Rodrigo Ferreira da Silva (born 29 March 1995), known as Rodrigo Ferreira or just Rodrigo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Santos.
 Rodrigo Ferreira in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Ferreira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Cotia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Cotia FC | ||
| 2013 | Tanabi | ||
| 2014–2015 | Taboão da Serra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Taboão da Serra | 26 | (2) |
| 2016 | Batatais | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | Mogi Mirim | 27 | (2) |
| 2018 | Cuiabá | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Guarani de Palhoça | 11 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Ituano | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Marcílio Dias (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Marcílio Dias | 10 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Mirassol | 26 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Grêmio (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2024– | Santos | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:17, 2 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Cotia, São Paulo, Rodrigo began his career with hometown side Cotia FC, and subsequently played with the youth sides of Tanabi and Taboão da Serra.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter on 19 April 2015, starting in a 0–0 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão away draw against Jabaquara.
Rodrigo scored his first senior goal on 8 August 2015, netting his team's second in a 4–3 away win over Guarulhos. A regular starter for CATS, he signed for Batatais in February 2016, after a short period on trial with Santos' B-team.[2]
In January 2017, Rodrigo signed for Série C side Mogi Mirim,[3] being a first-choice during the year as the club suffered relegation. On 5 December, he was announced in the squad of Cuiabá for the upcoming season.[4]
After featuring rarely for Dourado, Rodrigo moved to Guarani de Palhoça in June 2018. In September, however, he signed for Ituano.[5]
Marcílio Dias
In November 2018, Marcílio Dias announced the loan of Rodrigo for the 2019 season.[6] In January 2019, after just two matches, he suffered a knee injury which sidelined him for the remainder of the campaign.[7]
In January 2020, now fully recovered, Rodrigo signed a permanent contract with Marcílio.[8] On 13 May 2020, after establishing himself as a regular starter, he renewed his contract with the club until 2021.[9]
Loan to Brasil de Pelotas
On 6 August 2020, Rodrigo was loaned to Série B side Brasil de Pelotas until the end of the year.[10] He made his debut in the category the following day, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bruno Matias in a 0–0 away draw against former side Cuiabá.[11]
Rodrigo scored his first goal for Xavante on 26 September 2020, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Paraná, and finished the season with 29 appearances.
Loan to Botafogo-SP
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On 18 February 2021, Rodrigo was presented at third division side Botafogo-SP on loan for the year.[12] A regular starter, he departed Bota on 2 December, as his loan was due to expire.[13]
Mirassol
On 9 December 2021, Rodrigo was presented at Mirassol for the upcoming campaign.[14] He started in all 11 appearances in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, only missing one match due to suspension.[15]
Loan to Grêmio
On 29 March 2022, Grêmio announced the signing of Rodrigo on a loan deal until December.[16] Despite featuring more than Edílson and Leonardo Gomes as the club achieved promotion to the Série A, all three were deemed surplus to requirements for the 2023 season.[17]
In December 2022, after Rodrigo suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, his loan contract was extended to cover his recovery.[18] In August 2023, now fully recovered, he left the club.[19]
Return from loan
Mirassol announced Rodrigo's return on 3 August 2023,[20] but only returned to action on 22 September, in a 3–0 away win over Ponte Preta. Despite featuring in only five matches upon returning, he began the 2024 campaign as an undisputed starter.
Santos
On 5 March 2024, Santos announced the signing of Rodrigo on a two-year contract.[21] He made his debut for the club on 19 April, replacing Hayner at half-time in a 2–0 home win over Paysandu.
Career statistics
- As of 2 July 2024.[22]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Taboão da Serra | 2015 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Batatais | 2016 | Paulista A2 | — | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Mogi Mirim | 2017 | Série C | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| Cuiabá | 2018 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Guarani de Palhoça | 2018 | Catarinense Série B | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Ituano | 2018 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Marcílio Dias | 2019 | Catarinense | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 29 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Botafogo-SP (loan) | 2021 | Série C | 17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 10[b] | 1 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Mirassol | 2022 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Série B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Grêmio (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Santos | 2024 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 101 | 5 | 109 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 234 | 15 | ||
- Notes