Rodrigo Moledo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Modesto da Silva Moledo | ||
| Date of birth | October 27, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | União de Rondonópolis | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Odra Wodzisław (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Internacional | 45 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Metalist Kharkiv | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Internacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Panathinaikos | 20 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2016. | |||
Rodrigo Modesto da Silva Moledo (born 27 October 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for Panathinaikos FC in the Greek Superleague.
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, he started in early 2008 to play football in the second division of Campeonato Catarinense attracted the interest of União Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football team from Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso. In the summer of 2009, they sent him on a loan in the Polish club Odra Wodzisław. By the end of the season, he returned to Brazil playing for União Esporte Clube helping them to win the 2010 Regional championship. His playing attracted the officials of the Internacional in a game for the Copa do Brasil. In 2011 he signed with them.He scored his first goal for the club on 7 September 2011, in 4-2 victory against America Mineiro in the Campeonato Brasileiro. [1]
In 2013 Metalist Kharkiv acquired Rodrigo Moledo for R$ 20.51 million.[2] In Ukraine, the beginning was exciting and Moledo he started playing important matches, but a serious knee injury kept him out of for a number of games. In 2013-14 season , Moledo started in the Champions League qualifying round against PAOK. He had a vital role for the club in all competitions.[3]
Brazilian central defender Rodrigo Moledo, after a six months contract with his old club Internacional, will be a member of Panathinaikos until the summer of 2018. This will be the second spell of the 28-year-old former international in a european club, after his two years he spent at Metalist Kharkiv.[4][5] On 19 March 2016, the Brazilian central defender scored twice against Iraklis for Super League game and expressed his happiness for his team's victory.[6] His excellent performance during the second half of the season, attracts the interest of Fluminense FC and Peñarol in signing Panathinaikos' Brazilian central defender. However the officials of the greek club have no intention to sell the 28-year-old former international, since manager Andrea Stramaccioni considers him to be one of the most important players in the current squad. On 28 July 2016, he scored the only goal in a UEFA Europa League game against AIK for the first leg of the third qualifying round.[7]
International career
On April 19, 2013, Moledo was called up for Brazilian Team by coach Scolari for Brazil's April 24 friendly against Chile as a replacement for Henrique, who was playing a match for his club the next day.[8]
However, CONMEBOL moved Palmeiras game to the next week, allowing Scolari to recall Henrique while keeping Moledo in the squad.[9]
Honours
- Internacional
References
- ↑ "Rodrigo Moledo (SC Internacional) Videos, Pictures, Profile, News, Stats 2012". Eurorivals.net. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ↑ http://www.internacional.com.br/download.php?arquivo=balanco_financeiro_2013.pdf
- ↑ Na mira do Inter, Moledo fez apenas 17 jogos pelo Metalist Retrieved 25 June 2015
- ↑ Panathinaikos announce Rodrigo Moledo's signing Retrieved 29 January 2016
- ↑ Παναθηναϊκός, η τελευταία ευκαιρία του Moledo Retrieved 27 January 2016
- ↑ Moledo: "Happy for the victory and my two goals" Retrieved 19 March 2016
- ↑ Panathinaikos-AIK 1-0 Retrieved 28 July 2015
- ↑ Felipão convoca zagueiro Rodrigo Moledo para lugar de Henrique
- ↑ CBF mantém Rodrigo Moledo, mas reconvoca Henrique para Seleção
External links
- Rodrigo Moledo profile at 90minut