Place of birth Recife, Brazil Name Rubens da Role Footballer | Number 65 Height 1.73 m Years Team | |
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Full name Rubens Raimundo da Silva Date of birth (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 26) | ||
Playing position Current team Coritiba Foot Ball Club | ||
Rubens Raimundo da Silva (born 10 October 1989), commonly known as Esquerdinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Coritiba, on loan from Ituano, as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Esquerdinha graduated with Santa Cruz's youth setup. He subsequently represented Icasa, Centro Limoeirense, Bragantino, Ituano, Caldense, Boa Esporte, Chapecoense, ABC and Red Bull Brasil before returning to Ituano in May 2013.
On 29 April 2014, after being crowned champions of the year's Campeonato Paulista, Esquerdinha signed a two-year deal with Goiás. He made his debut in the competition on 10 May, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Palmeiras, and scored his first goal on 21 September, netting the second in a 6–0 home routing of the same opponent.