Souza (footballer, born 1982)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.

Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 4 March 1982), known as Souza, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

Souza

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso
Date of birth	(1982-03-04) 4 March 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997	Madureira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Madureira	-	(-)
2001–2003	Vasco da Gama	30	(5)
2003	CSKA Sofia	4	(0)
2004	Marítimo	31	(8)
2005	→ Internacional (loan)	1	(0)
2005–2006	→ Goiás (loan)	63	(35)
2007–2008	Flamengo	33	(9)
2008	Panathinaikos	4	(1)
2009–2011	Corinthians	32	(6)
2011	→ Bahia (loan)	21	(11)
2012–2013	Bahia	32	(8)
2014	Vitória	5	(1)
2014	Criciúma	13	(4)
2015	Paysandu	8	(0)
2017–2018	Madureira	0	(0)
Total		277	(88)
International career
1999	Brazil U17	-	(-)
2003	Brazil U-23	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 October 2021

Career

Flamengo

After being the top goal-scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás, he then moved on, signing a deal with Flamengo in the beginning of 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Panathinaikos

Souza moved from Flamengo to Panathinaikos in July 2008 for a sum of €3 million. He scored his first goal for the new club in a UEFA Champions League 2008–09 qualifying round match win against Sparta Praha.

Corinthians

On December 30, 2008, Souza signed a 3-year contract for Corinthians.^[1]

Career statistics

(Correct as of^[update] January 2, 2012)

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Brazilian Série A		Brazilian Cup		Continental		State League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	2001	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2002	16	2	1	0	—		—		17	2
	2003	13	3	7	3	—		—		20	6
	Total	30	5	8	3	-	-	-	-	38	8
Internacional	2005	1	0	2	1	—		—		3	1
	Total	1	0	2	1	-	-	-	-	3	1
Goiás	2005	33	18	—		—		—		33	18
	2006	30	17	—		—		—		30	17
	Total	63	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	63	35
Flamengo	2007	22	6	—		8	3	10	6	40	15
	2008	11	3	—		8	1	15	5	34	9
	Total	33	9	-	-	16	4	25	11	74	24
Corinthians	2009	20	4	4	0	—		14	1	38	5
	2010	12	2	—		5	0	9	2	26	4
	Total	32	6	4	0	-	-	23	3	64	9
Bahia (loan)	2011	21	11	3	2	—		9	5	24	18
	Total	21	11	3	0	-	-	-	-	24	18
Career total		180	66	17	4	16	4	39	12	261	93

according to combined sources on references ^[2] and^[3]

International career

Souza has won 2 international matches for Brazil U-23. He featured against Czech Republic on January 16, 2003 and then later appeared against Egypt on January 20, 2003 in the 2003 Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama

• Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 2003

Internacional

• Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 2005

Goiás

• Goiás State Championship: 2006

Flamengo

• Taça Guanabara: 2007, 2008
• Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 2007, 2008

Corinthians

• São Paulo State League: 2009
• Brazilian Cup: 2009

Bahia

• Bahia State League: 2012

National team

• South American Championship (U17)
• World Cup (U 17)

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2006^[4]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top goalscorer: 2006

Achievements

• Top scorer of the 1999 Sudamericano Sub-17
• Top scorer of the Brazilian League 2006