Raí (footballer, born 2002)

Raí
Personal information
Full name Raí da Silva Pessanha
Date of birth (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Botafogo
Number 75
Youth career
2015–2022 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Botafogo 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Raí da Silva Pessanha (born 21 April 2002), simply known as Raí, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo.

Club career

Born in the neighborhood of Maré, Rio de Janeiro, Raí joined Botafogo in 2015, aged 13.[1] After impressing with the under-20s in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he made his first team debut on 30 January of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Breno in a 2–0 Campeonato Carioca home win over Bangu.[2]

Raí scored his first senior goal on 3 February 2022, scoring his team's fourth in a 4–2 home win over Madureira.[3]

Career statistics

As of 21 March 2023.[4]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Botafogo 2022 Série A 0 0 9 1 0 0 9 1
2023 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1

References

  1. ^ "Jovem do Botafogo tem nome de craque e quase foi dispensado por ser pequeno" [Botafogo youngster has the name of a star and was nearly released due to being small] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Preparador usa exemplos de Erison, Raí e Felipe Ferreira em preleção na vitória do Botafogo: 'Tem que ser f...'" [Fitness coach uses examples of Erison, Raí and Felipe Ferreira in pre-match talk on Botafogo's victory: 'You have to be damn good'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Humildade, destaque na Copinha e 'técnica de camisa 10': quem é Raí, meia que selou a vitória do Botafogo" [Humbleness, spotlight in the Copinha and 'tecnique of a number 10': who is Raí, midfielder who sealed Botafogo's victory] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ Raí at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2022.