Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Santos de Sousa | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Guarujá, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Clara | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Flamengo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Flamengo | 5 | (0) |
2020–2022 | → APOEL (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Moreirense | 14 | (1) |
2024– | Santa Clara | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 |
Rafael Santos de Sousa (born 2 February 1998), known as Rafael Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.
On 5 May 2019 Santos debuted for Flamengo in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match at Estádio do Morumbi against São Paulo, he came to the match as a substitute as head coach Abel Braga fielded the whole team with reserves, the match ended 1–1. [1]
On 29 May 2020 APOEL signed Santos from Flamengo on loan until May 2022. [2] On 21 August 2020 he debuted in a Cypriot First Division 2-2 match against Karmiotissa FC, Santos scored APOEL's second goal. [3]
On 27 July 2022, Santos joined Liga Portugal 2 club Moreirense, signing a three-year contract with an option for a further year. [4] In his debut season, he scored 1 goal in 14 league appearances, as the Moreira de Cónegos-based side were crowned second division champions and achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga. [5]
On 29 January 2024, Santos, who had failed to make any appearances for Moreirense in the Primeira Liga, returned to the Liga Portugal 2, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Azores-based side Santa Clara. [6]
Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Flamengo | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
APOEL (loan) | 2020–21 | First Division | 19 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 22 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
Moreirense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Career total | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
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