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Rodrigo Branco
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Branco Araújo
Date of birth (1991-07-14) 14 July 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
2008 São Bernardo
2009 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Fleetwood Town 1 (0)
2012 → Lancaster City (loan) 7 (6)
2013 Floriana 1 (0)
2013 Hastings United 3 (0)
2013–2014 Horsham 2 (0)
2014 Grêmio Catanduvense 2 (0)
2015–2016 Knoxville Force
2016–2017 Bangor City 22 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:10, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Rodrigo Branco Araújo (born 14 July 1991) is a Brazilian footballer.

Playing career

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Branco failed a trial with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers in 2010, before leaving his native Brazil to sign with Micky Mellon's Fleetwood Town, in England's League Two.[1] He scored six goals in eight games on loan at Northern Premier League side Lancaster City.[2] He made his Fleetwood debut on 20 November 2012, in a 3–1 defeat to Accrington Stanley at Highbury, after replacing Curtis Obeng on 63 minutes.[3]

Floriana

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On 27 January 2013, Branco signed for Maltese Premier League side Floriana.[4] He made just one appearance for the club, a 3–0 defeat at home to Hibernians.[5]

Hastings United

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On 4 October 2013, Branco signed for Isthmian League Division One South side Hastings United.[6] He came off the bench in the club's 3–2 FA Trophy victory, scoring on his debut.[7]

Horsham

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On 30 November 2013, Branco moved to divisional rivals Horsham.[8]

Knoxville Force

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In 2015, Branco played for Knoxville Force.[9]

Bangor City

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In August 2016 he joined Welsh Premier League side Bangor City.

Statistics

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As of 10 April 2017
Season Club Division League State League National Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2012–13[10]Fleetwood TownLeague Two10 —00000010
2012–13[2][11]Lancaster City (loan)Northern Premier League Division One North76 —00—1[a]086
2012–13[12] FlorianaMaltese Premier League10 —00—0010
2013–14[13] Hastings UnitedIsthmian League Division One South30 —00—2[a]151
2013–14[14] Horsham Isthmian League Division One South 2 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2014[12] Grêmio Catanduvense Paulista A2 — 2 0 — — 0 0 2 0
2016–17[12][15] Bangor CityWelsh Premier League225 —103100266
Career total 3611 2 01031314513
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ↑ "Branco has until Christmas". Sky Sports. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Lancaster City 1 – 2 Wakefield – FAT". Lancaster City F.C. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
    "Lancaster City 4 – 2 Bamber Bridge". Lancaster City F.C. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
    "Lancaster City 4 – 1 Garforth Town". Lancaster City F.C. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
    "Lancaster City 0 – 1 Salford City". Lancaster City F.C. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
    "Harrogate Railway Athletic 0 – 4 Lancaster City". Lancaster City F.C. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
    "Warrington Town 1 – 3 Lancaster City". Lancaster City F.C. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
    "Lancaster City 0 – 1 Wakefield". Lancaster City F.C. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
    "Mossley 2–0 Lancaster City". The Visitor. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fleetwood 1 – 3 Accrington". BBC Sport. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Floriana F.C. News". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Floriana vs. Hibernians – 1 February 2013 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Maggs adds some Brazilian flair to strike force". Hastings United Football Club. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kelly sees red but Branco shows his worth". Hastings United Football Club. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "ARCHIVE NEWS November 2013". Horsham Football Club. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Knoxville Force (2015)". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Rodrigo Branco in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "City Statistics 2012–2013". Blue Review: Lancaster City Official 2012–13 Matchday Programme. vs Goole AFC. 20 April 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 "Brazil – Branco – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Hastings United v Brentwood Town". Hastings United F.C. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
    "Hastings United v Folkestone Invicta". Hastings United F.C. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
    "Hastings United v Tooting & Mitcham United". Hastings United F.C. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
    "Hastings United v AFC Sudbury". Hastings United F.C. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
    "Hastings United v Sittingbourne". Hastings United F.C. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Player stats 2013/14". Horsham Football Club. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
  15. ↑ Jones, Dave (8 September 2016). "Bangor City keeper Connor Roberts is hero of penalty shoot-out victory". North Wales Live. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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