Rodrigo Dourado

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dourado and the second or paternal family name is Cunha.
Rodrigo Dourado
Dourado in 2016
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Dourado Cunha
Date of birth (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994
Place of birth Pelotas, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 América
Number 17
Youth career
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2022 Internacional 233 (15)
2022–2025 Atlético San Luis 79 (3)
2026– América 5 (1)
International career‡
2011 Brazil U17 4 (0)
2016 Brazil U23 1 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:52, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2016 (UTC)

Rodrigo Dourado Cunha (born 17 June 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club América.

Club career

Dourado came through the youth system of Internacional. He made his professional debut on January 26, 2012, in a Campeonato Gaúcho match against Cerâmica,[1] and later featured in the Brasileirão on September 16 of the same year in a match against Recife.[2]

His move to Mexican football occurred ahead of the Apertura 2022, when he joined Atlético de San Luis.

On January 4, 2026, Club América officially announced the signing of Dourado as a reinforcement for the Clausura 2026 tournament.[3]

International career

Dourado was a member of Brazil’s U-17 national team that competed in the 2011 South American Championship, where he contributed to the squad’s title-winning campaign.

On March 4, 2016, he received his first call-up to the U-23 Olympic Team for a series of friendly matches. Later that year, Dourado was selected to represent Brazil at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he played a role in securing the nation’s historic first Olympic gold medal in football, achieved in the final against Germany.

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 November 2021[4]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional 2012 Série A 1 0 1[a] 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2013 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2014 0 0 3[a] 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2015 30 1 12[a] 0 4 0 8[b] 0 — 54 1
2016 23 0 9[a] 1 4 0 0 0 3[c] 1 39 2
2017 Série B 31 0 15[a] 3 7 1 — 2[c] 0 55 4
2018 Série A 33 1 8[a] 1 6 0 — — 47 2
2019 1 0 9[a] 0 1 0 6[b] 0 — 17 0
2020 19 3 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 — 21 3
2021 27 2 9[a] 3 1 0 8[b] 0 — 45 5
Career total 165 7 68 8 23 1 24 0 5 1 285 17
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours

Internacional

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Internacional 1-2 Cermica". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Internacional 2-2 Recife". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Rodrigo Dourado es nuevo jugador del América para el Clausura 2026". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  4. ^ Rodrigo Dourado at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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