2016 Botafogo Roster
Série A (Brasileirão)
Brazil, Level I
Team Record: 17-13-8 - 59 points
Finishing 5th in Brasileirão
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016 Botafogo StatisticsBrazil, Level I
Team Record: 17-13-8 - 59 points
Finishing 5th in Brasileirão
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Botafogo of Série A ended the 2016 season with a record of 17 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses for 59 points finishing fifth in Brasileirão.
The team scored 43 goals and gave up 39. Sassá netted 12 goals for the team, while Neilton and Camilo tallied five or more as well. Sidão topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 0.97 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Salgueiro Silva | M, F | April 3, 1983 | 5'10" | 163 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Aírton | M, D | February 21, 1990 | 6'0" | 168 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Anderson Aquino | F | December 18, 1986 | 5'8" | 152 | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil |
| Diogo Barbosa | D, M | August 17, 1992 | 5'10" | 148 | Terra Nova do Norte, Brazil |
| Marcelo Benevenuto | D | January 7, 1996 | 5'11" | 172 | Resende, Brazil |
| Camilo | M | March 9, 1986 | 5'9" | 159 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Gustavo Canales | F | March 30, 1982 | 6'1" | 187 | General Roca, Río Negro Argentina |
| Joel Carli | D | October 19, 1986 | 6'4" | 201 | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Dudu Cearense | M | April 15, 1983 | 6'2" | 179 | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Dierson | M | August 1, 1995 | 6'1" | 165 | Romelândia, Brazil |
| Fernandes | M | February 21, 1995 | 5'10" | 150 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Diego Ferreira | D | February 26, 1996 | 5'9" | 157 | Niterói, Brazil |
| Renan Fonseca | D | August 13, 1990 | 6'3" | 183 | Ouro Fino, Brazil |
| Gegê | M | January 28, 1994 | 5'9" | 154 | Mombaça, Brazil |
| Hèlton | G | November 2, 1990 | 6'5" | 203 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Luis Henrique | F | March 17, 1998 | 6'0" | 168 | Vila Velha, Brazil |
| Leandrinho | M, F | September 21, 1996 | 5'9" | 159 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Rodrigo Lindoso | M | June 6, 1989 | 6'0" | 174 | São Luís, Brazil |
| Victor Luís | D, M | June 23, 1993 | 5'11" | 168 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Marquinho Macaé | M | September 25, 1989 | 5'9" | 157 | Macaé, Brazil |
| Neilton | F | February 17, 1994 | 5'5" | 128 | Nanuque, Brazil |
| Gervasio Núñez | M, D | January 29, 1988 | 5'11" | 174 | Formosa, Argentina |
| Octávio | M, F | December 29, 1993 | 6'0" | 170 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Pachu | F, M | February 26, 1996 | 6'1" | 170 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Rodrigo Pimpão | F | October 23, 1987 | 5'9" | 157 | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Ribamar | F | May 21, 1997 | 6'0" | 179 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Luis Ricardo | D, M | January 21, 1984 | 6'0" | 168 | Goiânia, Brazil |
| Emerson Santos | D | April 5, 1995 | 6'0" | 165 | Itaboraí, Brazil |
| Sassá | F | January 11, 1994 | 5'9" | 159 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Sidão | G | December 24, 1982 | 6'2" | 194 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Bruno Silva | M | August 3, 1986 | 6'0" | 168 | Nova Lima, Brazil |
| Emerson Silva | D | May 3, 1983 | 6'1" | 183 | Taguatinga, Brazil |
| Vinícius Tanque | F, M | March 27, 1995 | 6'0" | 187 | Queimados, Brazil |
| Alemão Teixeira | D, M | May 20, 1990 | 5'9" | 146 | Taboão da Serra, Brazil |
