Rodrigo Antônio Rodrigues (born 21 April 2000), simply known as Rodrigo Farofa[1] or as Rodrigo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Valencia Mestalla, on loan from Real Madrid. Mainly a forward, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Antônio Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | São Carlos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Valencia B (on loan from Real Madrid) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Multi Esporte | ||
| 2015–2018 | Novorizontino | ||
| 2017 | → Palmeiras (loan) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Novorizontino | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Real Madrid B | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Talavera (loan) | 49 | (11) |
| 2022– | → Valencia B (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:21, 13 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in São Carlos, São Paulo, Rodrigo Farofa is a Grêmio Novorizontino youth graduate. He joined the club in 2015 and was promoted to the under-20 squad ahead of the 2017 season, and impressed during the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. On 25 January of that year, he was promoted to the main squad.[2]
On 29 March 2017, Rodrigo Farofa made his professional debut starting and providing the assist for Henrique's goal in a 3–1 away loss against Santos.[3]
In August 2017, Rodrigo Farofa joined Palmeiras on loan and played at the La Comunidad de Madrid under-17 tournament, scoring five goals in four matches.
On 13 September 2017, Spanish newspaper Marca announced that Real Madrid had reached an agreement for Rodrigo Farofa.[4] On 30 May 2018, he signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid and joined the U19 team.[5]
Rodrigo Farofa made his debut for Castilla on 13 January 2019, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against UD Las Palmas Atlético.
On 24 September 2020, Rodrigo Farofa joined Segunda División B side Talavera on a season-long loan deal.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novorizontino | 2017 | Paulista | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Talavera | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 19 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 30 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |||
| Total | 49 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 | ||||
| Valencia Mestalla | 2022–23 | Segunda División RFEF | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 60 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13 | ||