Rodrigo Becão

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is França.

Rodrigo Nascimento França, known as Rodrigo Becão (born 19 January 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Rodrigo Becão

Becão with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Nascimento França
Date of birth	(1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team	Fenerbahçe
Number	50
Youth career
2009–2016	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Bahia	18	(1)
2018–2019	→ CSKA Moscow (loan)	28	(0)
2019–2023	Udinese	127	(6)
2023–	Fenerbahçe	27	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Career

Bahia

Becão made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série B debut for Bahia on 28 November 2015 in a game against Atlético Goianiense.^[1]

CSKA Moscow

On 4 July 2018, Becão joined the Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow on loan for the 2018–19 season.^[2] He made his first appearance for CSKA on 27 July 2018, in their 2018 Russian Super Cup victory over Lokomotiv Moscow.^[3]

On 19 September 2018, he made his UEFA Champions League debut with 2–2 away tie against Viktoria Plzeň.

Udinese

On 6 July 2019, Rodrigo Becão signed to Italian Serie A side Udinese for €1.6 million.^[4] On 25 August 2019, Becão scored the winning goal on his Serie A debut in a 1–0 victory over A.C. Milan at Dacia Arena.^[5]

Fenerbahçe

On 20 July 2023, Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Becão on a five-year contract for €8.31 million.^[6][7]

On 10 August 2023, he scored his first goal in his debut in UEFA Conference League against NK Maribor at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 3–1.^[8]

On 13 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut against Gaziantep FK at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 2–1.^[9]

On 15 December 2024, he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee in the Süper Lig match against Başakşehir FK and will expected to be out for about seven months.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2015	Série B	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2016	Série B	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0	2	0
	2017	Série A	8	0	6[b]	0	0	0	–		1[c]	0	15	0
	2018	Série A	1	0	2[b]	1	0	0	1[d]	0	1[c]	0	5	1
	Total		10	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	23	1
CSKA Moscow (loan)	2018–19	Russian Premier League	28	0	–		1	0	6[e]	0	1[f]	0	36	0
Udinese	2019–20	Serie A	29	1	–		1	0	–		–		30	1
	2020–21	Serie A	35	1	–		1	0	–		–		36	1
	2021–22	Serie A	35	2	–		1	0	–		–		36	2
	2022–23	Serie A	28	2	–		0	0	–		–		28	2
	Total		127	6	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	130	6
Fenerbahçe	2023–24	Süper Lig	16	0	–		0	0	6[g]	1	0	0	22	1
	2024–25	Süper Lig	11	1	–		0	0	4[h]	0	0	0	15	1
	Total		27	1	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	37	2
Career total			191	7	8	1	4	0	17	1	6	0	226	9

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
2. Appearance in Campeonato Baiano
3. Appearance in Copa do Nordeste
4. Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
7. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
8. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Bahia

• Copa do Nordeste: 2017
• Campeonato Baiano: 2018

CSKA Moscow

• Russian Super Cup: 2018