| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael dos Santos Carvalheira Natividade | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Flamengo | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Globo (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Ceará (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ceará | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Guarany (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Cianorte | 13 | (2) |
| 2022 | Passo Fundo | 8 | (5) |
| 2022 | Brasil de Pelotas | 9 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Passo Fundo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Ituano | 35 | (2) |
| 2024– | Chapecoense | 76 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025 | |||
Rafael dos Santos Carvalheira Natividade (born 26 May 1999) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chapecoense.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Carvalheira was a Flamengo youth graduate. On 26 December 2018, he was loaned to Globo for the 2019 Campeonato Potiguar. [1]
After making his senior debut with Globo, Carvalheira spent the rest of the 2019 campaign on loan at Ceará, but with their under-23 team. [2] On 19 December 2019, he signed a permanent contract with Vozão. [3]
In July 2020, Carvalheira was loaned to Guarany de Sobral for the remainder of the 2020 Cearense. [4] On 29 December, he renewed his contract with Ceará until the end of the 2021 Cearense, [5] but did not feature for the first team until leaving for Cianorte on 30 April 2021. [6]
In 2022, after four months unemployed, Carvalheira joined Passo Fundo. [7] After being the club's top scorer in the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, he moved to Brasil de Pelotas on 20 May, [8] but returned to Passo Fundo on loan in September for the Copa FGF. [7]
On 13 December 2022, Carvalheira was announced at Ituano. [9] After being a backup option in the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, he started to feature regularly in the 2023 Série B.
On 5 December 2023, Carvalheira agreed to a one-year contract with Chapecoense. [10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Globo (loan) | 2019 | Potiguar | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Ceará | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Guarany de Sobral (loan) | 2020 | Cearense | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Cianorte | 2021 | Série D | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Passo Fundo | 2022 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | 11 [b] | 3 | 19 | 8 | |||
| Brasil de Pelotas | 2022 | Série C | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Ituano | 2023 | Série B | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| Chapecoense | 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 94 | 16 | ||