Saulo Rodrigues da Silva (born 17 June 1997), known as Saulo Mineiro or simply Saulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ceará as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saulo Rodrigues da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Uberlândia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ceará | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2017 | → América Mineiro (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Uberlândia | 14 | (1) |
| 2018 | Uberaba | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Araxá | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Tupi | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | CRAC | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Volta Redonda | 30 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Ceará | 32 | (8) |
| 2021–2023 | Yokohama FC | 35 | (8) |
| 2023– | Ceará | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023 | |||
Career
Saulo was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and represented hometown side Uberlândia EC as a youth.[1] He made his first team debut on 28 March 2017, in a 2–2 Campeonato Mineiro home draw against Cruzeiro; after coming on as a 61st minute substitute, he had to leave the field two minutes later due to an arm injury.[2]
Saulo spent the rest of the 2017 campaign on loan at América Mineiro's under-20 squad.[3] For the 2018 campaign, after again playing for Uberlândia, he also represented Uberaba and Araxá.[4]
In April 2019, after brief stints at Tupi and CRAC, Saulo signed for Volta Redonda.[5] On 4 September, he renewed his contract until 2021.[6]
On 18 September 2020, after scoring five goals in only six matches of the 2020 Série C, Saulo moved straight to Série A with Ceará.[7] He made his debut for the club on 25 October, replacing Cléber in a 2–1 home win against Coritiba.
Saulo scored his first goal in the top tier on 30 November 2020, netting his team's third in a 4–1 away success over Vasco da Gama.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 18 May 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Uberlândia | 2017 | Mineiro | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Série D | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Uberaba | 2018 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Araxá | 2018 | Mineiro 2ª Divisão | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Tupi | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| CRAC | 2019 | Goiano | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Volta Redonda | 2019 | Série C | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | |||
| Ceará | 2020 | Série A | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 11[c] | 4 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Total | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 12 | ||
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | J1 League | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | J2 League | 19 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 83 | 19 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 161 | 34 | ||
Honours
- Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2024
References
External links
- Saulo Mineiro at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ceará profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
