Rafael Santos (footballer, born 1984)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and 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
Atlético Paranaense

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.


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