| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael da Silva Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Casa Branca, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos (on loan from Guarani) | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guará | |||
| 2021– | Guarani | ||
| 2024– | → Santos (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Guarani | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Santos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 22 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Rafael da Silva Freitas (born 18 August 2005), known as Rafael Freitas or just Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Santos, on loan from Guarani.
Born in Casa Branca, São Paulo, Rafael joined Guarani's youth sides in 2021, after playing for a project from the club in Morungaba and SR Guará FC in his hometown. [1] On 15 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Bugre. [2]
Rafael made his first team debut on 6 November 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bruno José in a 1–0 Série B home win over Chapecoense. [3] He alternated between the under-20 and the first team squads during the 2023 season, and returned to the under-20s for the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. [4]
On 19 August 2024, Rafael was loaned to Santos for one year, being initially assigned to the under-20 team. [5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 2022 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Santos (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||