Saulo Rodrigues da Silva (born 17 June 1997), known as Saulo Mineiro or simply Saulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ceará as a forward.
Career Saulo was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and represented hometown side Uberlândia EC as a youth. He made his first team debut on 28 March 2017, in a 2–2 Campeonato Mineiro 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 América Mineiro's under-20 squad. For the 2018 campaign, after again playing for Uberlândia, he also represented Uberaba and Araxá.
In April 2019, after brief stints at Tupi 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 Ceará. 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 Vasco da Gama.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUberlândia2017Mineiro—10———102018Série D409100——131Total4010100——141Uberaba2018Mineiro Módulo II—60———60Araxá2018Mineiro 2ª Divisão—92———92Tupi2019Série D007010——80CRAC2019Goiano—60———60Volta Redonda2019Série C120———111312020Série C6512510——1910Total18512510—113211Ceará2020Série A17410———1842021Série A92522040114318Total2666220401144912Yokohama FC2021J1 League114————1142022J2 League194—10——2042023J1 League90—22—20132Total398—32—204410Ceará2024Série b30116210—804513Shanghai Shenhua2025Chinese Super League148—0084101142026Chinese Super League10—0020—204Total158—00104102612Career total1323862128214423523961
Honours Ceará Campeonato Cearense: 2024
Shanghai Shenhua Chinese FA Super Cup: 2025
References
External links
Ceará profile