Rodrigo Oliveira Lindoso (born 6 June 1989) is a Brazilian professional

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for Operário Ferroviário.

Club career

Madureira and loans

Born in

São Luís, Maranhão São Luís (; "Saint Louis") is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Upaon-açu Island or Ilha de São Luís, in the Baía de São Marcos (''Saint Mark's Bay''), an extension of the Atlantic ...

, Lindoso was a Madureira youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 5 July 2009, starting in a 0–0 Série D home draw against Tupi. Lindoso became a regular starter for the side in the following campaigns, scoring a

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in a 4–3 home win against

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as ...

on 14 August 2010. Impressing during the

2011 Campeonato Carioca The 2011 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 110th edition of the top tier football in Rio de Janeiro. It was organized by the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FERJ). The competition began ...

, he joined Série A side

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on 16 May 2011, on loan for one year. Lindoso made his top tier debut on 7 September 2011, starting in a 2–1 away win against Cruzeiro. The following February, after being rarely used, he moved to

Criciúma Criciúma () is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home material ...

also in a temporary deal. After again receiving limited chances, Lindoso returned to Madureira for the

2013 Campeonato Carioca The 2013 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 112th season of the top tier football of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation). The competiti ...

, where he stood out as one of the team's best performers.

Marítimo

On 25 June 2013, Lindoso signed a four-year contract with Portuguese

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side

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M (), commonly known as Marítimo or Marítimo da Madeira, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Established in 1910, Marítimo is best known for its football team ...

. He made his debut abroad on 1 September, coming on as a half-time substitute for João Luiz in a 1–1 home draw against

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense (), commonly known as Olhanense, is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its Association football, football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Algarve Football Association Portuguese Di ...

. Lindoso struggled to appear for the side, being also sidelined due to an injury.

Madureira return

In February 2014, Lindoso returned to Madureira after rescinding his contract with Marítimo. He immediately became a first-choice for the club, scoring five goals in the

2015 Campeonato Carioca The 2015 Campeonato Carioca de Futebol (branded as 2015 Cariocão Guaraviton for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th edition of the top tier football of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football F ...

Botafogo

On 21 July 2015, Lindoso was loaned to

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in the Série B, until the end of the year. On 1 December, after achieving top tier promotion as champions, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the club. Lindoso scored his first goal in the first division on 21 May 2017, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home win against Ponte Preta. On 14 July, he extended his contract until 2019.

Internacional

On 8 January 2019, Lindoso agreed to a two-year deal with

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre, a cidade do Grêmio or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the ...

, with Alex Santana moving in the opposite direction.

Career statistics

Honours

;Botafogo *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

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Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

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Individual

Team of the year:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindoso, Rodrigo 1989 births Living people Footballers from São Luís, Maranhão Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Madureira Esporte Clube players Fluminense FC players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Botafogo FR players SC Internacional players Ceará Sporting Club players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Primeira Liga players C.S. Marítimo players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen