Robert Gonçalves Santos

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Robert
Personal information
Full name Robert Gonçalves Santos
Date of birth (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996
Place of birth São Gonçalo, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona B
(on loan from Fluminense)
Youth career
2005–2014 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013– Fluminense 5 (1)
2016– → Barcelona B (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 Brazil U17 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 April 2014

Robert Gonçalves Santos (born 28 September 1996), commonly known as Robert, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club FC Barcelona B, on loan from Fluminense FC.

Football career

Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Robert began his career at Fluminense FC. He was first included in their matchday squad on 3 November 2013, remaining an unused substitute in their Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1–0 loss at Fla-Flu rivals Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. He was called up for six more games that season, and made his debut in the final fixture on 8 December, replacing Kenedy for the final 24 minutes of a 2–1 win at Esporte Clube Bahia.[1]

After only making three appearances on the bench in the following year's national championship, Robert returned for the 2015 Campeonato Carioca, making five appearances including his first two professional starts. On 8 February, he scored his first goal for the Flu; on as a half-time substitute for Lucas Gomes, he decided a 2–1 win over Bangu Atlético Clube with five minutes remaining at the Maracanã Stadium.[2] He scored in the penalty shootout on 18 April in which his team lost 9–8 to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in the semi-finals.[3] Robert went on to make four substitute appearances in the subsequent national league, scoring his first goal in the tournament on 4 October, an added-time consolation in a 3–1 loss at Santos FC.[4]

On 30 December 2015, Spanish treble champions FC Barcelona announced the signing of Robert, assigning him to their reserves in Segunda División B for the remainder of the campaign.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Alves, Marcus (8 December 2013). "Fluminense luta até o fim, vence o Bahia, mas está rebaixado para Série B" [Fluminense fight to the end, defeat Bahia, but are returning to Série B] (in Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "FRED VIRA ARTILHEIRO DO NOVO MARACANÃ, ROBERT DECIDE, E FLU BATE BANGU: 2 A 1" [FRED EQUALS TOP SCORER OF THE NEW MARACANÃ, ROBERT DECIDES AND FLU BEAT BANGU 2–1] (in Portuguese). Globo. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jogo maluco, gol irregular, brilho de Renan: Botafogo bate Flu e vai à final" [Crazy game, strange goal, Renan's brilliance: Botafogo beat Flu and go to the final] (in Portuguese). Globo. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Santos faz dois gols em dez minutos, bate Flu por 3 a 1 e volta ao G-4 depois de cinco anos" [Santos score two goals in ten minutes, beat Fluminense 3–1 and return to G-4 after five years] (in Portuguese). Globo. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Barcelona sign young midfielder Robert Goncalves from Fluminense". Sky Sports. AFP. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

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