Rafael Santos (footballer, born 1984)

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Rafael Santos
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Personal information
Full name Rafael Alves dos Santos
Date of birth (1984-11-10) November 10, 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth Jaboticabal, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
2001–2002 Ponte Preta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 Ponte Preta 72 (6)
2006–2007 Internacional 0 (0)
2007–2011 Atlético-PR 32 (5)
2008 → Vitória (loan) 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Bologna (loan) 2 (0)
2012 XV de Piracicaba 9 (0)
2012–2013 Arsenal Kyiv 22 (0)
2014–2017 Gabala 72 (2)
2019–2021 Ciliverghe Calcio 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2023

Rafael Alves dos Santos, or simply Rafael Santos (born 10 November 1984 in Jaboticabal), is a Brazilian central defender.

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Career

On 4 August 2009 Bologna F.C. 1909 signed the Brazilian defender from Atlético Paranaense on loan for one season. [1] [2]

In June 2012 Santos signed a two-year contract, with the possibility of a third, with Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. [3] He left Arsenal Kyiv in November 2013 when his contract was cancelled after the club was declared bankrupt. [4] In December 2013 he agreed to a two-year contract with Gabala. [5] [6] On 6 January 2014 Santos completed his move to Gabala. [7] On 20 December 2015, he extended his Gabala contract until 2017. [8] He left Gabala in May 2017 after the expiration of his contract. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of Match played 29 April 2017 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Paranaense 2009 Série A 11300--00113
2010 5100--0051
2011 14061-20160361
Total30461--20160545
Bologna (loan) 2009–10 Serie A 2000–––20
XV de Piracicaba 2012 Campeonato Paulista 0000––9090
Arsenal Kyiv 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 12010–––130
2013–14 10010–––110
Total22020------240
Gabala 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League 15030–00–180
2014–15 28030–20–330
2015–16 20230–100–332
2016–17 9030–80–200
Total722120--200--1042
Career total1266201--2202501937

Honours

Vitória
Atlético Paranaense

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References

  1. ↑ "Rafael Santos embarca para a Itália" (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 2009-08-03. Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  2. ↑ "Il giorno di Rafael Santos" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 2009-08-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Арсенал" подписал Рафаэля (in Russian). FC Arsenal Kyiv Official Site. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal Kyiv director general says club out of all competitions, bankruptcy procedures launched". en.interfax.com.ua/. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  5. ↑ ""Qəbələ" "Atletiko" və "Arsenal"da oynamış futbolçunu transfer edir" (in Azerbaijani). apasport.az/. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Qəbələ Bolonya və Arsenalın sabiq üzvü ilə güclənir (FOTO)". azerisport.com/. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Rafael Santos in Gabala". gabalafc.az/. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rafael Santosla müqavilə imzalandı, Derlis Meza Kolli ilə yollar ayrıldı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Qəbələ 8 futbolçu ilə yollarını ayırdı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "RAFAEL SANTOS". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2014.


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