" [Rodrigo Carioca belongs to Netuno!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Água Santa. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Trio é integrado ao elenco quinzista para a nova fase da Copa Paulista Sicredi 2025" [Trio is included in the quinzista squad for the new stage of the 2025 Copa Paulista Sicredi] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC XV de Novembro. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "São José anuncia contratação do atacante Rodrigo Carioca para a Série A2" [São José announce the signing of forward Rodrigo Carioca for the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ Rodrigo Carioca at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Paraná Clube players
- Tombense Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Ypiranga Futebol Clube players
- Pouso Alegre Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube Santo André players
- Rio Branco Atlético Clube players
- Clube Atlético Juventus players
- Esporte Clube Água Santa players
- Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
- São José Esporte Clube players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen