Digão (footballer, born 1988)

Digão
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988[2]
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position Centre back[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Fluminense[2] 92 (4)
2014–2016 Al-Hilal 45 (1)
2016–2017 Al-Sharjah 26 (1)
2017–2019 Cruzeiro 15 (0)
2018–2019 → Fluminense (loan) 64 (5)
2020 Fluminense 22 (2)
2020–2022 Buriram United 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2022

Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva (born 7 May 1988, in Duque de Caxias), also called Digão, is a Brazilian footballer.[1][2]

Club career

Fluminense

Digão played for Fluminense between 2009 and 2013.[3] He made his debut for the club in a draw against Náutico.[3] He started that match and played the whole 90 minutes.[4] In his first season with the club, he featured eight times in league matches but did not score a goal.[3] His first match for the 2010 season was against Ceará.[3] However, Fluminense lost it by a single goal.[5] He played further three times for the club in league, against Atlético Goianiense, Atlético Mineiro and Vitória.[3] He played ten times for the club in the 2011 season, without scoring a goal.[3] During that season, he was ruled out of action for three months for sustaining an injury.[6] On 2 November 2011, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club till December 2013.[6]

In the 2012 season, Digão started fourteen matches and played a total of seventeen league matches, scoring two goals.[3] These goals were scored against Figueirense[7] and Grêmio.[3] On the continental level, he played three matches in the Copa Libertadores, which included two matches against Boca Juniors and the third against Arsenal de Sarandi.[3] On 2 June 2013, he scored a brace against Criciúma.[8] In the 2013 season, he played the whole 90 minutes of twelve league matches and also featured four times for the side in Copa Libertadores.[3] On 5 June 2013, he renewed his contract with Fluminense, keeping him at the club till December 2015.[9]

Al-Hilal

In December 2013, Digão signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for £ 6.5 million, joining former Brazilian teammate Thiago Neves.[10] He made his debut against Al Ahli.[3] In his debut season with the Saudi club, he played eight league matches.[3] In the Asian Champions League, he played fourteen times.[3] His team reached the final but lost 1–0 to Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers in the first leg.[11] In the second leg, the clubs drew as the Australian club was crowned winner.[12]

Return to Brazil with Cruzeiro

In July 2017, Digão was signed by Brazilian giants Cruzeiro, once again joining his former teammate Thiago Neves, who played a part in the negotiations, along with former teammates Dedé and Rafael Sóbis, who were also part of Cruzeiro's squad. Digão signed a three-year deal with the Brazilian team. This marked the defense-man return to the Brazilian Serie A after over four years playing for Middle Eastern clubs.

Club statistics

As of match played on 4 May 2022
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2009[3] Série A 802[a]000—5[b]0—150
2010[3] 404[a]030———110
2011[3] 1003[a]000—3[c]0—160
2012[3] 1728[a]000—3[c]0—282
2013[3] 1229[a]000—4[c]0—252
Total 51426030—150—954
Al-Hilal 2013–14[3] Saudi Pro League 80—20—14[d]02[e]0260
2014–15[3] 231—40—9[d]14[e]2404
2015–16[3] 140—20—5[d]01[e]0220
Total 451—80—28172884
Sharjah 2016–17[3] UAE Pro League 190—3140——261
Cruzeiro 2017[3] Série A 100————2[f]0120
2018[3] 003[g]0————30
Total 10030———20150
Fluminense (loan) 2018[3] Série A 241———8[b]2—323
2019[3] 2115[a]120—4[b]0—322
Total 4525120—122—645
Fluminense 2020[3] Série A 1028[a]020—2[b]0—323
Buriram United 2020–21[3] Thai League 1 00—30———30
2021–22[3] 110—000000—110
Total 110—300000—140
Career total 1919421211405739233420
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in Saudi Champions Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in Primeira Liga
  7. ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro

Honours

Club

Fluminense
Al-Hilal
Buriram United

References

  1. 1 2 "Futebol - Elenco Profissional" (in Portuguese). Fluminense Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Digão Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nautico vs Fluminense". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ceara vs Fluminense". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Fluminense renova o contrato de zagueiro Digão até dezembro de 2013" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Figueirense vs Fluminense" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fluminense vs Cricuma" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Digão renova contrato com o Fluminense" (in Portuguese). Netflu. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Fluminense acerta a venda de Digão para o Al Hilal por R$ 6,5 milhões" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers grab 1-0 Asian Champions League final advantage over Al-Hilal in first leg". ABC. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Wanderers make history with ACL win". Football Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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