Rafinha (footballer, born July 1993)

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Rafinha
Personal information
Full name Rafael Gimenes da Silva
Date of birth (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Madureira
Youth career
Fluminense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Fluminense 40 (0)
2016Avaí (loan) 8 (0)
2017Macaé (loan) 9 (1)
2018 Madureira 6 (1)
2019–2021 Kalmar FF 20 (0)
2021 Intubiara 3 (0)
2021–2022 Madureira 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2022

Rafael Gimenes da Silva (born 5 July 1993), commonly known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Madureira. [1]

Contents

Career

Kalmar FF

On 18 January 2019, Rafinha moved to Sweden and signed with Kalmar FF until 2022. [2]

Return to Madureira

On 2 June 2021, Rafinha returned to Madureira. [3]

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References

  1. Rafinha at Soccerway
  2. Rafinha klar för Kalmar FF, kalmarff.se, 18 January 2019
  3. "Com título de Série A no currículo, Rafinha regressa ao Madureira para o Brasileiro" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Madureira. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.