In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Tabata.
Rodrigo Tabata
Tabata with Al Rayyan in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata
Date of birth
(1980-11-19) 19 November 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth
Araçatuba, Brazil
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al Rayyan
Number
7
Youth career
1997–1998
Paulista
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1999
Paulista
5
(2)
2000
São Bento
7
(2)
2001
Santo André
5
(1)
2001
Ferroviário
5
(0)
2001
Inter de Limeira
6
(4)
2002
Treze
7
(3)
2002
Serrano-PB
2
(1)
2002
Ceará
3
(0)
2003
XV de Piracicaba
3
(1)
2003
América-RN
5
(2)
2003
Campinense-PB
17
(4)
2004–2005
Goiás
76
(18)
2006–2009
Santos
79
(15)
2008–2009
→ Gaziantepspor (loan)
29
(12)
2009–2011
Beşiktaş
30
(2)
2011
→ Al Rayyan (loan)
11
(7)
2011–2020
Al Rayyan
173
(121)
2014–2015
→ Al Sadd (loan)
22
(13)
2020–2023
Al Sadd
59
(23)
2023–
Al Rayyan
14
(2)
International career‡
2015–2017
Qatar
18
(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024
Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata (born 19 November 1980) or simply Rodrigo Tabata, is a professional footballer who plays for Al Rayyan as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he played for the Qatar national team.
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