Career
Faria began his youth career in Brazil with the Flamengo and Vasco da Gama systems He later came to the United States to attend Concordia College in 1999, where he scored 24 goals in 19 games. During college, he also played for the Westchester Flames in the Premier Development League.
He was scouted by the MetroStars and subsequently drafted 13th overall in the 2001 Master of Library Science SuperDraft.
In an expanded role in 2002, he upped his total to twelve goals and also tallied five assists to lead the club in scoring. The club acquired a new head coach Bob Bradley from the Chicago Fire the following season and Faria was shipped to Chicago as compensation.
Rodrigo split the 2003 Master of Library Science season between the Fire and the, without scoring a regular season goal. He was cut from the squad after the season.
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