Rodrigo Rodrigues (footballer)

Rodrigo Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Rodrigues Silva[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996[1]
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Coritiba
Youth career
Palmeiras
Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Bahia 1 (0)
2017 → Juazeirense (loan) 3 (0)
2018 Ferroviário 6 (2)
2018–2019 ABC 25 (8)
2019 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 16 (4)
2020 Paraná 9 (0)
2020–2021 Vilafranquense 19 (2)
2021–2023 CSA 44 (17)
2023 Juventude 31 (12)
2023–2025 Espérance de Tunis 21 (14)
2025– Coritiba 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2025

Rodrigo Rodrigues Silva (born 18 June 1996), known as Rodrigo Rodrigues, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Coritiba.

Career

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Rodrigo Rodrigues represented Palmeiras and Bahia as a youth. He made his first team debut with the latter on 28 November 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jacó in a 1–0 Série B home win over Atlético Goianiense.[2]

In May 2016, after another two matches, Rodrigo Rodrigues was definitely promoted to the main squad,[3] but subsequently did not feature for the side. On 18 January 2017, he was loaned to Juazeirense.[4]

On 30 January 2018, Rodrigo Rodrigues was announced at Ferroviário.[5] On 24 May, after just 11 matches, he moved to ABC.[6]

On 15 July 2019, Rodrigo Rodrigues was loaned to Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year.[7] On 21 January 2020, he agreed to a contract with Paraná,[8] but was released on 4 August.[9]

On 12 August 2020, Rodrigo Rodrigues moved abroad and joined Liga Portugal 2 side Vilafranquense on a two-year deal.[10] He left the side on 29 June 2021,[11] and returned to his home country on 28 September, with CSA.[12]

On 20 January 2023, Rodrigo Rodrigues signed a two-year contract with Juventude.[13] On 30 September, he signed a three-year deal with Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis.[14]

Career statistics

As of 24 June 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia 2015 Série B 100000——10
2016 Série B 000010—1[a]020
Total 100010001030
Juazeirense (loan) 2017 Série D 0030——1[a]040
Ferroviário 2018 Série D 006231—2[a]0113
ABC 2018 Série C 72———=2|—72
2019 Série C 5113532—6[a]1279
Total 1231353200613411
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2019 Série B 164————164
Paraná 2020 Série B 009020——110
Vilafranquense 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 192—34——226
CSA 2021 Série B 30————30
2022 Série B 29911830—8[a]35120
2023 Série B 001000—2[a]030
Total 32912830001035720
Juventude 2023 Série B 20611610——3212
Espérance de Tunis 2023–24 Ligue 1 1610——14[b]1—3011
2024–25 Ligue 1 114—315[c]03[d]0225
Total 27140031191305216
Coritiba 2025 Série B 000000——00
Career total 12738542119819123424272
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  2. ↑ Ten appearances in CAF Champions League, four appearances and one goal in African Football League
  3. ↑ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Espérance de Tunis

2023-2024 Runner Up

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Espérance de Tunis (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2025. p. 14. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Em jogo de muitas chances, Bahia vence Atlético-GO por placar magro" [In a match of many chances, Bahia defeat Atlético-GO by a thin score] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rodrigo Rodrigues espera por mais oportunidades no Bahia" [Rodrigo Rodrigues waits for more opportunities at Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bahia empresta atacante para a Juazeirense" [Bahia loan forward to Juazeirense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio 24 Horas. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ferrão acerta a contratação do atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues" [Ferrão agree the signing of forward Rodrigo Rodrigues] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "ABC contrata atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues, que estava no Ferroviário-CE" [ABC sign forward Rodrigo Rodrigues, who was at Ferroviário-CE] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Atlético-GO oficializa contratação do atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues" [Atlético-GO turn official the signing of forward Rodrigo Rodrigues] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Elenco 2020" [2020 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sem gols marcados, atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues tem o contrato rescindido no Paraná Clube" [With no goals scored, forward Rodrigo Rodrigues has his contract rescinded at Paraná Clube] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Rodrigo Rodrigues assina por dois anos com o Vilafranquense" [Rodrigo Rodrigues signs for two years with Vilafranquense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Vilafranquense não exerce opção por Rodrigo Rodrigues" [Vilafranquense do not exercise option for Rodrigo Rodrigues] (in Portuguese). Record. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "CSA contrata atacantes Clayton, ex-Atlético-MG, e Rodrigo Rodrigues, ex-Bahia" [CSA sign forward Clayton, formerly of Atlético-MG, and Rodrigo Rodrigues, formerly of Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE45. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Juventude confirma contratação do atacante Rodrigo Rodrigues" [Juventude confirm the signing of forward Rodrigo Rodrigues] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "أنهى الترجي الرياضي التونسي كل إجراءات التعاقد مع المهاجم البرازيلي رودريغو رودريغز البالغ من العمر 27 سنة لمدة ثلاث سنوات و سيكون رودريغز مؤهلا إنطلاقا من الجولة القادمة للرابطة المحترفة الأولى ضد الإتحاد الرياضي المنستيري". Espérance Sportive de Tunis (in Arabic). 30 September 2023.
  15. ↑ Rodrigo Rodrigues at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

Rodrigo Rodrigues at Soccerway