Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella (born 21 May 1992), simply known as Rodolfo is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

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for Cruzeiro, on loan from

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Club career

Born in

São Manuel São Manuel is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 41,123 (2020 est.) in an area of 651 km². The elevation is 709 m. History On April 19, 1850, lieutenant Manoel Gomes de Faria, Dona Delfina Carolina Gomes, ...

, Rodolfo started his senior professional career with Jacutinga Atlético Clube before moving to

Capivariano Futebol Clube Capivariano Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Capivariano, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Capivari, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state ...

in 2014. He was a part of the squad which won promotion to the Paulista A1 in 2014, scoring a goal in the final against

Sociedade Esportiva Itapirense Sociedade Esportiva Itapirense, more commonly referred to as Itapirense, is a Brazilian football club based in Itapira, São Paulo. It competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state football league. It was ...

. On 30 April 2015, he joined

Clube Atlético Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino, commonly known as Bragantino, is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista S ...

on a loan deal. After successive loan stints with Rio Branco and CRB, where he was rarely used, Rodolfo joined Série C (third tier)

Boa Esporte Clube Boa Esporte Clube, commonly known as just Boa Esporte or Boa, is a Brazilian football club from Varginha, Minas Gerais state. The club was formerly known as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube. History The club was founded on 30 April 1947, in Ituiutab ...

on 14 September 2016 again on loan. Four days later, he made his debut, scoring a goal in a 4–0 victory over

Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of ...

. He ended the season winning the league. On 3 January 2017, Rodolfo was loaned to

São Bernardo Futebol Clube São Bernardo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as São Bernardo, is a professional association football club based in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. The team will compete next season in Série C, the third tier of Brazilian footba ...

for the Paulista championship. He was later reloaned to Boa and scored a hat-trick on 11 November in a 4-3 victory over

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Recife, Pernambuco, that competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuco ...

. In January 2018, he joined Emirati club

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on a loan deal. He made his debut against Al Wahda, scoring a goal in the 3–1 defeat.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodolfo 1992 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players UAE Pro League players Elosport Capão Bonito players Capivariano Futebol Clube players Rio Branco Esporte Clube players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Boa Esporte Clube players Dibba FC players São Bernardo Futebol Clube players Paraná Clube players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates