Rodrigo Paulista

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Paixão and the second or paternal family name is Mesquita.

Rodrigo Paixão Mesquita (born March 4, 1985), known as Rodrigo Paulista, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Rodrigo Paulista

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Paixão Mesquita
Date of birth	(1985-03-04) March 4, 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Internacional	40	(6)
2006	Figueirense
2007	América
2007–2008	Barueri
2008–2009	Internacional	2	(0)
2009	Shenyang Dongjin	16	(11)
2010	Anhui Jiufang	9	(1)
2010–2011	Caxias	4	(0)
2011	→ Guarani (loan)	21	(0)
2012–2014	Harbin Yiteng	83	(22)
2015	Guizhou Zhicheng	21	(1)
2016	Zhejiang Yiteng	26	(12)
2017	Bragantino	6	(0)
2018	Zhejiang Yiteng	2	(0)
2019	Novo Hamburgo	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2018

Rodrigo Paulista played for Figueirense and Internacional in the Campeonato Brasileiro, and also spent a football career in Shenyang Dongjin and Anhui Jiufang in the second division of the Chinese football league.^[1]

Honours

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2003, 2004, 2005.