| Intro | Footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 14 July 1991, Brazil |
| Age: | 29 years |
Rodrigo Branco Araújo (born 14 July 1991) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Bangor City.
Playing career
Branco failed a trial with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers in 2010, before leaving his native Brazil to sign with Micky Mellon’s Fleetwood Town, in England’s League Two. He scored six goals in eight games on loan at Northern Premier League side Lancaster City. He made his Fleetwood debut on 20 November 2012, in a 3–1 defeat to Accrington Stanley at Highbury, after replacing Curtis Obeng on 63 minutes.
Floriana
On 27 January 2013, Branco signed for Maltese Premier League side Floriana. he scored 5 goals in 6 starts before returning to the UK to finalise his studies.
Hastings United
On the 4th October, Branco signed for Isthmian League Division One South side Hastings United. He came off the bench in the club’s 3-2 FA Trophy victory, scoring on his debut.
Knoxville Force FC
Branco, found himself in the USA for season 2015/16 playing for Knoxville force FC were he made 11 appearances and scored 7 goals, a prolific goal scorer, His time was cut short Knoxville Force FC due to visa restrictions in the USA.
Bangor City
In August 2016 he joined Welsh Premier League side Bangor City and now holds an EU Portuguese passport.
Statistics
- As of 6 January 2017
| Season | Club | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2012–13 | Fleetwood Town | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Lancaster City (loan) | NPL Division One North | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2012–13 | Floriana | Maltese Premier League | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | Hastings United | Isthmian League Division One South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Bangor City | WPL | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 4 |
| Career total | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 15 | ||