Rodrigo Nascimento França, known as Rodrigo Becão (born 19 January 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Rodrigo Becão
Becão with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Nascimento França
Date of birth (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
Fenerbahçe
Number 50
Youth career
2009–2016 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Bahia 18 (1)
2018–2019CSKA Moscow (loan) 28 (0)
2019–2023 Udinese 127 (6)
2023– Fenerbahçe 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Bahia

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Becão made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série B debut for Bahia on 28 November 2015 in a game against Atlético Goianiense.[1]

CSKA Moscow

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On 4 July 2018, Becão joined the Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow on loan for the 2018–19 season.[2] He made his first appearance for CSKA on 27 July 2018, in their 2018 Russian Super Cup victory over Lokomotiv Moscow.[3]

On 19 September 2018, he made his UEFA Champions League debut with 2–2 away tie against Viktoria Plzeň.

Udinese

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On 6 July 2019, Rodrigo Becão signed to Italian Serie A side Udinese for €1.6 million.[4] On 25 August 2019, Becão scored the winning goal on his Serie A debut in a 1–0 victory over A.C. Milan at Dacia Arena.[5]

Fenerbahçe

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On 20 July 2023, Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Becão on a five-year contract for €8.31 million.[6][7]

On 10 August 2023, he scored his first goal in his debut in UEFA Conference League against NK Maribor at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 3–1.[8]

On 13 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut against Gaziantep FK at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe won 2–1.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 November 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bahia 2015 Série B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016 Série B 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2017 Série A 8 0 6[b] 0 0 0 1[c] 0 15 0
2018 Série A 1 0 2[b] 1 0 0 1[d] 0 1[c] 0 5 1
Total 10 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 23 1
CSKA Moscow (loan) 2018–19 Russian Premier League 28 0 1 0 6[e] 0 1[f] 0 36 0
Udinese 2019–20 Serie A 29 1 1 0 30 1
2020–21 Serie A 35 1 1 0 36 1
2021–22 Serie A 35 2 1 0 36 2
2022–23 Serie A 28 2 0 0 28 2
Total 127 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 130 6
Fenerbahçe 2023–24 Süper Lig 16 0 0 0 6[g] 1 0 0 22 1
2024–25 Süper Lig 9 0 0 0 4[h] 0 0 0 13 0
Total 25 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 35 1
Career total 189 6 8 1 4 0 17 1 6 0 224 8
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Campeonato Baiano
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Copa do Nordeste
  4. ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Bahia

CSKA Moscow

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Becão loan agreed". PFC CSKA Moscow. 4 July 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Udinese, dal Bahia arriva Becao" (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Match Report | 2019-20 | 1ª Match Day | Lega Serie A". legaseriea.it. Serie A. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Rodrigo Becao" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Rodrigo Nascimento França (Becao) transferinin sonuçlanması hk" (in Turkish). KAP. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Fenerbahçe 3-1 NK Maribor".
  9. ^ "Fenerbahçemiz Trendyol Süper Lig'e galibiyetle başladı".
  10. ^ "Rodrigo Becão". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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