Rodrigo Almeida

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: David Hague

Position:
M
Height:
5-10
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Salvador, Brazil
High School:
Montverde Academy

Career Highlights
2021 All-ACC Second Team
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
CollegeSoccerNews Team of the Week - Nov. 1, 2021

Career Highs
Goals – 2 vs. North Carolina Sept. 10, 2021
Assists – 3 vs. UMass Oct. 25, 2021
Points – 4 vs. North Carolina Sept. 10, 2021
Shots – 3, 2x; last vs. Virginia Tech on Oct. 11, 2019
Shots on Goal – 2, 3x; last vs. Howard on Oct. 7, 2019

Season Highs
Goals – 7 (Present)
Assists – 6 (Present)
Points – 20 (Present)
Shots – 32 (Present)
Shots on Goal - 16 (Present)
Minutes – 861 (Present)

2021: Appeared in 15 games, starting in 11 … Tied first on the team with seven goals while ranking seventh in the ACC in goals per game (0.47) … Second on the squad in points with 20 while finishing fifth in the league in points per game (1.33) … Registered six assists, tied for third on the team … Sixth in the ACC in game winning goals with three … Opened the season scoring five goals in his first five games, including a brace at home vs. North Carolina (9/10) … Scored in Pitt’s 3-2 double overtime win at home vs. Syracuse (10/1) followed by a two assist performance in a 4-0 win over Cleveland State (10/5) … Tallied a career-best three assists vs. UMass (10/25), a feat that is tied for second at Pitt for assists in a single contest … Scored the game-winning goal vs. Virginia Tech (10/29) to help clinch Pitt’s second-straight ACC Coastal title … Named to the All-ACC Second Team and All-ACC Academic Team … Received College Soccer News Team of the Week accolades Nov. 1.

2020-21: Appeared in seven games, starting in two … Scored against Monmouth in the NCAA Tournament Second Round May 2 … Registered three shots, two shots on goal and logged 194 minutes played.

2019: Appeared in 10 games, starting in two … Scored his first collegiate goal against Howard on Oct. 7 … Tallied one assist on the season … Finished with 14 shots and six shots on goal for a .429 SOG% … Totaled 332 minutes played.

2018: Part of first Pitt men’s soccer team to win an ACC Tournament match in program history … Started four games while appearing in 11 total matches … Recorded two points on the season via two assists against Duke and West Virginia.

High School: Soccer team won MAST Championships in his sophomore and junior year and finished as MAST runner-ups in his senior season.

Personal: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences major at Pitt.

Almeida on why he chose Pitt:
“Pitt was the place where I felt I would grow and develop the most. At Pitt, I will learn and be ready for whatever comes in the future.”