Souza (footballer, born 1982)

Souza
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso
Date of birth	4 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997	Madureira
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Madureira
2001–2003	Vasco da Gama
2003	CSKA Sofia
2004	Marítimo
2005	→ Internacional (loan)
2005–2006	→ Goiás (loan)
2007–2008	Flamengo
2008	Panathinaikos
2009–2011	Corinthians
2011	→ Bahia (loan)
2012–2013	Bahia
2014	Vitória
2014	Criciúma
2015	Paysandu
2017–2018	Madureira
International career
1999	Brazil U17
2003	Brazil U-23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021

Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 4 March 1982), known as Souza, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

Career[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Souza moved from Flamengo to Panathinaikos in 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.^[1]

(Correct as of^[update] January 2, 2012)

Club	Season	Brazilian Série A		Brazilian Cup		Continental		State League		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	2001	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	2002	16	2	1	0	-	-	-	-	17	2
	2003	13	3	7	3	-	-	-	-	20	6
	Total	30	5	8	3	-	-	-	-	38	8
Internacional	2005	1	0	2	1	-	-	-	-	3	1
Internacional	Total	1	0	2	1	-	-	-	-	3	1
Goiás	2005	33	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	18
	2006	30	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	17
	Total	63	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	63	35
Flamengo	2007	22	6	-	-	8	3	10	6	40	15
	2008	11	3	-	-	8	1	15	5	34	9
	Total	33	9	-	-	16	4	25	11	74	24
Corinthians	2009	20	4	4	0	-	-	14	1	38	5
	2010	12	2	-	-	5	0	9	2	26	4
	Total	32	6	4	0	-	-	23	3	64	9
Bahia (loan)	2011	21	11	3	2	-	-	9	5	24	18
Bahia (loan)	Total	21	11	3	0	-	-	-	-	24	18
Career total		180	66	17	4	16	4	39	12	261	93

according to combined sources on references ^[2] and^[3]

Souza 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.