Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 May 1988||
Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil [2] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back [2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2009–2013 | Fluminense [2] | 92 | (4) |
2014–2016 | Al-Hilal | 45 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Al-Sharjah | 26 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Cruzeiro | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Fluminense (loan) | 64 | (5) |
2020 | Fluminense | 22 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Buriram United | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2022 |
Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva (born 7 May 1988, in Duque de Caxias), also called Digão, is a Brazilian footballer. [1] [2]
Digão played for Fluminense between 2009 and 2013. [3] He made his debut for the club in a draw against Náutico. [3] He started that match and played the whole 90 minutes. [4] In his first season with the club, he featured eight times in league matches but did not score a goal. [3] His first match for the 2010 season was against Ceará. [3] However, Fluminense lost it by a single goal. [5] He played further three times for the club in league, against Atlético Goianiense, Atlético Mineiro and Vitória. [3] He played ten times for the club in the 2011 season, without scoring a goal. [3] During that season, he was ruled out of action for three months for sustaining an injury. [6] On 2 November 2011, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club till December 2013. [6]
In the 2012 season, Digão started fourteen matches and played a total of seventeen league matches, scoring two goals. [3] These goals were scored against Figueirense [7] and Grêmio. [3] On the continental level, he played three matches in the Copa Libertadores, which included two matches against Boca Juniors and the third against Arsenal de Sarandi. [3] On 2 June 2013, he scored a brace against Criciúma. [8] In the 2013 season, he played the whole 90 minutes of twelve league matches and also featured four times for the side in Copa Libertadores. [3] On 5 June 2013, he renewed his contract with Fluminense, keeping him at the club till December 2015. [9]
In December 2013, Digão signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for £ 6.5 million, joining former Brazilian teammate Thiago Neves. [10] He made his debut against Al Ahli. [3] In his debut season with the Saudi club, he played eight league matches. [3] In the Asian Champions League, he played fourteen times. [3] His team reached the final but lost 1–0 to Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers in the first leg. [11] In the second leg, the clubs drew as the Australian club was crowned winner. [12]
In July 2017, Digão was signed by Brazilian giants Cruzeiro, once again joining his former teammate Thiago Neves, who played a part in the negotiations, along with former teammates Dedé and Rafael Sóbis, who were also part of Cruzeiro's squad. Digão signed a three-year deal with the Brazilian team. This marked the defense-man return to the Brazilian Serie A after over four years playing for Middle Eastern clubs.
Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fluminense | 2009 [3] | Série A | 8 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 [b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2010 [3] | 4 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
2011 [3] | 10 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [c] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
2012 [3] | 17 | 2 | 8 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [c] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
2013 [3] | 12 | 2 | 9 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
Total | 51 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | — | 95 | 4 | ||||
Al-Hilal | 2013–14 [3] | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 14 [d] | 0 | 2 [e] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2014–15 [3] | 23 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 9 [d] | 1 | 4 [e] | 2 | 40 | 4 | ||||
2015–16 [3] | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
Total | 45 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 88 | 4 | ||||
Sharjah | 2016–17 [3] | UAE Pro League | 19 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
Cruzeiro | 2017 [3] | Série A | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 [f] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
2018 [3] | 0 | 0 | 3 [g] | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
Fluminense (loan) | 2018 [3] | Série A | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 [b] | 2 | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
2019 [3] | 21 | 1 | 5 [a] | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
Total | 45 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 64 | 5 | ||||
Fluminense | 2020 [3] | Série A | 10 | 2 | 8 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
Buriram United | 2020–21 [3] | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 [3] | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 11 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 191 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 334 | 20 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 May 1988||
Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil [2] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back [2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2009–2013 | Fluminense [2] | 92 | (4) |
2014–2016 | Al-Hilal | 45 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Al-Sharjah | 26 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Cruzeiro | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Fluminense (loan) | 64 | (5) |
2020 | Fluminense | 22 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Buriram United | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2022 |
Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva (born 7 May 1988, in Duque de Caxias), also called Digão, is a Brazilian footballer. [1] [2]
Digão played for Fluminense between 2009 and 2013. [3] He made his debut for the club in a draw against Náutico. [3] He started that match and played the whole 90 minutes. [4] In his first season with the club, he featured eight times in league matches but did not score a goal. [3] His first match for the 2010 season was against Ceará. [3] However, Fluminense lost it by a single goal. [5] He played further three times for the club in league, against Atlético Goianiense, Atlético Mineiro and Vitória. [3] He played ten times for the club in the 2011 season, without scoring a goal. [3] During that season, he was ruled out of action for three months for sustaining an injury. [6] On 2 November 2011, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club till December 2013. [6]
In the 2012 season, Digão started fourteen matches and played a total of seventeen league matches, scoring two goals. [3] These goals were scored against Figueirense [7] and Grêmio. [3] On the continental level, he played three matches in the Copa Libertadores, which included two matches against Boca Juniors and the third against Arsenal de Sarandi. [3] On 2 June 2013, he scored a brace against Criciúma. [8] In the 2013 season, he played the whole 90 minutes of twelve league matches and also featured four times for the side in Copa Libertadores. [3] On 5 June 2013, he renewed his contract with Fluminense, keeping him at the club till December 2015. [9]
In December 2013, Digão signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for £ 6.5 million, joining former Brazilian teammate Thiago Neves. [10] He made his debut against Al Ahli. [3] In his debut season with the Saudi club, he played eight league matches. [3] In the Asian Champions League, he played fourteen times. [3] His team reached the final but lost 1–0 to Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers in the first leg. [11] In the second leg, the clubs drew as the Australian club was crowned winner. [12]
In July 2017, Digão was signed by Brazilian giants Cruzeiro, once again joining his former teammate Thiago Neves, who played a part in the negotiations, along with former teammates Dedé and Rafael Sóbis, who were also part of Cruzeiro's squad. Digão signed a three-year deal with the Brazilian team. This marked the defense-man return to the Brazilian Serie A after over four years playing for Middle Eastern clubs.
Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fluminense | 2009 [3] | Série A | 8 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 [b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2010 [3] | 4 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
2011 [3] | 10 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [c] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
2012 [3] | 17 | 2 | 8 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [c] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
2013 [3] | 12 | 2 | 9 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
Total | 51 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | — | 95 | 4 | ||||
Al-Hilal | 2013–14 [3] | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 14 [d] | 0 | 2 [e] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2014–15 [3] | 23 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 9 [d] | 1 | 4 [e] | 2 | 40 | 4 | ||||
2015–16 [3] | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
Total | 45 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 88 | 4 | ||||
Sharjah | 2016–17 [3] | UAE Pro League | 19 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
Cruzeiro | 2017 [3] | Série A | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 [f] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
2018 [3] | 0 | 0 | 3 [g] | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
Fluminense (loan) | 2018 [3] | Série A | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 [b] | 2 | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
2019 [3] | 21 | 1 | 5 [a] | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
Total | 45 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 64 | 5 | ||||
Fluminense | 2020 [3] | Série A | 10 | 2 | 8 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
Buriram United | 2020–21 [3] | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 [3] | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 11 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 191 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 334 | 20 |