Robinho (footballer, born January 1995)
 Robinho at a Columbus Crew SC event in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Wellington Barbosa de Lisboa | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Senador Pompeu, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Itapipoca | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Ceará | 19 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Confiança (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Novo Hamburgo (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Cuiabá (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2019 | Columbus Crew SC | 19 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Orlando City | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | Confiança | 20 | (1) |
| 2022 | Paysandu | 22 | (2) |
| 2023– | Botafogo-SP | 20 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023 | |||
Francisco Wellington Barbosa de Lisboa (19 January 1995), simply known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Botafogo-SP.
Club career
[edit]Brazil
[edit]Robinho began his career with Itapipoca in 2014.[1] During that season he appeared in 9 matches and scored 1 goal.[1] This caught the attention of Série B team, Ceará, where he was transferred and finished out the 2014 season with 5 appearances for the team.[1] In 2015, Robinho played in 17 matches in various competitions for the team, but was loaned to Confiança Esporte Clube and finished the season with 13 appearances and 2 goals.[1] In 2016, he maid 5 appearances in Série B for Ceará, but again was loaned out.[1] This time to Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo where he made 13 appearances and scored 2 goals.[1] In 2017, Robinho was loaned to Cuiabá Esporte Clube in Série C making 8 appearances.[1] In 2018, Ceará was promoted to Série A, the first division of the Brazilian football league system, Robinho made 2 appearances for the team before being loaned to Santa Cruz in Série C.[1]
In total, Robinho totaled 14 goals in 119 appearances in all competitions during his time in Brazil.[1]
Columbus Crew
[edit]Despite bouncing around the lower divisions in Brazil, Robinho impressed former Columbus Crew coach Gregg Berhalter who made the signing before he left the Crew for a reported $200,000[2][3] The move to Columbus became official on 18 January 2019.[4] Despite depth at the wing positions for Columbus, Robinho managed to make 17 appearances during the first half of the season.[1]
Orlando City
[edit]On 11 July 2019, Robinho was traded to Orlando City for $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).[5] He made his debut for the team on 18 July 2019, starting in a 1–1 draw away to Portland Timbers. After making a total of 12 appearances in two seasons, Robinho had his contract option declined as part of the club's end of season roster moves in December 2020.[6]
On 1 February 2021, Robinho returned to Brazil to sign for newly-promoted Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Confiança.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 November 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Itapipoca | 2014 | Cearense | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Ceará | 2014 | Série B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Confiança (loan) | 2015 | Série C | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Novo Hamburgo (loan) | 2016 | Gaúcho | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2017 | Série C | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Santa Cruz (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 18 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| Columbus Crew | 2019 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Orlando City | 2019 | MLS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals | 107 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 11 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Brazil – Robinho – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ grtorres (8 January 2019). "Sources: Robinho Barbosa on his way to the Crew". Massive Report. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Exclusivo: Ceará negocia venda de Robinho para clube dos Estados Unidos". Futebol do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC acquires Brazilian midfielder Robinho from Ceara Sporting Club of Brazil's First Division | Columbus Crew SC".
- ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Midfielder Robinho From Columbus Crew". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Confiança acerta contratação do meia Robinho" (in Portuguese). Associação Desportiva Confiança. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Robinho at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Major League Soccer players
- Columbus Crew players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- Cuiabá Esporte Clube players
- Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players
- Orlando City SC players
- Paysandu Sport Club players
- Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
- Footballers from Ceará
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen