Rodrigo Santos
{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Oliveira|dos Santos}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rodrigo Santos
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Rodrigo Oliveira dos Santos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
| height = 1.78m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Fortaleza
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Bahia
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = Vitória da Conquista
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2021
| clubs2 = → Barcelona de Ilhéus (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = Grêmio Prudente
| caps3 = 39
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2024–2025
| clubs4 = Maringá
| caps4 = 45
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = → Avaí (loan)
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Fortaleza
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| club-update = 00:29, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Rodrigo Oliveira dos Santos (born 18 September 2000), known as Rodrigo Santos or just Rodrigo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortaleza.
Career
Born in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Rodrigo played for Bahia as a youth, before returning to hometown club Vitória da Conquista in 2020. In 2021, he was loaned to Barcelona de Ilhéus, and helped the club to win the Campeonato Baiano Segunda Divisão.
On 6 April 2022, Grêmio Prudente announced the signing of Rodrigo.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/presidente-prudente-regiao/futebol/times/gremio-prudente/noticia/2022/04/06/gremio-prudente-confirma-rodrigo-santos-meio-campo-que-atuou-na-primeira-divisao-da-bahia.ghtml|title=Grêmio Prudente confirma Rodrigo Santos, meio-campo que atuou na primeira divisão da Bahia|trans-title=Grêmio Prudente confirm Rodrigo Santos, midfielder who have played in the first division of Bahia|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=6 April 2022|accessdate=18 April 2025}} He achieved two consecutive promotions with the club, the first one as champions, before signing for Maringá on 30 November 2023.{{cite web|url=https://maringapost.com.br/esportes/2023/11/30/maringa-fc-contrata-rodrigo-santos-revelado-no-bahia-e-destaque-do-gremio-prudente/|title=Maringá FC contrata Rodrigo Santos, revelado no Bahia e destaque do Grêmio Prudente|trans-title=Maringá FC sign Rodrigo Santos, groomed at Bahia and a spotlight at Grêmio Prudente|publisher=Maringá Post|language=pt-BR|date=30 November 2023|accessdate=18 April 2025}}
On 3 September 2024, after helping Maringá in their promotion from the Série D, Rodrigo was loaned to Série B side Avaí until the end of the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/avai-anuncia-rodrigo-santos-serie-b/|title=Avaí confirma volante que conquistou acesso e fecha elenco para Série B|trans-title=Avaí confirm midfielder who achieved promotion and complete squad for the Série B|publisher=Futebol Interior|language=pt-BR|date=3 September 2024|accessdate=18 April 2025}} Back to Dogão for the 2025 campaign, he was a regular starter in the 2025 Campeonato Paranaense as the club reached the finals.
On 11 April 2025, Rodrigo signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Fortaleza in the Série A, as the club paid R$ 4 million for 60% of his economic rights.{{cite web|url=https://fortaleza1918.com.br/rodrigo-santos-e-o-novo-meio-campista-do-fortaleza/|title=Rodrigo Santos é o novo meio-campista do Fortaleza|trans-title=Rodrigo Santos is the new midfielder of Fortaleza|publisher=Fortaleza EC|language=pt-BR|date=11 April 2025|accessdate=18 April 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|18 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|rodrigo-oliveira-dos-santos/661321|Rodrigo Santos|accessdate=18 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Vitória da Conquista
|2020 |12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2021
|rowspan="2"|Baiano |colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2022
|colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 2 | 18 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 2 | ||||
| valign="center"|Barcelona de Ilhéus (loan)
|2021 |colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Grêmio Prudente
|2022 |colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2023
|colspan="2"|— | 19 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13{{efn|name=COP|Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista}} | 2 | 32 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | 39 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | 52 | 5 | ||||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Maringá
|2024 |Série D |14 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2025
|0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!14 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 49 | 10 | |||
| valign="center"|Avaí (loan)
|2024 |13 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||||
| valign="center"|Fortaleza
|2025 |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!39 | 5 | 93 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 149 | 17 |
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References
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{{Fortaleza Esporte Clube squad}}
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Category:People from Vitória da Conquista
Category:Footballers from Bahia
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Category:Esporte Clube Primeiro Passo Vitória da Conquista players
Category:Grêmio Desportivo Prudente players
Category:Maringá Futebol Clube players