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Raniele
	Raniele in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Raniele Almeida Melo
Date of birth	31 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Baixa Grande, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	14
Youth career
	Fernandópolis
2016	Ferroviária
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2020	Ferroviária
2018	→ Taubaté (loan)
2019	→ Penapolense (loan)
2020	→ Portuguesa (loan)
2020–2022	Jacuipense
2020–2021	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)
2021	→ Bahia (loan)
2022	→ Avaí (loan)
2023	Avaí
2023	Cuiabá
2024–	Corinthians
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Raniele Almeida Melo (born 31 December 1996), simply known as Raniele, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Corinthians. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.

Club career

Early career

Born in Baixa Grande, Bahia, Raniele played for Fernandópolis' under-20 squad^[1] before finishing his formation with Ferroviária. He made his senior debut with the latter on 10 July 2016, starting in a 0–0 Copa Paulista away draw against Rio Claro.

Raniele helped AFE to win the 2017 Copa Paulista, but was loaned to Taubaté on 4 December 2017.^[2] He again reached the finals of the Copa Paulista with Ferroviária in 2018, before moving to Penapolense on loan for the 2019 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.

Back at Ferroviária for the 2019 Série D, Raniele renewed his contract until 2022 with the club but moved to Portuguesa on loan on 25 November 2019.^[3] He was a starter at Lusa before moving to Jacuipense of the Série C on 16 July 2020.^[4]

On 7 December 2020, while owned by Jacuipense, Raniele signed for Botafogo-SP for the remainder of the 2020 Série B.^[5] The following 10 February, he moved to Série A side Bahia, initially for the under-23 squad.^[6]

Raniele made his top tier debut on 25 July 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Jonas in a 3–0 away loss against Atlético Mineiro. He featured in another ten league matches during the year, as Bahia suffered relegation.

Avaí

On 28 January 2022, Raniele was presented at Avaí, also in the first division.^[7] He scored his first goal in the category on 10 April, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over América Mineiro, and was an ever-present figure to the side before again suffering relegation; on 16 December, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club.^[8]

Cuiabá

On 31 March 2023, Raniele joined Cuiabá back in the top tier on a four-year deal; the club paid R$ 3.65 million for 65% of his economic rights.^[9]

Corinthians

On 2 January 2024, it was announced that Corinthians signed Raniele on a five-year deal after paying € 2.5 million for 60% of his economic rights, with the other 40% remaining with Cuiabá. Should he play in at least 60% of the club's games during the first season, Corinthians will be obliged to pay another €500,000 to acquire other 10% of his economic rights.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2024^[11]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ferroviária	2016	Paulista	—		0	0	0	0	—		18^[a]	2	18	2
	2017	Paulista	—		2	1	0	0	—		18^[a]	0	20	1
	2018	Série D	0	0	0	0	—		—		15^[a]	0	15	0
	2019	Série D	5	0	0	0	—		—		17^[a]	0	22	0
	Total		5	0	2	1	0	0	—		68	2	75	3
Taubaté (loan)	2018	Paulista A2	—		15	0	—		—		—		15	0
Penapolense (loan)	2019	Paulista A2	—		13	1	—		—		—		13	1
Portuguesa (loan)	2020	Paulista A2	—		12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Jacuipense	2020	Série C	14	0	3	1	—		—		—		17	1
Botafogo-SP (loan)	2020	Série B	11	0	—		—		—		—		11	0
Bahia (loan)	2021	Série A	11	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	21	0
Avaí	2022	Série A	33	2	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	41	2
	2023	Série B	0	0	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		33	2	17	0	1	0	—		0	0	51	2
Cuiabá	2023	Série A	35	3	—		—		—		—		35	3
Cuiabá	Total		35	3	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	35	3
Corinthians	2024	Série A	33	0	11	0	7	0	6	0	—		57	0
Corinthians	Total		33	0	11	0	7	0	6	0	0	0	57	0
Career total			142	5	81	3	8	0	6	0	70	2	307	10

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Personal life

Raniele is brother of the also footballer Eric.^[12]

Honours

Ferroviária

Copa Paulista: 2017

Bahia

Copa do Nordeste: 2021

References

^ "Conheça a história de superação contada por Raniele, reforço do Bahia" [Know the history of overcoming told by Raniele, addition of Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Taubaté anuncia zagueiro Raniele, ex-Ferroviária, para o Paulista da Série A2" [Taubaté announce stopper Raniele, formerly of Ferroviária, to the Paulista Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Raniele renova com a Ferroviária e é emprestado à Portuguesa" [Raniele renews with Ferroviária and is loaned to Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Cidade On. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Cria da Ferroviária, zagueiro ex-Taubaté troca Paulista A2 por Baiano e Série C" [Ferroviária youth graduate, former Taubaté stopper changes Paulista A2 for Baiano and Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Botafogo-SP contrata volante que disputou Série C por time baiano" [Botafogo-SP sign defensive midfielder who played in the Série C for baiano club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Bahia contrata volante Raniele para o time de transição" [Bahia sign defensive midfielder for the transition squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Raniele é apresentado na Ressacada. Atleta é o 8º reforço da temporada" [Raniele is presented at the Ressacada. Athlete is the 8th addition of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Avaí anuncia a compra em definitivo do volante Raniele até 2025" [Avaí announce the definitive purchase of defensive midfielder Raniele until 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Cuiabá oficializa contratação do volante Raniele, ex-Avaí" [Cuiabá turn official the signing of defensive midfielder Raniele, formerly of Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Corinthians anuncia contratação do volante Raniele; conheça". ge.globo.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ Raniele at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Raniele tem irmão jogador, quase cursou Matemática e foi atacante antes de virar xodó no Corinthians". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.