Rodrigo Possebon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Pereira Possebon | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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URT | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Manchester United | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Braga (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Santos | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Vicenza | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Criciúma | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Mirassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Juventude | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Náutico | 7 | (0) |
| 2016– | URT | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:49, 26 April 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:16, 30 June 2009 (UTC) |
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Rodrigo Pereira Possebon (born 13 February 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for URT. He signed for Santos from Manchester United on 20 August 2010. He previously played for Internacional in Brazil, and went on loan to Braga of Portugal for the first half of the 2009–10 season.
Due to his ancestry, he has been capped for the Italy under-20s, playing one match for them in 2009.
Born in Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Possebon began his football career playing for Internacional in a defensive midfield role. Possebon was spotted by Manchester United's Brazil-based scout, John Calvert-Toulmin, while following up the club's interest in twin full backs, Fábio and Rafael da Silva.
Manchester United signed Possebon in January 2008, and since his father is of Italian descent, Possebon qualified for an Italian passport, and so was not subject to European Union legislation regarding non-Europeans working in Europe. Possebon was allocated the number 34 shirt, which was vacated by Ryan Shawcross, for the remainder of the 2007–08 Premier League season. He made his professional debut for the club as a substitute, coming on for Ryan Giggs during the second half of the 1–1 draw with Newcastle United on 17 August.
On 23 September 2008, during a Football League Cup match, he was injured in a challenge by Middlesbrough captain Emanuel Pogatetz, for which the Austrian player received a straight red card. It was initially feared that he had broken his leg, but Manchester United later confirmed otherwise. Possebon made his return from injury on 22 October 2008, scoring in the Manchester United Reserves' 3–0 win over Manchester City.
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