Rodrigo Galo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Galo and the second or paternal family name is Brito.

Rodrigo Galo Brito (born 19 September 1986) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Rodrigo Galo

Rodrigo Galo with AEK Athens
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Galo Brito
Date of birth	(1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Rio Branco, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Right-back
Youth career
2000–2004	Juventus-AC
2005–2006	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Avaí	31	(0)
2008–2011	Gil Vicente	86	(12)
2011–2014	Braga	0	(0)
2012	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	17	(3)
2012–2013	→ Académica de Coimbra (loan)	21	(0)
2013–2014	→ Panetolikos (loan)	33	(2)
2014–2015	Paços de Ferreira	10	(1)
2015–2019	AEK Athens	112	(9)
2019–2021	Atromitos	52	(3)
2021–2022	Casa Pia	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Early career

In 2000, Rodrigo Galo joined the academy of club Juventus. He spent four years playing for the club's youth teams. In 2005, he moved to Avaí, signing a professional contract with the club in 2006 for a period of two years. He made 31 appearances for the club, all as a substitute. In the summer 2008, the Rodrigo Galo moved to Portuguese side Gil Vicente. He scored 12 goals in 86 matches for the Barcelos-based club. In the summer 2011, Galo signed for Braga, but was sent back to Gil Vicente on loan. Further loans at Académica de Coimbra and Greek Super League side Panetolikos followed. In the summer of 2014, he moved to Paços de Ferreira.^[1]

AEK Athens

In May 2015 Rodrigo Galo signed a two-year contract with the Greek club AEK.^[2][3] On 22 August 2015, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against Platanias.^[4] In May 2016, Rodrigo Galo played the full 90 minutes of the Greek Cup Final as AEK beat Οlympiacos 2–1. His contract was renewed for another two years in October 2017.^[5] Rodrigo Galo made 27 league appearances in 2017–18, helping AEK to their first Super League title in 24 years, with his only league goal coming in a 3–0 Athenian derby win over Panathinaikos.^[6]

At the end of the season, Süper Lig side Ankaragücü attempted to sign Rodrigo Galo but the offer was rejected,^[7] and shortly after he scored his first ever goal in a UEFA competition in a 2–1 home win game against Celtic for UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, 2nd leg.^[8]

Later career

At the end of the 2018–19 season Rodrigo Galo moved to another Greek club, Atromitos. After making 52 league appearances in two league seasons he transferred to Portuguese club Casa Pia in 2021.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gil Vicente	2008–09	LigaPro	19	0	0	0	—		2	1	21	1
	2009–10	LigaPro	29	6	3	0	—		2	0	34	6
	2010–11	LigaPro	26	2	1	0	—		8	2	35	4
	Total		74	8	4	0	—		12	3	90	11
Braga	2011–12	Primeira Liga	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gil Vicente (loan)	2011–12	Primeira Liga	16	3	0	0	—		4	0	20	3
Académica de Coimbra (loan)	2012–13	Primeira Liga	21	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	28	0
Panetolikos (loan)	2013–14	Superleague Greece	33	2	1	0	—		—		34	2
Paços de Ferreira	2014–15	Primeira Liga	10	1	2	0	—		0	0	12	1
AEK Athens	2015–16	Superleague Greece	31	1	6	0	—		—		37	1
	2016–17	Superleague Greece	28	0	6	1	2	0	—		36	1
	2017–18	Superleague Greece	27	1	10	1	9	0	—		46	2
	2018–19	Superleague Greece	26	1	8	2	7	1	—		41	4
	Total		112	3	30	4	18	1	—		160	8
Atromitos	2019–20	Superleague Greece	22	3	2	0	—		—		24	3
	2020–21	Superleague Greece	30	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		52	3	2	0	—		—		54	3
Career total			318	18	42	4	19	1	24	3	399	29

Honours

AEK Athens

• Super League Greece: 2017–18
• Greek Cup: 2015–16

Individual

• Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2013–14,^[9] 2015–16^[10]