Rodrigo Silva Nascimento (born 28 September 2003), known as Rodrigo Gelado, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Vila Nova.

Rodrigo Gelado
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Silva Nascimento
Date of birth (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Vila Nova
Youth career
2021 SESP Samambaense [pt]
2022 Taguatinga
2022–2023 Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 SESP Samambaense [pt] 4 (1)
2022 Taguatinga 1 (0)
2023– Vila Nova 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:09, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Salvador, Bahia, Rodrigo Gelado played amateur football in his hometown before moving to the Federal District.[1] He began his career with SESP Samambaense [pt] in 2021, and made his senior debut with the club in the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Division.

Rodrigo Gelado began the 2022 season with Taguatinga, playing for the under-20 squad and featuring in one Campeonato Brasiliense match before moving to Vila Nova, where he was also assigned to the under-20s.[1] He made his first team debut with the latter on 18 January 2023, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Goiano away draw against CRAC.

Rodrigo Gelado scored his first goal for Vila on 25 January 2023, netting his side's third in a 3–0 home win over Iporá. On 24 February, already established as a regular starter, he renewed his contract until 2025.[2]

In April 2023, Rodrigo Gelado was named the 2023 Campeonato Goiano Breakthrough Player,[3] and remained a starter in the 2023 Série B.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 5 December 2023.[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SESP Samambaense [pt] 2021 Brasiliense 2ª Divisão 4 1 4 1
Taguatinga 2022 Brasiliense 1 0 1 0
Vila Nova 2023 Série B 35 1 11 1 2 0 3[a] 0 51 2
Career total 35 1 16 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 56 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lateral do Vila Nova terá torcida especial contra o Vitória" [Vila Nova full back will have a special crowd against Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Popular. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Vila Nova renova com promessa da base até o final de 2025" [Vila Nova renew with youth prospect until the end of 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Revelação do Estadual, lateral do Vila Nova ganha força no time titular" [Breakthrough Player of the state league, Vila Nova full back gains strength in the starting XI] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Popular. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Em sua primeira temporada no profissional, Gelado participa de 91% dos jogos do Vila Nova" [In his first professional season, Gelado plays in 91% of Vila Nova's matches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ Rodrigo Gelado at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2023.