Rodrigo Santos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Rodrigo Oliveira dos Santos (born 18 September 2000), known as Rodrigo Santos or just Rodrigo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortaleza.

Rodrigo Santos

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Oliveira dos Santos
Date of birth	(2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fortaleza
Number	29
Youth career
	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Vitória da Conquista	30	(2)
2021	→ Barcelona de Ilhéus (loan)	5	(0)
2022–2023	Grêmio Prudente	39	(3)
2024–2025	Maringá	45	(3)
2024	→ Avaí (loan)	13	(0)
2025–	Fortaleza	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:29, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

Career

Born in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Rodrigo played for Bahia as a youth, before returning to hometown club Vitória da Conquista in 2020. In 2021, he was loaned to Barcelona de Ilhéus, and helped the club to win the Campeonato Baiano Segunda Divisão.

On 6 April 2022, Grêmio Prudente announced the signing of Rodrigo.^[1] He achieved two consecutive promotions with the club, the first one as champions, before signing for Maringá on 30 November 2023.^[2]

On 3 September 2024, after helping Maringá in their promotion from the Série D, Rodrigo was loaned to Série B side Avaí until the end of the year.^[3] Back to Dogão for the 2025 campaign, he was a regular starter in the 2025 Campeonato Paranaense as the club reached the finals.

On 11 April 2025, Rodrigo signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Fortaleza in the Série A, as the club paid R$ 4 million for 60% of his economic rights.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 18 April 2025^[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitória da Conquista	2020	Série D	12	2	2	0	—		—		—		14	2
	2021	Baiano	—		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2022		—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		12	2	18	0	—		—		—		30	2
Barcelona de Ilhéus (loan)	2021	Baiano 2ª Divisão	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Grêmio Prudente	2022	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		20	0	—		—		—		20	0
	2023	Paulista A3	—		19	3	—		—		13[a]	2	32	5
	Total		—		39	3	—		—		13	2	52	5
Maringá	2024	Série D	14	3	16	4	2	0	—		—		32	7
	2025	Série C	0	0	15	3	2	0	—		—		17	3
	Total		14	3	31	7	4	0	—		—		49	10
Avaí (loan)	2024	Série B	13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
Fortaleza	2025	Série A	0	0	—		—		0	0	—		0	0
Career total			39	5	93	10	4	0	0	0	13	2	149	17

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista