# Rodrigo Soares

Rodrigo Alves Soares (born 26 December 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Novorizontino.

## Club career
### Early career

Born on 26 December 1992 in Porangatu, Brazil, Rodrigo Alves Soares played football from a young age. He was introduced to professional football at the age of 20, at União São João. He joined Santo André for a while, before signing for Grêmio Anápolis. With 14 matches and 1 goal in 2014–15, he moved to play in Europe. He moved to Porto and played for their B team for two seasons. In 2017, he was loaned to Chaves for half a season, recording his first appearances in Primeira Liga. In the following season, Rodrigo was on the lookout for a top-tier team that would grant him opportunities to show his worth. Desportivo das Aves gave him this chance.

### C.D. Aves

In his first season at Desportivo das Aves, Rodrigo conjured up 1 goal and 2 assists in 33 encounters and contributed to his club's first ever silverware, the Taça de Portugal. The Brazilian had made his first step, but would definitely stand out in 2018–19.
He played in 41 matches, scored 4 goals, delivered 9 assists, got the award for Primeira Liga best full-back of the season and earned numerous awards on European level as well. His excellent season attracted interest from Porto and Sporting, but he ended up at PAOK.

### PAOK

He signed a three year contract with Greek champions PAOK for an undisclosed fee. A free agent after his contract with Desportivo Aves reached its completion, the 26-year-old defender initially held negotiations with AEK Athens, but he subsequently spoke with PAOK and made the decision to join the Thessaloniki-based club. After a good season in 2021-22 campaign and the departure of Matos, Rodrigo become a first team player under Pablo Garcia and won another title in his career. In Cup final PAOK faced Olympiacos and won 2–1. In the last year in his contract and PAOK, in January 2022, decided to release Rodrigo under new technical director Jose Boto. He made 64 appearances across all competitions for PAOK and scored 1 goal against Lamia FC.

### Return to Brazil

In January 2022 Rodrigo signed a deal with Juventude for one year. Then in January 2023 he moved to Atlético Goianiense. After a year there he moved to Novorizontino.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 2 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| União São João | 2012 | Série C | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Santo André | 2013 | Série D | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Grêmio Anápolis | 2014 | Campeonato Goiano | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Grêmio Anápolis | 2015 | Campeonato Goiano | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Grêmio Anápolis | Total | Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Porto B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Porto B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Porto B | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Chaves (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Desportivo das Aves | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Desportivo das Aves | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Desportivo das Aves | Total | Total | 60 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 5 |
| PAOK | 2019–20 | Super League | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| PAOK | 2020–21 | Super League | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| PAOK | 2021–22 | Super League | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| PAOK | Total | Total | 44 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 1 |
| Juventude | 2022 | Série A | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Atlético Goianiense | 2023 | Série B | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 214 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 279 | 13 |
* ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal and Copa do Brasil
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano

## Honours
### Club
#### Porto B

* LigaPro: 2015–16

#### C.D. Aves

* Taça de Portugal: 2017–18

#### PAOK

* Greek Cup: 2020–21
Individual
* Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: April 2019