Rodrigo António


Rodrigo Antônio do Nascimento is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for FC Irtysh Pavlodar in Kazakhstan.

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Antônio is a youth prospect of CR Vasco da Gama, debuting for the club in 2006 in the top tier. On 29 December 2008, he made his first moved abroad, joining Marítimo in the Portuguese league. He debuted on 1 February 2009, in an away win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio.
After two seasons, which included a passage for their reserve team, Antônio returned to Brazil and signed a loan deal with Ipatinga on 28 July 2010. The following year, he moved to Belenenses on the same predicament.
On 1 July 2013, Antônio joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira, adding eleven caps in his first year, and spending his second year, loaned to S.C. Olhanense, with Ricardo Ferreira going in the opposite direction, also in a loan deal.
On 9 February 2017, Antônio signed for FC Irtysh Pavlodar of the Kazakhstan Premier League. After leaving Irtysh Pavlodar at the end of the 2017 season, Antônio re-signed for Irtysh Pavlodar on 24 July 2018.