Roger Duarte de Oliveira

Roger
Personal information
Full name Roger Duarte de Oliveira
Date of birth (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 CSA
(on loan from América Mineiro)
Youth career
2006–2007 Atlético Mineiro
2008–2011 São Paulo
2012–2015 América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– América Mineiro 17 (0)
2018– → CSA (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2017

Roger Duarte de Oliveira (born 11 January 1995), known as Roger Duarte or simply Roger, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for CSA on loan from América Mineiro as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Roger represented Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo and América Mineiro as a youth. In 2016, he was promoted to the main squad by manager Givanildo Oliveira.

Roger made his first team debut on 20 April 2016, starting in a 1–1 Copa do Brasil away draw against Red Bull Brasil.[1] He made his Série A debut on 28 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hélder Maurílio in a 1–1 draw at Cruzeiro.[2]

Personal life

Roger is physically likened to Brazil international defender David Luiz, mainly due to his hair and footballing position.[3]

Honours

América Mineiro

References

  1. ↑ "Red Bull Brasil 1 x 1 América-MG – Toro Loko não estreia com pé direito" [Red Bull Brasil 1–1 América-MG — Toro Loko do not debut with the right foot] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ruim para os dois: Cruzeiro e América-MG ficam no empate e seguem no Z-4" [Bad for both: Cruzeiro and América-MG draw and remain inside Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Roger, o 'David Luiz' do Coelho" [Roger, the 'David Luiz' of Coelho] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.


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