| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso | ||
| Date of birth | March 4, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Madureira | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997 | Madureira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Madureira | - | (-) |
| 2001–2003 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | (5) |
| 2003 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | Marítimo | 31 | (8) |
| 2005 | → Internacional (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Goiás (loan) | 63 | (35) |
| 2007–2008 | Flamengo | 33 | (9) |
| 2008 | Panathinaikos | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Corinthians | 32 | (6) |
| 2011 | → Bahia (loan) | 21 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Bahia | 32 | (8) |
| 2014 | Vitória | 5 | (1) |
| 2014 | Criciúma | 13 | (4) |
| 2015 | Paysandu | - | (-) |
| 2016– | Madureira | - | (-) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999 | Brazil U-17 | - | (-) |
| 2003 | Brazil U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 26, 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 26, 2011 |
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Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, or better known as Souza (born March 4, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian football player. He currently plays for Criciúma.
After being the top goal-scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás, he then moved on, signing a deal with Flamengo in the beginning of 2007.
Souza moved from Flamengo to Panathinaikos on July 2008 for a sum of €3 million. He scored his first goal for the new club in a UEFA Champions League 2008–09 qualifying round match win against Sparta Praha.
On December 30, 2008 Souza signed a 3-year contract for Corinthians.
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Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso has won 2 international matches for Brazil U-23. He featured against Czech Republic on January 16, 2003 and then later appeared against Egypt on January 20, 2003 in the 2003 Pre-Olympic Tournament.