Rodrigo Gelado

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.

Rodrigo Silva Nascimento (born 28 September 2003), known as Rodrigo Gelado, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Coritibia Esporte Clube.

Rodrigo Gelado

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Silva Nascimento
Date of birth	(2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Vila Nova
Youth career
2021	SESP Samambaense [pt]
2022	Taguatinga
2022–2023	Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	SESP Samambaense [pt]	4	(1)
2022	Taguatinga	1	(0)
2023–2024	Vila Nova	46	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:09, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Rodrigo Gelado played amateur football in his hometown before moving to the Federal District.^[1] He began his career with SESP Samambaense [pt] in 2021, and made his senior debut with the club in the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Division.

Rodrigo Gelado began the 2022 season with Taguatinga, playing for the under-20 squad and featuring in one Campeonato Brasiliense match before moving to Vila Nova, where he was also assigned to the under-20s.^[1] He made his first team debut with the latter on 18 January 2023, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Goiano away draw against CRAC.

Rodrigo Gelado scored his first goal for Vila on 25 January 2023, netting his side's third in a 3–0 home win over Iporá. On 24 February, already established as a regular starter, he renewed his contract until 2025.^[2]

In April 2023, Rodrigo Gelado was named the 2023 Campeonato Goiano Breakthrough Player,^[3] and remained a starter in the 2023 Série B.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2023.^[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SESP Samambaense [pt]	2021	Brasiliense 2ª Divisão	—		4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Taguatinga	2022	Brasiliense	—		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Vila Nova	2023	Série B	35	1	11	1	2	0	—		3[a]	0	51	2
Career total			35	1	16	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	56	3

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

References

1. "Lateral do Vila Nova terá torcida especial contra o Vitória" [Vila Nova full back will have a special crowd against Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Popular. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
2. "Vila Nova renova com promessa da base até o final de 2025" [Vila Nova renew with youth prospect until the end of 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
3. "Revelação do Estadual, lateral do Vila Nova ganha força no time titular" [Breakthrough Player of the state league, Vila Nova full back gains strength in the starting XI] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Popular. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
4. "Em sua primeira temporada no profissional, Gelado participa de 91% dos jogos do Vila Nova" [In his first professional season, Gelado plays in 91% of Vila Nova's matches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
5. Rodrigo Gelado at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2023.