Rodrygo
Brazilian association football player
Rodrygo Silva de Goes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈdɾiɡu ˈsiwvɐ dʒi ˈɡɔjs]; born 9 January 2001), better known as Rodrygo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.
Rodrygo began his career with Santos, where he played 80 games and scored 17 goals before a €45 million transfer to Real Madrid in 2019. Over the following seasons, he established himself as a prominent member in Real Madrid's squad, helping the club win two La Liga–Champions League doubles in 2022 and 2024.
After representing Brazil at youth level, Rodrygo made his senior debut in 2019, aged only 18, representing Brazil at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 Copa América in the United States.
Club career
Santos
Born in Osasco in São Paulo, Rodrygo joined Santos' youth setup in 2011 at the age of ten, initially assigned to the futsal team. Rodrygo travelled the world with Santos, spreading his beloved game of futsal under legendary futsal coach Barata who also trained Neymar, including a much heralded YouTube video with City Futsal in Dallas area in Texas, USA. In March 2017, with the first team regulars in Peru for a Copa Libertadores match against Sporting Cristal, he was called up to the first team by manager Dorival Júnior to complete training.
On 21 July 2017, Rodrygo signed his first professional contract, after agreeing to a five-year deal. On 1 November, he was promoted to the main squad by interim manager Elano.
Rodrygo made his first team – and Série A – debut on 4 November 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Bruno Henrique in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Mineiro. The following 25 January he scored his first senior goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win against Ponte Preta.
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