| Souza | |
| Fullname: | Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso |
| Height: | 1.880NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1997 |
| Youthclubs1: | Madureira |
| Years1: | 1998–2000 |
| Caps1: | - |
| Goals1: | - |
| Years2: | 2001–2003 |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2003 |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2004 |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2005 |
| Clubs5: | → Internacional (loan) |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs6: | → Goiás (loan) |
| Caps6: | 63 |
| Goals6: | 35 |
| Years7: | 2007–2008 |
| Caps7: | 33 |
| Goals7: | 9 |
| Years8: | 2008 |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps9: | 32 |
| Goals9: | 6 |
| Years10: | 2011 |
| Clubs10: | → Bahia (loan) |
| Caps10: | 21 |
| Goals10: | 11 |
| Years11: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps11: | 32 |
| Goals11: | 8 |
| Years12: | 2014 |
| Caps12: | 5 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2014 |
| Caps13: | 13 |
| Goals13: | 4 |
| Years14: | 2015 |
| Caps14: | 8 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps15: | 0 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1999 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | Brazil U-23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | - |
| Nationalgoals1: | - |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 12 October 2021 |
Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 4 March 1982), known as Souza, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.
After being the top goal-scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás, he then moved on, signing a deal with Flamengo in the beginning of 2007.
Souza moved from Flamengo to Panathinaikos in July 2008 for a sum of €3 million. He scored his first goal for the new club in a UEFA Champions League 2008–09 qualifying round match win against Sparta Praha.
On December 30, 2008, Souza signed a 3-year contract for Corinthians.[1]
(Correct January 2, 2012)
| Club | Season | Brazilian Série A | Brazilian Cup | Continental | State League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vasco da Gama | 2001 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 6 | ||
| Total | 30 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 8 | ||
| Internacional | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||
| Goiás | 2005 | 33 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 18 | |
| 2006 | 30 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 17 | ||
| Total | 63 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 35 | ||
| Flamengo | 2007 | 22 | 6 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 15 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Total | 33 | 9 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 74 | 24 | ||
| Corinthians | 2009 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 3 | 64 | 9 | ||
| Bahia (loan) | 2011 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 24 | 18 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 180 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 261 | 93 | ||
according to combined sources on references [2] and[3]
Souza has won 2 international matches for Brazil U-23. He featured against Czech Republic on January 16, 2003 and then later appeared against Egypt on January 20, 2003 in the 2003 Pre-Olympic Tournament.
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