| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafaella Carmo Martins [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1999 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Luzia, Brazil [1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | São José | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | São José | 38 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | América Mineiro | 20 | (1) |
| 2023 | Minas Brasília | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ljuboten | 25 | (7) |
| 2024– | Santos | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:37, 3 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rafaella Carmo Martins (born 17 July 1999), known as Rafa Martins, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a left-back for Santos FC.
Born in Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Rafa Martins began her career with São José. On 31 January 2020, she joined América Mineiro. [2]
In January 2023, after featuring rarely for América, Rafa Martins was announced at Minas Brasília . [3] In August, however, she moved abroad and joined Macedonian side ŽFK Ljuboten.
On 31 July 2024, Rafa Martins returned to her home country and signed for Santos until the end of the year. [4] On 30 November, she agreed to a new two-year deal. [5]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São José | 2018 | Série A1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| América Mineiro | 2020 | Série A2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Minas Brasília | 2023 | Série A2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Ljuboten | 2023–24 [6] | Macedonian Championship | 25 | 7 | — | — | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| Santos | 2024 | Série A1 | — | — | — | 3 [c] | 1 | 4 [a] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | Série A2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 64 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 9 | ||
Ljuboten
Santos