Saulo Mineiro
Brazilian footballer
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Saulo Rodrigues da Silva (born 17 June 1997), known as Saulo Mineiro or simply Saulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Shanghai Shenhua as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saulo Rodrigues da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Uberlândia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2017 | → América Mineiro (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Uberlândia | 14 | (1) |
| 2018 | Uberaba | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Araxá | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Tupi | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | CRAC | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Volta Redonda | 30 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Ceará | 32 | (8) |
| 2021–2023 | Yokohama FC | 35 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Ceará | 50 | (14) |
| 2025– | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 June 2025 | |||
Career
Saulo was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and represented hometown side Uberlândia EC as a youth.[1] 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.[2]
Saulo spent the rest of the 2017 campaign on loan at América Mineiro's under-20 squad.[3] For the 2018 campaign, after again playing for Uberlândia, he also represented Uberaba and Araxá.[4]
In April 2019, after brief stints at Tupi and CRAC, Saulo signed for Volta Redonda.[5] On 4 September, he renewed his contract until 2021.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Uberlândia | 2017 | Mineiro | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Série D | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Uberaba | 2018 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Araxá | 2018 | Mineiro 2ª Divisão | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Tupi | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| CRAC | 2019 | Goiano | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Volta Redonda | 2019 | Série C | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Série C | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 10 | |||
| Total | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | |||
| Ceará | 2020 | Série A | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Série A | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 11[c] | 4 | 31 | 8 | |
| Total | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 12 | ||
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | J1 League | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | J2 League | 19 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 44 | 10 | ||||
| Ceará | 2024 | Série b | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | 45 | 13 | |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 8[e] | 4 | 1[f] | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2026 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 15 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 132 | 38 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 239 | 61 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite
- Appearance(s) in Chinese Super Cup
