Saulo Rodrigues da Silva (born 17 June 1997), known as Saulo Mineiro or simply Saulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for

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as a

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Career

Saulo was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and represented hometown side

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as a youth. He made his first team debut on 28 March 2017, in a 2–2

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home draw against Cruzeiro; after coming on as a 61st minute substitute, he had to leave the field two minutes later due to an arm injury. Saulo spent the rest of the 2017 campaign on loan at

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's under-20 squad. For the 2018 campaign, after again playing for Uberlândia, he also represented Uberaba and

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. In April 2019, after brief stints at

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and CRAC, Saulo signed for Volta Redonda. On 4 September, he renewed his contract until 2021. On 18 September 2020, after scoring five goals in only six matches of the 2020 Série C, Saulo moved straight to Série A with

. He made his debut for the club on 25 October, replacing Cléber in a 2–1 home win against Coritiba. Saulo scored his first goal in the top tier on 30 November 2020, netting his team's third in a 4–1 away success over

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Career statistics

Honours

;Ceará * Campeonato Cearense: 2024

References

External links

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