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.jpg) Rodrygo playing for Real Madrid in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrygo Silva de Goes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Osasco, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Santos | 63 | (13) |
| 2019 | Real Madrid B | 3 | (2) |
| 2019– | Real Madrid | 160 | (32) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Brazil U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019– | Brazil | 31 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 25 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Rodrygo Silva de Goes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈdɾiɡu ˈsiwvɐ dʒi ˈɡɔjs];[4] born 9 January 2001), better known as Rodrygo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. He is considered one of the best wingers in the world. [5][6][7][8]
Rodrygo began his career with Santos, where he played 80 games and scored 17 goals before a €45 million transfer to Real Madrid in 2019. Over the following seasons, he established himself as a prominent member in Real Madrid's squad, helping the club win two La Liga–Champions League doubles in 2022 and 2024.
After representing Brazil at youth level, he made his senior debut in 2019, aged only 18, representing Brazil at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 Copa América in the United States.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Inspiração em Neymar e pai jogador: conheça Rodrygo, nova joia do Santos" [Inspiration in Neymar and father footballer: know Rodrygo, new pearl of Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Real Madrid profile". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "How to pronounce Rodrygo Goes". Forvo. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Best wingers in the world 2024 | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ Ritchie, Calum (5 March 2024). "Ranking the 15 best wingers in world football right now - in order". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ Ridge, Mark WhiteContributions from James; Mewis, Joe; updated, Callum Rice-Coates last (14 April 2023). "Ranked! The 10 best right-wingers in the world right now". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "The 25 best right wingers in world football - ranked". 90min.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2025.