Roger Duarte

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

Roger Duarte de Oliveira (born 11 January 1995), known as Roger Duarte or simply Roger, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Roger

Personal information
Full name	Roger Duarte de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2006–2007	Atlético Mineiro
2008–2011	São Paulo
2012–2015	América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	América Mineiro	17	(0)
2018	→ CSA (loan)	13	(0)
2019	→ Botafogo SP (loan)	0	(0)
2021	Grêmio Anápolis	12	(0)
2022	Manauara	2	(0)
2022	Operário	1	(0)
2022–2023	Mohammedan SC	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2023

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Roger represented Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo and América Mineiro as a youth. In 2016, he was promoted to the main squad by manager Givanildo Oliveira.

Roger made his first team debut on 20 April 2016, starting in a 1–1 Copa do Brasil away draw against Red Bull Brasil.^[1] He made his Série A debut on 28 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hélder Maurílio in a 1–1 draw at Cruzeiro.^[2]

On 4 February 2019, Roger was loaned out to Botafogo-SP.^[3]

Personal life

Roger is physically likened to Brazil international defender David Luiz, mainly due to his hair and footballing position.^[4]

Honours

Mohammedan SC

• Federation Cup : 2022–23

América Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2016