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| Full name | Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto | ||
| Date of birth | September 9, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Júbilo Iwata | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | São Cristóvão | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | São Cristóvão | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Vasco da Gama | 78 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Atlético-PR | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Figueirense (loan) | 52 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Santos | 93 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | São Paulo | 35 | (0) |
| 2011– | Júbilo Iwata | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto, otherwise known as Rodrigo Souto (born September 9, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Júbilo Iwata.
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A product of São Cristóvão youth, such as Brazilian superstar forward Ronaldo, Rodrigo earned a transfer to Vasco da Gama at only 17 years old. He built his career in Vasco, initially playing as a defensive midfielder. However, the team back then put many players in that position on the lineup, and so Rodrigo was able to show his attacking skills. He then began to be deployed as a right attacking midfielder.
In such position, he made a move to Atlético Paranaense. Although he conquered Paraná State League in 2005, he did not establish himself as a regular and, after six months, switched clubs again, this time to Figueirense Futebol Clube. There he again won the State league and again was deployed as a defensive midfielder, and even as a right back or sweeper in emergencies.
His good displays at Figueirense on 2006 earned him a transfer to Santos where he made a solid pair with Chilean international Claudio Maldonado. He was once again State League champion in 2007, with a really high grade on the final game. He had a great year with Santos in 2007, also finishing 2nd in the Série A.
In 2008, Santos did not display well in all competitions but Souto continued as a first-choice player in Midfield. In 2009 Santos regained some forces and Souto played really well in the beginning of the Série A, scoring two headed goals against Goiás in the first round of the League. Although battling to regain results, Santos could not qualify for the Copa Libertadores of 2010.
Rodrigo Souto moved to São Paulo from Santos in 2010, as a deal with midfielder Arouca. He fit well into the squad and played good matches for São Paulo.
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