Rodrigo Dias

Rodrigo Dias
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo da Silva Dias[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Governador Valadares, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Penang
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2014 Cruzeiro Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Cruzeiro[3] 1 (0)
2016 Tombense 1 (0)
2016 Palmas 7 (5)
2017 Uberaba 5 (2)
2017 Democrata 15 (7)
2018 Tupi FC 2 (1)
2018 Nacional de Muriaé 8 (2)
2018 America RJ 3 (1)
2018–2019 Beira-Mar[4] 29 (20)
2019 Quảng Nam 22 (7)
2020–2023 Nam Định 26 (12)
2023 Da Nang 11 (3)
2023 Khaitan 2 (0)
2024– Penang 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2020

Rodrigo da Silva Dias (born 26 January 1994 in Governador Valadares, Brazil) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Penang.

Youth Career[edit]

Rodrigo Dias was born in Governador Valadares, Brazil. In 2009, he joined Cruzeiro Academy in Brazil.

Club career[edit]

Cruzeiro[edit]

After developing his football skills at the academy level, he gained his first professional contract in senior team of Cruzeiro.[5]

Tombense[edit]

In 2016, Rodrigo signed with Tombense.

Palmas[edit]

After a short stint he then joined Palma.

Uberaba[edit]

In 2017, he then moved to Uberaba, and after playing five league matches moved to Democrata.

Democrata[edit]

In Democrata, he was involved in 15 matches and scored seven times.

Tupi FC[edit]

After an impressive season in Democrata, in 2018 Rodrigo was offered by Tupi.

Nacional de Muriaé[edit]

After a short stint in Tupi, he then moved to Nacional de Muriaé, where he got eight league matches, and after America RJ gave him a good offer he went to Rio.

America RJ[edit]

Rodrigo joined America RJ for a season long deal.

Beira-Mar[edit]

In June 2018, Rodrigo moved to Portugal and signed with Beira-Mar. He was the top scorer for Beira-Mar, scoring 20 goals in the league. After a successful season, he received offers from some Asian clubs.[6]

Quảng Nam[edit]

In July 2019, Rodrigo signed with Vietnamese club Quảng Nam.[7][8]

Penang FC[edit]

In 5th March 2024, Rodrigo signed for the Malaysian club Penang F.C. that currently playing in Malaysia Super League.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rodrigo da Silva Dias (Nam Dinh) - Player Profile - Flashscore.in".
  2. ^ "Brazil - Rodrigo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Artilheiro da base, Rodrigo Dias é novidade em relação do Cruzeiro".
  4. ^ "Rodrigo :: Rodrigo da Silva Dias :: Nam Định".
  5. ^ "Cruzeiro relaciona jovem Rodrigo Dias para enfrentar o Tombense". Home.
  6. ^ "'Bicicleta' de ex-Beira-Mar no Vietname é candidato certo ao Puskas". 26 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Rodrigo Dias lên bàn phẫu thuật, Quảng Nam khủng hoảng hàng công | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-19.
  8. ^ "¿Nuevo candidato al Puskas? La perfección hecha chilena se ha visto en Vietnam". 26 July 2020.
  9. ^ "'𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗦 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗨 𝗞𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚..!'". 5 March 2024.