Rodrigo Antonio Rodrigues (born 21 April 2000), simply known as Rodrigo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Talavera on loan from Real Madrid. Mainly a forward, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.
Club Career
Novorizontino
Born in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Rodrigo is a Gremio Novorizontino youth graduate. He joined the club in 2015 and was promoted to the under-20 squad ahead of the 2017 season, and impressed during the year's Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior. On 25 January of that year, he was promoted to the main squad.
On 29 March 2017, Rodrigo made his professional debut starting and providing the assist for Henrique's goal in a 3–1 away loss against Santos.
In August 2017, Rodrigo joined Palmeiras on loan and played at the La Comunidad de Madrid under-17 tournament, scoring five goals in four matches.
Real Madrid
On 13 September 2017, Spanish newspaper Marca announced that Real Madrid had reached an agreement for Rodrigo.