External links
- Rafael Elias at Sambafoot ( archive )
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Elias da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kyoto Sanga | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2016–2018 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Palmeiras | 14 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Goiás (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Cuiabá (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Ituano (loan) | 36 | (15) |
| 2022–2023 | → Baniyas (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Cruzeiro | 25 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 15 | (11) |
| 2025 - | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2023 | |||
Rafael Elias da Silva (born 4 December 1999), known as Rafael Elias or Papagaio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Kyoto Sanga. He was signed permanently by Sanga in the summer of 2024 following a successful spell on loan from Cruzeiro.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeiras | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Goiás (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Ituano (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 22 | 10 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||
| Baniyas (loan) | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 59 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 25 | ||
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