Róger Krug Guedes (born 2 October 1996) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Criciúma

Born in Ibirubá,

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, Guedes started his career with Grêmio's youth setup, but was released in 2011. He moved to

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shortly after, and finished his formation with the club. Guedes made his first team debut on 23 November 2014, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 away draw against

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in Série A; he also assisted Cléber Santana for the equalising goal. His first senior goal came on 6 December, as he scored the equalizer in a 2–1 loss at

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. Guedes was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2015 campaign, with his side now in the Série B.

Palmeiras

On 5 April 2016, Guedes signed a five-year contract with

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in the top tier; ''Verdão'' paid R$ 2.5 million for 25% of his federative rights. He made his debut for the club 14 days later, replacing Alecsandro in a 2–0

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home win against

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. Guedes scored during his top tier debut for the club on 14 May, netting the first in a 4–0 home routing of

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. He scored four goals in 31 appearances during the season, as his side was crowned champions. On 31 January 2017, Guedes renewed his contract with Palmeiras, receiving a pay rise to upgrade his

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. In 2017, a video emerged of a

training session where Guedes is seen taking part in a fitness session on a practise pitch from afar. His teammates would proceed to chase him off the pitch before pinning him to the ground and tying him up with wire with coaching staff and manager Cuca looking on. According to Guedes, this was not the first time he was physically harassed by

players and that the justification for such cruelty was to toughen him up for big games. On 27 December 2017, Guedes joined

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on a season-long loan swap deal involving him and Marcos Rocha. He has said that the harassment he received while at

by his teammates was the reason for the loan move.

Shandong Luneng Taishan

On 13 July 2018, Guedes was loaned to

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side Shandong Luneng Taishan for one year with an obligation to buy for €9.6 million. He made his debut for the club on 28 July in a 1–1 draw with Jiangsu Suning. After the loan move was made permanent, he would establish himself as a vital member of the team, being part of the team that won the 2020 Chinese FA Cup against Jiangsu in a 2-0 victory.

Corinthians

On 27 August 2021, Guedes signed with Brazilian club

, after rescinding with Shandong. Uniquely, he wore the number 123 jersey in his first season, because the number 23 (which he usually wears in honour of his son's birthday) was already taken by Fagner. After that, Guedes wore the number 9 jersey for the most part of 2022 season, later changing his jersey to number 10 when Willian rescinded his contract with Corinthians.

Al-Rayyan

On 9 August 2023, Guedes signed with

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. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Al Markhiya in a 1–0 away victory on 17 August 2023. A week later on 25 August, Guedes assisted Rodrigo’s goal in a 1–0 home victory against

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. In his first season with the club, he managed to get 19 goals and 5 assists. In the 24/25 season, He scored 21 goals in 22 appearances, Winning the Mansour Muftah award for being the top goal-scorer in the league. He also scored a

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at the 2025 Amir Cup final in the 49th minute.

Career statistics

Honours

Palmeiras *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Shandong Luneng *

Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. The current holders are Shanghai Port, having beaten Shandong Taishan in 2024 for their first title. H ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

Al-Rayyan *

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runner-up:

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

Individual *

Team of the Year: 2023–24 *

Top goalscorer: 2024–25

References

External links

*
Róger Guedes profile
at Palmeiras' official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Guedes, Roger 1996 births Living people Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Criciúma Esporte Clube players SE Palmeiras players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Chinese Super League players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Qatar Stars League players Al-Rayyan SC players Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen