Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 4 March 1982), known as Souza, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.
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]
| Club | Season | Brazilian Série A | Brazilian Cup | Continental | State League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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.
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