Robert Gonçalves Santos

Robert Gonçalves Santos (born 28 September 1996), commonly known as Robert, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for a free agent.

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)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2005–2014 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Fluminense 5 (1)
2016 → Paysandu (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Barcelona B (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Boavista (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Kitchee 4 (3)
2019 → Hoi King (loan) 5 (1)
2020 Boavista 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 Brazil U17 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 April 2014

Football career

Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Robert began his career at Fluminense. 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.[4]

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

On 17 October 2018, Hong Kong club Kitchee confirmed that they would sign Robert following a successful trial in the summer.[6] On 16 January 2019, he was loaned to Hoi King in order to gain more playing time.[7]

On 4 December 2019, Robert returned to Brazilian football, signing a deal with Boavista.[8]

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.
  6. Gao, Si Kei. "華杜斯回歸傑志　施素高離隊回國照顧病父". HK 01. Retrieved 17 October 2018. (in Chinese)
  7. "傑志一日簽三將　羅拔被借予凱景". Apple Daily. Retrieved 16 January 2019. (in Chinese)
  8. Garcia, Gustavo. "Ex-joia do Flu e com passagem pelo Barça, Robert vai defender o Boavista no Campeonato Carioca". Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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