Rafael Silva (footballer, born 1992)

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Rafael Silva
Personal information
Full name Rafael da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Number 8
Youth career
Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Coritiba 7 (0)
2013–2014 Lugano 29 (12)
2014–2016 Albirex Niigata 47 (19)
2017 Urawa Red Diamonds 25 (12)
2018–2022 Wuhan Zall 42 (31)
2022 Cruzeiro 16 (6)
2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 25 (3)
2024– Cruzeiro 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:15, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Rafael da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁafaˈew dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 4 April 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série A club Cruzeiro.

Early life[edit]

Rafael was born in São Paulo.[citation needed]

Club career[edit]

Rafael Silva started his professional football career with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Coritiba in the 2012 league season. He would make his debut on 8 April 2012 against Cianorte in the Campeonato Paranaense in a 3–1 victory.[2] This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 29 April 2012 against Roma Apucarana in the Campeonato Paranaense in a 3–1 win.[3]

Rafael joined Albirex Niigata in August 2014 from Swiss Challenge League club Lugano.[4] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 away loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 20 September 2014.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against Kawasaki Frontale on 5 October. After three seasons with Albirex Niigata he would move to another Japanese club in Urawa Red Diamonds where in his debut season he immediately established himself as a vital member of the team that went on to win the 2017 AFC Champions League.[6]

On 3 February 2018, Rafael transferred to second tier Chinese football club Wuhan Zall.[7] He would make his debut and score his first goal for the club on 11 March 2018 in a league game against Shanghai Shenxin in a 1–0 victory.[8] He would go on to establish himself as a vital member of the team and he would win the division as well as gaining promotion at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played on 14 May 2023[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coritiba 2012 Série A 7 0 2[a] 1 3 0 – – – 12 1
2013 0 0 8[a] 0 – – 0 0 – 8 0
Total 7 0 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Lugano 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League 26 9 – 1 0 – – – 27 9
2014–15 3 3 – 0 0 – – – 3 3
Total 29 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12
Albirex Niigata 2014 J1 League 7 1 – 0 0 – – – 7 1
2015 17 7 – 2 1 9 2 – – 28 10
2016 23 11 – 0 0 2 0 – – 25 11
Total 47 19 0 0 2 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 60 22
Urawa Red Diamonds 2017 J1 League 25 12 – 1 0 2 0 11 9 3 0 42 21
Wuhan Zall 2018 China League One 23 22 – 0 0 – – – 23 22
2019 Chinese Super League 15 8 – 0 0 – – – 15 8
2020 0 0 – 0 0 – – 0[b] 0 0 0
2021 4 1 – 0 0 – – – 4 1
Total 42 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 31
Cruzeiro 2022 Série B 16 6 – 2 0 – – – 18 6
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2023 K League 1 10 1 – 0 0 – 0 0 – 10 1
Career total 176 81 10 1 9 1 13 2 11 9 3 0 221 94
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Coritiba
Urawa Red Diamonds
Wuhan Zall

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "CORITIBA VS. CIANORTE 3 - 1". soccerway.com. 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  3. ^ "ROMA VS. CORITIBA 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  4. ^ "スイス・FCルガーノからラファエル・シルバ選手 移籍加入内定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). J's Goal. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Players: 2014 J.LEAGUE Division 1 Albirex Niigata". J. League. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Rafael strike secures ACL glory for Urawa Red Diamonds". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  7. ^ "官宣!卓尔签下2017亚冠冠军锋霸 盼尖刀摧城拔寨". sports.sina.com.cn. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  8. ^ "China » League One 2018 » 1. Round » Shanghai Shenxin - Wuhan Zall FC 0:1". worldfootball.net. 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  9. ^ "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  10. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 17 out of 289)
  11. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 07 January 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 123 out of 289)
  12. ^ "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.cn. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2019-08-06.

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