Rodrigao

Rodrigo Gomes dos Santos (born 13 October 1993), commonly known as Rodrigao (Brazilian Portuguese: [hodɾiˈgɐ̃w]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Ponte Preta, on loan from Santos.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Belmonte, Bahia, Rodrigao joined Democrata-GV in late 2013, after impressing on a trial basis. He made his debut for the club in the following year, in Campeonato Mineiro Modulo II. In March 2015 he moved to Boa Esporte.

Rodrigao made his professional debut on 8 May 2015, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Atletico Goianiense for the Serie B championship. On 9 June, after appearing in only five games, he was released.

Campinense

On 19 June 2015 Rodrigao joined Campinense in Serie D. On 12 July he scored a brace in a 2–0 home win against Globo, and added a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Coruripe on 16 August.

Rodrigao started the 2016 season with a match-winning goal in a 2–1 Campeonato Paraibano home success over CSP on 30 January. He also scored two further hat-tricks in the following month, against Esporte de Patos (7–1 home win) and Imperatriz (3–0 away win).

Santos

On 19 March 2016 Rodrigao agreed to a pre-contract with Serie A club Santos, with the deal being effective on 1 June. He signed a five-year contract with the club on 30 May, being immediately included in the first team squad.

Rodrigao made his Peixe – and Serie A – debut on 22 June 2016, starting and scoring his team's first in a 4–2 away win against Fluminense; he also provided the assist for Luiz Felipe's fourth goal. He added his second goal four days later, the second in a 3–0 home success over Sao Paulo.

Rodrigao acted mainly as a backup to Ricardo Oliveira during the rest of the year, and scored only league three goals. He started the 2017 campaign by scoring a double in a 6–2 Campeonato Paulista home routing of Linense, as Oliveira was still recuperating from mumps.

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