Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael da Silva Francisco | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Portuguesa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Portuguesa | 1 | (0) |
2003–2010 | São Paulo | 1 | (0) |
2004–2006 | → Santo André (loan) | 28 | (7) |
2006 | → Grêmio (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2007–2008 | → São Caetano (loan) | 51 | (4) |
2009 | → Goiás (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2009 | → Paraná (loan) | 20 | (6) |
2010 | → Coritiba (loan) | 50 | (17) |
2011–2013 | Coritiba | 105 | (22) |
2013–2016 | Al-Shabab | 66 | (15) |
2016–2019 | Cruzeiro | 99 | (13) |
2019–2021 | Coritiba | 87 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 6 February 2022 (UTC) |
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