Saulo Rodrigues da Silva (born 17 June 1997), known as Saulo Mineiro or simply Saulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ceará as a forward.

Saulo Mineiro
Personal information
Full name Saulo Rodrigues da Silva
Date of birth (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Uberlândia, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ceará
Number 73
Youth career
2011–2017 Uberlândia
2017América Mineiro (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Uberlândia 14 (1)
2018 Uberaba 6 (0)
2018 Araxá 9 (2)
2019 Tupi 7 (0)
2019 CRAC 6 (0)
2019–2020 Volta Redonda 30 (10)
2020–2021 Ceará 32 (8)
2021–2023 Yokohama FC 35 (8)
2023– Ceará 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023

Career

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Saulo was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and represented hometown side Uberlândia EC as a youth.[1] He made his first team debut on 28 March 2017, in a 2–2 Campeonato Mineiro home draw against Cruzeiro; after coming on as a 61st minute substitute, he had to leave the field two minutes later due to an arm injury.[2]

Saulo spent the rest of the 2017 campaign on loan at América Mineiro's under-20 squad.[3] For the 2018 campaign, after again playing for Uberlândia, he also represented Uberaba and Araxá.[4]

In April 2019, after brief stints at Tupi and CRAC, Saulo signed for Volta Redonda.[5] On 4 September, he renewed his contract until 2021.[6]

On 18 September 2020, after scoring five goals in only six matches of the 2020 Série C, Saulo moved straight to Série A with Ceará.[7] He made his debut for the club on 25 October, replacing Cléber in a 2–1 home win against Coritiba.

Saulo scored his first goal in the top tier on 30 November 2020, netting his team's third in a 4–1 away success over Vasco da Gama.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 18 May 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Uberlândia 2017 Mineiro 1 0 1 0
2018 Série D 4 0 9 1 0 0 13 1
Total 4 0 10 1 0 0 14 1
Uberaba 2018 Mineiro Módulo II 6 0 6 0
Araxá 2018 Mineiro 2ª Divisão 9 2 9 2
Tupi 2019 Série D 0 0 7 0 1 0 8 0
CRAC 2019 Goiano 6 0 6 0
Volta Redonda 2019 Série C 12 0 1[a] 1 13 1
2020 6 5 12 5 1 0 19 10
Total 18 5 12 5 1 0 1 1 32 11
Ceará 2020 Série A 17 4 1 0 18 4
2021 9 2 5 2 2 0 4[b] 0 11[c] 4 31 8
Total 26 6 6 2 2 0 4 0 11 4 49 12
Yokohama FC 2021 J1 League 11 4 11 4
2022 J2 League 19 4 1 0 0 0 20 4
2023 J1 League 5 0 0 0 1[d] 0 6 0
Total 35 8 1 0 1 0 37 8
Career total 83 19 56 10 5 0 4 0 13 5 161 34
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in J.League Cup

Honours

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Ceará

References

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  1. ^ "Saulo Mineiro - Pratas da Casa" [Saulo Mineiro - Home-grown] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Uberlândia. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Estreia, dor e alívio: Saulo lembra lesão após minutos em campo: "Infelicidade"" [Debut, pain and relief: Saulo remembers injury after minutes on the field: "Unfortunate"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Atacante Saulo retorna ao Uberlândia após período no sub-20 do América-MG" [Forward Saulo returns to Uberlândia after period at América-MG's under-20] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Araxá Esporte anuncia atacante Bruno Aquino e mais dois para Segundona" [Araxá Esporte announce forward Bruno Aquino and two more for the Segundona] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Voltaço anuncia a contratação do atacante Saulo Mineiro" [Voltaço announce the signing of forward Saulo Mineiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Voltaço renova com Saulo Mineiro e Luan" [Voltaço renew with Saulo Mineiro and Luan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Volta Redonda FC. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Saulo é o mais novo atacante do Ceará" [Saulo is the newest forward of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. ^ "'Coração Valente', Saulo Mineiro comemora gol contra o Vasco após superar problema cardíaco" ['Braveheart', Saulo Mineiro celebrates goal against Vasco after overcoming a heart problem] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  9. ^ Saulo Mineiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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