Rodrigo Freitas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo dos Santos de Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | São Paulo | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Portimonense (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Avaí | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Chapecoense | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sheriff Tiraspol | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 8 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Rodrigo dos Santos de Freitas (born 17 June 1998), known as Rodrigo Freitas or just Rodrigo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chapecoense.
Club career[edit]
São Paulo[edit]
Rodrigo joined São Paulo's youth ranks at age 14. Between 2017 and 2018, he was the captain of the under-20 squad. In 2018, after his 20th anniversary, he was promoted to the first team.[1]
Rodrigo made his first team debut for Tricolor on 3 February 2019, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Paulista home win over São Bento.[2]
Loan to Portimonense[edit]
On 25 June 2019, Rodrigo joined Primeira Liga club Portimonense on loan.[3] He made his debut for the club on 19 August 2019 during a 2-1 league win over C.D. Tondela.[4]
Rodrigo featured in eight league matches for the side before returning in July 2020.
Return from loan[edit]
Rodrigo was included in the first team squad after his loan ended, but only started to feature again for the first in 2021. He scored his first goal for São Paulo on 25 April 2021, netting the opener in a 3–0 away win over Ituano.[5]
Rodrigo left the club in December 2021, as his contract expired.[6]
Avaí[edit]
On 8 April 2022, free agent Rodrigo signed a contract with Avaí also in the Série A, until the end of the year.[7]
Honours[edit]
- São Paulo
References[edit]
- ^ "São Paulo acerta empréstimo de zagueiro Rodrigo com clube de Portugal". Globoesporte.
- ^ "Com desfalque na zaga, Rodrigo Freitas pode fazer seu segundo jogo no profissional pelo São Paulo" [With absences in the defense, Rodrigo Freitas may make his second senior match for São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte News Mundo. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "São Paulo acerta empréstimo de zagueiro Rodrigo com clube de Portugal". Globoesporte.
- ^ "Tondela vs. Portimonense - 19 August 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Zagueiro Rodrigo comemora primeiro gol pelo São Paulo: 'Muito feliz'" [Stopper Rodrigo celebrates first goal for São Paulo: 'Very happy'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "São Paulo prepara 'revolução' no elenco que passa por saídas e empréstimos; veja os nomes" [São Paulo prepare a 'revamp' in the squad that will go through departures and loans; see the names] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Avaí anuncia contratação do zagueiro Rodrigo Freitas" [Avaí announce the signing of stopper Rodrigo Freitas] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Rodrigo Freitas at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Salvador, Bahia
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- São Paulo FC players
- Avaí FC players
- Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
- Primeira Liga players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal