Rafael Amorim

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Rafael Amorim
Personal information
Full name Rafael Leme Amorim
Date of birth (1987-07-30) 30 July 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brasil
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009−2011 Marítimo B 34 (1)
2011−2012 → Desportivo de Aves (loan) 1 (0)
2013−2014 Desportivo de Aves 15 (1)
2014−2015 Paços de Ferreira 20 (1)
2015 Mesaimeer 0 (0)
2016 Belenenses 7 (0)
2016−2018 Tondela 17 (0)
2018–2019 Cova da Piedade 18 (0)
2020 Xylotymbou 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2020

Rafael Leme Amorim (born 30 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a centre-back.

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Career

Born in São Paulo, Amorim is arrived in Portugal in 2009, joining the reserve side of C.S. Marítimo, then competing in the third tier.

Two seasons later, he went on loan to Desportivo de Aves and made his professional debut at 2 October 2011, in a home win against Arouca. [1] eventually becoming an undisputed starter, when he signed as permanent player for the Aves-side. [2]

On 17 January 2014, Amorim moved to Paços de Ferreira, [2] becoming a constant challenger for the starting line-up, but suffering an injury plagued season in 2014-15. [3] [4] On 3 June 2015, he moved to Qatar, joining Mesaimeer. [5] However, just six-months later, he returned to Portugal to play for Belenenses. [6] After another six-months, he traded clubs again and signed with Tondela. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Desp. Aves 2-0 Arouca". Foradejogo.net. 2 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Rafael Amorim inscrito" [Rafael Amorim signed]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rafael Amorim em dúvida para o embate com o Benfica" [Rafael Amorim in doubt for the clash against Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rafael Amorim de fora entre quatro e seis semanas" [Rafael Amorim, out for four to six weeks]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 March 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mesaimeer signs Brazilian defender Rafael Amorim". QSL.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rafael Amorim é reforço" [Rafael Amorim signs]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rafael Amorim é reforço do CD Tondela" [Rafael Amorim signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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