About Rodrigo Ninja
Born 1981. Rodrigo Ninja is an association football player.
Carlos Rodrigo da Silva (born 21 November 1981), better known as Rodrigo Ninja, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Career Rodrigo Ninja gained national recognition in 2007, when he scored SE Gama's qualifying goal against CR Vasco da Gama in the 2007 Copa do Brasil, in a match where Romário was expected to score his thousandth goal. After this feat, he ended up being hired by Çaykur Rizespor.
After an unsuccessful stay in Turkey, he suffered depression, became involved in marital problems with his wife and began to face problems with alcohol and drug use, frequently having shortened spells at clubs due to missing training or not being able to perform properly. He ended his career definitively in 2015, after testing positive for cocaine in an anti-doping test.
Post career Rodrigo Ninja was admitted to a halfway house for addicts in Campinas after retiring. Currently plays in the city's amateur football.
Honours Gama Campeonato Brasiliense: 2003
Botafogo-PB Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2013
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Brazilian footballer
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Rodrigo Ninja was born on 21 November 1981.
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Rodrigo Ninja is an association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rodrigo Ninja. https://biography.guide/rodrigo-ninja/
MLA: "Rodrigo Ninja." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rodrigo-ninja/.
Chicago: "Rodrigo Ninja." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/rodrigo-ninja/.
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