Roger Duarte

Roger
Personal information
Full name	Roger Duarte de Oliveira
Date of birth	11 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2006–2007	Atlético Mineiro
2008–2011	São Paulo
2012–2015	América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2020	América Mineiro
2018	→ CSA (loan)
2019	→ Botafogo SP (loan)
2021	Grêmio Anápolis
2022	Manauara
2022	Operário
2022–2023	Mohammedan SC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2023

Roger Duarte de Oliveira (born 11 January 1995), known as Roger Duarte or simply Roger, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Club career[edit]

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Roger represented Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo and América Mineiro as a youth. In 2016, he was promoted to the main squad by manager Givanildo Oliveira.

Roger made his first team debut on 20 April 2016, starting in a 1–1 Copa do Brasil away draw against Red Bull Brasil.^[1] He made his Série A debut on 28 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hélder Maurílio in a 1–1 draw at Cruzeiro.^[2]

On 4 February 2019, Roger was loaned out to Botafogo-SP.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

Roger is physically likened to Brazil international defender David Luiz, mainly due to his hair and footballing position.^[4]

Honours[edit]

Mohammedan SC

Federation Cup : 2022–23

América Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 2016

References[edit]

^ "Red Bull Brasil 1 x 1 América-MG – Toro Loko não estreia com pé direito" [Red Bull Brasil 1–1 América-MG — Toro Loko do not debut with the right foot] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ "Ruim para os dois: Cruzeiro e América-MG ficam no empate e seguem no Z-4" [Bad for both: Cruzeiro and América-MG draw and remain inside Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ Roger Duarte at Soccerway
^ "Roger, o 'David Luiz' do Coelho" [Roger, the 'David Luiz' of Coelho] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

External links[edit]

Roger Duarte at Soccerway
Roger Duarte at ZeroZero

[1] "Red Bull Brasil 1 x 1 América-MG – Toro Loko não estreia com pé direito" [Red Bull Brasil 1–1 América-MG — Toro Loko do not debut with the right foot] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[2] "Ruim para os dois: Cruzeiro e América-MG ficam no empate e seguem no Z-4" [Bad for both: Cruzeiro and América-MG draw and remain inside Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[3] Roger Duarte at Soccerway

[4] "Roger, o 'David Luiz' do Coelho" [Roger, the 'David Luiz' of Coelho] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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