Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2006−2007 Vasco da Gama Height 1.79 m Career start 2007 | Playing position Years Team Weight 76 kg | |
Full name Rodrigo Antônio do Nascimento Date of birth (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 29) Current team Bnei Sakhnin F.C. (Midfielder) | ||
Rodrigo Antônio do Nascimento (born 27 July 1987 ) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Irtysh Pavlodar in Kazakhstan.
Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Antônio is a youth prospect of CR Vasco da Gama, debuting for the club in 2006 in the top tier. On 29 December 2008, he made his first moved abroad, joining Marítimo in the Portuguese league. He debuted on 1 February 2009, in an away win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio.
After two seasons, which included a passage for their reserve team, Antônio returned to Brazil and signed a loan deal with Ipatinga on 28 July 2010. The following year, he moved to Belenenses on the same predicament.
On 1 July 2013, Antônio joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira, adding eleven caps in his first year, and spending his second year, loaned to S.C. Olhanense, with Ricardo Ferreira going in the opposite direction, also in a loan deal.
On 9 February 2017, Antônio signed for FC Irtysh Pavlodar of the Kazakhstan Premier League.