Rafael Santos (footballer, born 1984)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alvesand the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Rafael Santos

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Alves dos Santos
Date of birth	(1984-11-10) November 10, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Jaboticabal, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Youth career
2001–2002	Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Paranaense	2009	Série A	11	3	0	0	-		-		0	0	11	3
	2010		5	1	0	0	-		-		0	0	5	1
	2011		14	0	6	1	-		2	0	16	0	36	1
	Total		30	4	6	1	-	-	2	0	16	0	54	5
Bologna (loan)	2009–10	Serie A	2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
XV de Piracicaba	2012	Campeonato Paulista	0	0	0	0	–		–		9	0	9	0
Arsenal Kyiv	2012–13	Ukrainian Premier League	12	0	1	0	–		–		–		13	0
	2013–14		10	0	1	0	–		–		–		11	0
	Total		22	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	0
Gabala	2013–14	Azerbaijan Premier League	15	0	3	0	–		0	0	–		18	0
	2014–15		28	0	3	0	–		2	0	–		33	0
	2015–16		20	2	3	0	–		10	0	–		33	2
	2016–17		9	0	3	0	–		8	0	–		20	0
	Total		72	2	12	0	-	-	20	0	-	-	104	2
Career total			126	6	20	1	-	-	22	0	25	0	193	7

Honours

Vitória

• Campeonato Baiano (1): 2008

Atlético Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense (1): 2009

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.

External links

• Rafael Santos at Sambafoot (archived)
• CBF Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
• Rafael Santos at Futpedia.Globo.com