Rodrigo dos Santos de Freitas (born 17 June 1998), known as Rodrigo Freitas or just Rodrigo, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

São Paulo

Rodrigo joined

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's youth ranks at age 14. Between 2017 and 2018, he was the captain of the under-20 squad. In 2018, after his 20th anniversary, he was promoted to the first team. Rodrigo made his first team debut for ''Tricolor'' on 3 February 2019, starting in a 1–0

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home win over São Bento.

Loan to Portimonense

On 25 June 2019, Rodrigo joined

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club

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on loan. He made his debut for the club on 19 August 2019 during a 2-1 league win over C.D. Tondela. Rodrigo featured in eight league matches for the side before returning in July 2020.

Return from loan

Rodrigo was included in the first team squad after his loan ended, but only started to feature again for the first in 2021. He scored his first goal for São Paulo on 25 April 2021, netting the opener in a 3–0 away win over Ituano. Rodrigo left the club in December 2021, as his contract expired.

Avaí

On 8 April 2022,

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Rodrigo signed a contract with

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also in the Série A, until the end of the year.

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 19 January 2024,

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club

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announced the signings of Freitas alongside Tyler Reid,

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, Maicol Ferreira and Thierry Nevers.

Mafra

On 4 July 2024,

club

announced the signing of Freitas.

Honours

;São Paulo *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freitas, Rodrigo 1998 births Living people Footballers from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players São Paulo FC players Avaí FC players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Primeira Liga players Portimonense S.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen