| Intro | Brazilian footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 4 March 1982, Rio de Janeiro |
| Age: | 38 years |
Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, or better known as Souza (born March 4, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian football player. He currently plays for Criciúma.
Career
Flamengo
After being the top goal-scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás, he then moved on, signing a deal with Flamengo in the beginning of 2007.
Panathinaikos
Souza moved from Flamengo to Panathinaikos on July 2008 for a sum of €3 million. He scored his first goal for the new club in a UEFA Champions League 2008–09 qualifying round match win against Sparta Praha.
Corinthians
On December 30, 2008 Souza signed a 3-year contract for Corinthians.
Career statistics
- (Correct as of January 2, 2012)
| Club | Season | Brazilian Série A | Brazilian Cup | Continental | State League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2001 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 | 5 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 8 | |
| Internacional | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| Goiás | 2005 | 33 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 18 |
| 2006 | 30 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 17 | |
| Total | 63 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 35 | |
| Flamengo | 2007 | 22 | 6 | – | – | 8 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 15 |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | – | – | 8 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 9 | |
| Total | 33 | 9 | – | – | 16 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 74 | 24 | |
| Corinthians | 2009 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | 38 | 5 |
| 2010 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 4 | |
| Total | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 3 | 64 | 9 | |
| Bahia (loan) | 2011 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 9 | 5 | 24 | 18 |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 18 | |
| Career total | 180 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 261 | 93 | |
according to combined sources on the and.
International career
Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso has won 2 international matches for Brazil U-23. He featured against Czech Republic on January 16, 2003 and then later appeared against Egypt on January 20, 2003 in the 2003 Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Honours
Club
- Vasco da Gama
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 2003
- Internacional
- Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 2005
- Goiás
- Goiás State Championship: 2006
- Flamengo
- Taça Guanabara: 2007, 2008
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 2007, 2008
- Corinthians
- São Paulo State League: 2009
- Brazilian Cup: 2009
- Bahia
- Bahia State League: 2012
National team
- South American Championship (U 17)
- World Cup (U 17)
Individual
- Bola de Prata top scorer of the Brazilian League 2006
Achievements
- Top scorer of the 1999 Sudamericano Sub-17
- Top scorer of the Brazilian League 2006