Rodrigão (footballer, born 1995)

For other people with the same nickname, see Rodrigão (disambiguation).

Rodrigo de Souza Prado (born 11 September 1995), simply known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.

Rodrigão

Rodrigão with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo de Souza Prado
Date of birth	(1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Red Star Belgrade
Number	5
Youth career
2009–2015	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Atlético Mineiro	3	(0)
2016	→ Caldense (loan)	1	(0)
2016	→ Coimbra (loan)	9	(1)
2018	→ Boa Esporte (loan)	13	(0)
2019	→ Ferroviária (loan)	9	(0)
2019–2021	Gil Vicente	47	(3)
2021–2022	Sochi	26	(2)
2022–2024	Zenit Saint Petersburg	40	(2)
2025–	Red Star Belgrade	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025

Club career

A graduate of the Atlético Mineiro club, he signed his first professional contract with the same club. Early in his adult career, he played on loan for the clubs Caldense, Coimbra, Boa Esporte, and Ferroviária in the lower leagues of Brazil and at the state championship level. In 2017, he played 3 incomplete matches for the main squad of Atlético Mineiro in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He played his debut match in the top division on August 8, 2017, against Avaí.^[2]

In the summer of 2019, he moved to the Primeira Liga club in Portugal, Gil Vicente, where he spent two seasons, playing 47 matches and scoring 3 goals in the league, as well as participating in 6 cup matches.

On 1 July 2021, he signed with Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi.^[3] He scored a goal in his debut official match for the club on July 22, 2021, in the UEFA Europa Conference League against the club Shamakhi,^[4] This goal also became the first in the club's history in European competitions.^[5]

On 7 July 2022, Rodrigão signed with Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg on a three-year contract with an option to extend.^[6] On 28 February 2025, Zenit announced that they reached an agreement for the early termination of Rodrigão's contract.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Caldense	2016	Série D	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Atlético Mineiro	2017	Série A	3	0	—		0	0	—		—		3	0
Boa Esporte	2018	Série B	13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
Ferroviária	2019	Série D	—		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Gil Vicente	2019–20	Primeira Liga	17	2	—		0	0	—		2[a]	0	19	2
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	30	1	—		4	0	—		—		34	1
	Total		47	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	53	3
Sochi	2021–22	Russian Premier League	26	2	—		1	0	4[b]	1	—		31	3
Zenit St. Petersburg	2022–23	Russian Premier League	22	1	—		4	0	—		—		26	1
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	16	1	—		7	0	—		—		23	1
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	2	0	—		4	0	—		1[c]	1	7	1
	Total		40	2	—		15	0	—		1	1	56	3
Career total			130	7	9	0	20	0	4	1	3	1	166	9

1. Appearances in Taça da Liga
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearance in Russian Premier League

Honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2022–23,^[9] 2023–24^[10]
• Russian Cup: 2023–24^[11]
• Russian Super Cup: 2022, 2024^[12]

Individual

• Russian Premier League Centre-back of the Season: 2021–22^[13]