| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata | ||
| Date of birth | November 19, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Araçatuba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al Rayyan | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Paulista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999 | Paulista | 5 | (2) |
| 2000 | São Bento | 7 | (2) |
| 2001 | Santo André | 5 | (1) |
| 2001 | Ferroviário | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | Inter de Limeira | 6 | (4) |
| 2002 | Treze | 7 | (3) |
| 2002 | Grêmio-PB | 2 | (1) |
| 2002 | Ceará | 4 | (2) |
| 2003 | XV de Piracicaba | 3 | (1) |
| 2003 | América-RN | 5 | (2) |
| 2003 | Campinense-PB | 17 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Goiás EC | 75 | (18) |
| 2006–2008 | Santos FC | 154 | (42) |
| 2008–2009 | Gaziantepspor | 27 | (12) |
| 2009–2011 | Beşiktaş | 52 | (3) |
| 2010-2011 | → Al Rayyan (loan) | 11 | (7) |
| 2011- | Al Rayyan | 9 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata or simply Rodrigo Tabata (born November 19, 1980 in Araçatuba, Brazil), is an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Qatari club Al Rayyan. He has a Japanese-Brazilian background.
In his debut match with the Gaziantepspor Jersey against Fenerbahçe on August 23, 2008 he scored the winning goal at the 80th minute.
After a successful season with Gaziantepspor, Tabata moved to Beşiktaş for €8 million transfer fee.[1]
In late 2011, the Al Rayyan administration asked Tabata to obtain a Japanese passport for future use, however Tabata failed the perquisites as he cannot write or read the Japanese language.[2]