Rodinei

Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida (born 29 January 1992), simply known as Rodinei, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Olympiacos.^[2]

Rodinei

Rodinei with Flamengo in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida[1]
Date of birth	(1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Tatuí, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Olympiacos
Number	23
Youth career
2011–2012	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Videira	11	(3)
2010	Porto-SC	11	(3)
2011–2014	Avaí	11	(1)
2012	→ Marcílio Dias (loan)	10	(1)
2012–2013	→ Corinthians (loan)	1	(0)
2013	→ CRAC (loan)	17	(0)
2014	→ Penapolense (loan)	0	(0)
2014	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	22	(2)
2015	SEV Hortolândia	7	(0)
2015	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	35	(0)
2016–2022	Flamengo	156	(6)
2020–2021	→ Internacional (loan)	37	(2)
2022–	Olympiacos	78	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Tatuí, São Paulo, Rodinei was orphan at the age of only ten.^[3] He started his career at the age of 17 with Videira Esporte Clube in the second division of the Campeonato Catarinense, and subsequently moved to Porto União.

In 2011, Rodinei joined Avaí and was initially assigned to the under-20s. Ahead of the 2012 season, he was loaned to Marcílio Dias for the year's Catarinense.

On 22 May 2012, Rodinei joined Corinthians on loan for one year.^[4] A third-choice behind Alessandro and Guilherme Andrade, he made his Série A debut on 17 October, coming on as a late substitute for Willian Arão in a 2–0 away loss against Cruzeiro;^[5] it was his only appearance for the club.

On 3 May 2013, Rodinei extended his contract with Avaí and was immediately loaned to CRAC until the end of the year,^[6] being a regular starter in the club's Série C run. He then moved to Penapolense also in a temporary deal for the 2014 Campeonato Paulista, being an undisputed first-choice as his side reached the quarterfinals of the competition.

Ponte Preta

On 1 July 2014, Rodinei signed for Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the year.^[7] He scored his first professional goal in only his second match for the club, in a 2–0 home defeat of Joinville for the Série B championship.

Rodinei contributed with two goals in 22 appearances for the side during his first year, helping in their top tier promotion. On 11 December 2014, he agreed to a new one-year contract with Ponte.^[8] During the 2015 season, he was again an undisputed starter, only missing three league matches as his side achieved a comfortable 11th place.

Flamengo

On 10 December 2015, Flamengo announced the signing of Rodinei for the 2016 season.^[9][10] He made his debut for the club on 30 January, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca home draw against Boavista.

On 17 July 2018, after sharing starts with Pará, Rodinei extended his contract with Flamengo until December 2022.^[11]

Internacional (loan)

On 23 December 2019, Flamengo agreed to loan Rodinei to Internacional until the end of the 2020 season with an option to buy at the end of the loan set at €4 million.^[12]

Olympiacos

On 11 December 2022, Olympiacos announced the signing of Rodinei on a two-and-a-half-year contract.^[13] In September 2024, Rodinei signed a contract extension with Olympiacos, keeping him at the club until June 2027.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 May 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Avaí	2011	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2012	Série B	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Marcílio Dias (loan)	2012	Série C	0	0	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Corinthians (loan)	2012	Série A	1	0	—		0	0	—		—		1	0
CRAC (loan)	2013	Série C	17	0	—		3	0	—		—		20	0
Penapolense (loan)	2014	Paulista	—		16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Ponte Preta	2014	Série B	22	2	—		—		—		—		22	2
	2015	Série A	35	0	16	0	1	0	—		—		52	0
	Total		57	2	16	0	1	0	—		—		74	2
Flamengo	2016	Série A	13	0	14	1	4	0	2[c]	0	3[d]	0	36	1
	2017		19	2	8	1	7	0	5[e]	2	2[d]	0	41	5
	2018		28	1	9	1	5	0	8[f]	0	—		50	2
	2019		17	0	6	0	2	0	2[f]	0	0	0	27	0
	2021		18	0	0	0	4	1	1[f]	0	—		23	1
	2022		16	0	8	0	10	0	11[f]	0	1[g]	0	46	0
	Total		111	3	45	3	32	1	29	2	6	0	223	9
Internacional (loan)	2020	Série A	23	0	5	0	3	1	8[f]	0	—		39	1
	2021		0	0	9	2	0	0	4[f]	0	—		13	2
	Total		23	0	14	2	3	1	12	0	—		52	3
Olympiacos	2022–23	Super League Greece	19	0	—		3	0	—		—		22	0
	2023–24		30	2	—		2	0	18[h]	1	—		50	3
	2024–25		29	4	—		6	0	10[i]	0	—		45	4
	2025–26		0	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		78	6	—		11	0	28	1	—		117	7
Career total			298	11	104	5	49	3	72	3	6	0	524	21

1. Includes Campeonato Catarinense, Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Gaúcho
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Greek Cup
3. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearances in Primeira Liga
5. Two appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
6. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
7. Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
8. Nine appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
9. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Flamengo

• Série A: 2019
• Copa do Brasil: 2022
• Copa Libertadores: 2019,^[16] 2022^[17]
• Campeonato Carioca: 2017, 2019
• FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2019^[18]

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 2024–25
• Greek Football Cup: 2024–25^[19]
• UEFA Conference League: 2023–24^[20]

Individual

• Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2016^[21]
• Troféu Mesa Redonda Team of the Year: 2018,^[22] 2022^[23]
• Campeonato Gaúcho Team of the Year: 2021^[24]
• Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2022–23,^[25] 2023–24^[26]
• Super League Greece top assist provider: 2024–25^[27]