| Rodrigo Ferreira | |
| Fullname: | Rodrigo Ferreira da Silva |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Cotia, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Santos |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012 |
| Youthyears2: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tanabi |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Taboão da Serra |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | Batatais |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | Mogi Mirim |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Cuiabá |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | Guarani de Palhoça |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Ituano |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Marcílio Dias (loan) |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) |
| Caps9: | 29 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | → Botafogo-SP (loan) |
| Caps10: | 28 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Mirassol |
| Caps11: | 26 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Years12: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs12: | → Grêmio (loan) |
| Caps12: | 23 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2024– |
| Clubs13: | Santos |
| Caps13: | 21 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:50, 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
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.
Born in Cotia, São Paulo, Rodrigo began his career with hometown side, 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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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.
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.
| 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[22] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Guarani de Palhoça | 2018 | Catarinense Série B | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||||
| Ituano | 2018 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 2[23] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Marcílio Dias | 2019 | Catarinense | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6[24] | 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 | 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 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 111 | 5 | 109 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 244 | 15 | |||
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