Robson Azevedo da Silva (born 21 July 1995 in

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), commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger. He currently plays in the

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for

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as a vice-captain.

Club career

Early career

Born in

, São Paulo, Robinho was a Mirassol youth graduate, but made his senior debut with

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in 2016. Later in that year, he was loaned to Série C side Confiança, but did not play in any match for the club. After scoring seven goals for Atibaia in the 2017 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Robinho was loaned to

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in the Série B. He immediately became a starter for his new side, scoring seven times in only 18 appearances.

Fluminense

On 13 August 2017, Fluminense announced the signing of Robinho from

on a four-year contract, for a rumoured fee of

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2 million ( R$ 7.4 million) for 50% of the economic rights. He made his Série A debut on 10 September, replacing

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in a 2–2 away draw against Vitória.

Loans to América Mineiro, CSA and Vila Nova

After failing to establish himself at ''Flu'', Robinho was loaned to

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in 2018. After only 12 goalless matches, he joined

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on loan until the end of the year on 25 February 2019. After just nine matches at CSA, Robinho's loan was cut short and he moved to Vila Nova, also in a temporary deal.

Bashundhara Kings

On 5 August 2020, Robinho moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Bangladeshi club

on a season-long loan. On 22 December, he scored his first goal with Kings in the

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. Robinho scored 24 goals for the Kings during his loan period, lifting a domestic double with the club and being the league's top goalscorer with 21 goals. Following the season, his contract with Fluminense expired and he signed a permanent deal with Bashundhara. Robinho scored the first-ever goal at the new

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Stadium on 17 February 2022, during a 3–0 win against

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. On 17 July 2022 he extended his contract with

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until 2024.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;CSA * Campeonato Alagoano: 2019 ;Bashundhara Kings *

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* 1995 births Living people People from São Caetano do Sul Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Sport Club Atibaia players Associação Desportiva Confiança players Figueirense FC players Fluminense FC players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Bangladesh Premier League players Bashundhara Kings players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh Footballers from São Paulo (state) Bangladesh Football Premier League players {{Brazil-footy-forward-1990s-stub