Playing position Years Team Weight 85 kg Spouse Tamara Lucciano | Number 26 Height 1.87 m Career start 2009 | |
Full name Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva Date of birth (1988-05-07) May 7, 1988 (age 28) Current team Al-Hilal FC (#26 / Defender) Similar Leandro Euzébio, Thiago Neves, Carlos Eduardo de Oliveir | ||
Rodrigo Junior Paula Silva (born May 7, 1988 in Duque de Caxias), also called Digão, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Al-Sharjah SCC.
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Fluminense
Digão played for Fluminense between 2009 and 2013. He made his debut for the club in a draw against Náutico. He started that match and played the whole 90 minutes. In his first season with the club, he featured eight times in league matches but did not score a goal. His first match for the 2010 season was against Ceará. However, Fluminense lost it by a single goal. He played further three times for the club in league, against Atlético Goianiense, Atlético Mineiro and Vitória. He played ten times for the club in the 2011 season, without scoring a goal. During that season, he was ruled out of action for three months for sustaining an injury. On 2 November 2011, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club till December 2013.
In the 2012 season, Digão started fourteen matches and played a total of seventeen league matches, scoring two goals. These goals were scored against Figueirense and Grêmio. On the continental level, he played three matches in the Copa Libertadores, which included two matches against Boca Juniors and the third against Arsenal de Sarandi. On 2 June 2013, he scored a brace against Criciúma. In the 2013 season, he played the whole 90 minutes of twelve league matches and also featured four times for the side in Copa Libertadores. On 5 June 2013, he renewed his contract with Fluminense, keeping him at the club till December 2015.
Al-Hilal
In December 2013, Digão signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for £ 6.5 million, joining former Brazilian teammate Thiago Neves. He made his debut against Al Ahli. In his debut season with the Saudi club, he played eight league matches. In the Asian Champions League, he played fourteen times. His team reached the final but lost 1–0 to Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers in the first leg. In the second leg, the clubs drew as the Australian club was crowned winner.