Robson dos Santos Fernandes (born 30 May 1991), simply known as Robson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Novorizontino.
Club career Early career Robson was born in Campinas, and played youth football for Ponte Preta. He made his senior debut for the club on 28 February 2010, starting in a 1–3 Campeonato Paulista away loss against Grêmio Barueri.
Robson subsequently moved to São Caetano, and had loan stints at Ferroviária and Rio Claro before establishing himself as a starter in 2014. In the following year, he was Azulão's top goalscorer in Série D with eight goals, but still left the club in December 2015.
Paraná On 14 December 2015 Robson signed for Série B club Paraná, until the following November. After scoring eight league goals in 21 matches, he renewed until the end of 2017 with the club.
Loan to São Paulo Robson was loaned to São Paulo on 9 September 2016. He made his Série A debut two days later, coming on as a late substitute for Kelvin in a 3–1 home win against Figueirense.
After just seven league matches, Robson was separated from the first team squad in the 2017 season, and had his loan terminated in March of that year. He immediately became a starter back at his parent club.
Bangkok United After failing to agree new terms with Paraná, Robson moved abroad and joined Thai side Bangkok United on a two-year contract. He was the club's top scorer in the 2018 season, with 14 goals.
Coritiba On 11 July 2019, Robson returned to his home country and joined Coritiba on a short-term deal. In November 2020, after establishing himself as a regular starter, he renewed his link until February 2021.
Fortaleza On 26 February 2021, Robson was announced at Fortaleza on a two-year contract. In his first year, he scored a career-best 15 goals in 57 matches overall.
Coritiba return On 7 January 2023, Robson returned to Coritiba on a permanent deal. He was the club's top scorer with 14 goals in his first season, but was unable to avoid team relegation.
On 21 November 2024, after another 14 goals during the year, Robson announced his departure from Coxa.
Novorizontino On 22 January 2025, Novorizontino announced the signing of Robson for the season. He was the top scorer of the 2026 Campeonato Paulista with eight goals, as his side finished second.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPonte Preta2010Série B002010——30São Caetano2010Série B10————10201330———1031332014Série C173————1732015Série D106124———2210Total319124——1035316Ferroviária (loan)2012Paulista A2—2110——10131112013—131———131Total—3411——1014412Rio Claro (loan)2014Paulista—132———132Paraná2016Série B21814440——391220173372050—10417Total541516490—108019São Paulo (loan)2016Série A70————70Bangkok United2018Thai League 13114—10—103314201900—22—1032Total3114—32—203616Coritiba2019Série B218————2182020Série A32813410——4612Total531613410——6720Fortaleza2021Série A34107480—815715202229451403071486Total63141251203015210521Coritiba2023Série A321212131——47142024Série B223141110——3714Total5415261241——8428Novorizontino2025Série B2439221——35620261011731——158Total25320952——5014Career total318861485135530386542148
Honours Fortaleza Campeonato Cearense: 2021, 2022 Copa do Nordeste: 2022
Individual Campeonato Paulista top scorer: 2026 Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2026
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