Rodrygo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is de Goes.

Rodrygo
Rodrygo playing for Real Madrid in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rodrygo Silva de Goes[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Osasco, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) 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 Castilla 3 (2)
2019– Real Madrid 142 (26)
International career‡
2017–2018 Brazil U17 4 (3)
2018–2019 Brazil U20 10 (3)
2019–2021 Brazil U23 5 (1)
2019– Brazil 27 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:55, 7 July 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 winger or forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best wingers in the world, he is known for his speed, work-rate, dribbling, and finishing.[10]

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. At international level, he made his senior debut for Brazil in 2019, aged only 18.

Rodrygo Goes made his senior debut for the Brazilian national team on Nov 7, 2019. Rodrygo represented his national team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where they reached to quarter-finals. Rodrygo was passed the iconic number 10 shirt in the Brazil National Team.[11]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Real Madrid profile". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ "How to pronounce Rodrygo Goes". Forvo. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ Hepburn, Daniel (5 March 2024). "The 10 best wingers in world football have been ranked". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "The 25 best right wingers in world football – ranked". 90min.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ^ McCambridge, Ed; Hancock, Tom (14 April 2023). "Ranked! The 10 best right-wingers in the world right now". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Best wingers in the world 2024". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Ranking the five best right-wingers in the world right now". The Football Faithful | Football News | Premier League News | Football Opinions | Football Analysis | Football Betting Tips | Football Transfers | The Football Faithful. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. ^ [5][6][7][8][9]
  11. ^ Brennan, Feargal (26 March 2023). "Rodrygo Goes 'honoured' to wear Pele's Brazil No.10". Football España. Retrieved 13 July 2024.