Rafael Galhardo

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Rafael Galhardo
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Galhardo playing for Grêmio in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rafael Galhardo de Souza
Date of birth (1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Nova Friburgo, Brazil
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Rayong
Number 42
Youth career
2007 Friburguense
2008–2010 Flamengo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Flamengo 32 (1)
2012–2015 Santos 28 (2)
2014 → Bahia (loan) 7 (2)
2015 → Grêmio (loan) 49 (2)
2016–2017 Anderlecht 1 (0)
2016 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 7 (0)
2017 Cruzeiro 2 (0)
2018–2020 Vasco da Gama 22 (0)
2019 → Grêmio (loan) 20 (2)
2021–2022 Valour FC 22 (2)
2022–2023 Rayong 16 (8)
2023 Sukhothai 0 (0)
2024– Rayong 0 (0)
International career
2011 Brazil U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2023

Rafael Galhardo de Souza (born 30 October 1991), known as Rafael Galhardo or simply Galhardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Rayong in the Thai League 2.

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Club career

Flamengo

Born in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Galhardo was a Flamengo youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 August 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jorbison in a 1–2 home loss against Cruzeiro. [1]

Galhardo was definitely promoted to the main 2010, spending the following years mainly as a backup to Léo Moura. He scored his first senior goal on 27 April 2011, netting the first in a 3–0 away win against Horizonte, for the year's Copa do Brasil.

Santos

On 18 May 2012 Galhardo moved to Santos, along with Flamengo teammate David Braz, in an exchange for Ibson. [2] He was mainly a second-choice to Bruno Peres during his first year.

Bahia (loan)

On 20 December 2013, after being demoted to third-choice after the arrival of Cicinho, Galhardo was loaned to fellow league team Bahia for a year. [3] Rarely used during the first half of the campaign, he was only utilized in the last five league matches as a defensive midfielder. [4]

Grêmio (loan)

On 10 January 2015 Galhardo moved to Grêmio in a season-long loan deal. [5] He quickly established himself as an undisputed starter by appearing in 33 matches and scoring two goals, one of them against his former club Santos, and was also named the tournament's best right back by magazine Placar. [6]

Anderlecht

On 7 January 2016 Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht signed Galhardo from Santos paying a €1 million transfer fee. [7] [8] In his period in Belgium he only played one match, against Sint-Truiden on 29 January 2016.

Atlético Paranaense (loan)

Cruzeiro

On 2017 Galhardo signed contract with Cruzeiro after recovering from a knee surgery. In six months at Cruzeiro he only managed to play in two matches and the club released him at the end of the season. [9]

Vasco da Gama

On 14 January 2018 Vasco da Gama officially signed Galhardo. [10]

Grêmio (second stint)

On 3 March 2019 Grêmio signed Galhardo on loan from Vasco da Gama until the end of 2019 season. [11] [12]

Valour FC

On 3 June 2021, Galhardo signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC. [13]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2019. [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2009 Série A 30–––30
2010 50––2 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2011 50213 [lower-alpha 2] 04 [lower-alpha 1] 0141
2012 00–1 [lower-alpha 3] 06 [lower-alpha 1] 070
Total1302140100311
Santos 2012 Série A50–––50
2013 12061–3 [lower-alpha 4] 0211
Total170610030261
Bahia (loan) 2014 Série A5100–2 [lower-alpha 5] 071
Grêmio (loan) 2015 33260–10 [lower-alpha 6] 0492
Anderlecht 2015–16 Pro League 10–––10
Atlético Paranaense (loan) 2016 Série A6010––70
Cruzeiro 2017 20–––20
Vasco da Gama 2018 110102 [lower-alpha 3] 08 [lower-alpha 1] 0220
Grêmio (loan) 2019 152101 [lower-alpha 3] 02 [lower-alpha 6] 0192
Career total1035172703501627
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.
  5. ↑ One Appearance in Campeonato Baiano, one appearance in Copa do Nordeste.
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.

Honours

Club

Flamengo
Bahia
Grêmio

International

Individual

Personal life

Galhardo's older brother, Marquinhos was also a footballer. A midfielder, he represented Friburguense before dying from a car accident in April 2013. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cruzeiro vence no Maracanã e desencadeia crise no Flamengo" [Cruzeiro wins at the Maracanã and unleashes a crisis at Flamengo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "David Braz e Rafael Galhardo conversam com a Santos TV" [David Braz and Rafael Galhardo talk with Santos TV] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 18 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Terceira opção no Santos, Galhardo acerta com Bahia até o fim de 2014" [Third option at Santos, Galhardo signs with Bahia until the end of 2014]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "De volta à titularidade no Bahia, Galhardo agradece a Charles Fabian" [Back to the starting spot at Bahia, Galhardo thanks Charles Fabian] (in Portuguese). Terra. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Grêmio acerta o empréstimo do lateral Galhardo, do Santos, por um ano" [Grêmio completes the loan of full-back Galhardo, from Santos, for a year]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 10 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Galhardo mantém domínio gremista em laterais na Bola de Prata" [Galhardo maintains gremista domain in the full-backs in Bola de Prata] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Santos vende lateral Rafael Galhardo para o Anderlecht, da Bélgica" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Santos vende Rafael Galhardo para o Anderlecht, da Bélgica" (in Portuguese). FOX Sports. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sem renovação de contrato, Galhardo se despede do Cruzeiro: 'Eternamente grato'" (in Portuguese). superestportes.com.br. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "É oficial: Vasco anuncia lateral Rafael Galhardo e zagueiro Erazo" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Grêmio conversa com Vasco e encaminha empréstimo de lateral Galhardo" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Grêmio oficializa contratação de Rafael Galhardo até o final do ano" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Valour FC signs midfielder Rafael Galhardo". Valour FC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Rafael Galhardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Vencedores do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2015" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Irmão de Galhardo, do Santos, morre em acidente de carro" [Brother of Galhardo, from Santos, dies in a car accident]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 23 April 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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