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Rafael William

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Rafael William
Personal information
Full name Rafael William Dias Pinheiro
Date of birth (2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Salto, Brazil
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Maringá
(on loan from Coritiba)
Youth career
2015–2016 Cruzeiro
2017–2021 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Coritiba 8 (0)
2023Sampaio Corrêa (loan) 0 (0)
2023–Maringá (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2023

Rafael William Dias Pinheiro (born 30 September 2001), known as Rafael William, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maringá, on loan from Coritiba.

Club career

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Born in Salto, São Paulo, Rafael William joined Cruzeiro's youth setup at the age of 13. Released by the club in the end of 2016, he subsequently moved to Coritiba.[1]

Promoted to the first team for the 2022 season, Rafael William made his debut with the main squad on 2 February of that year, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Paranaense home win over Rio Branco-PR.[2][3] A backup to Alex Muralha, he made his Série A debut on 12 June, starting in a 2–0 home loss to Palmeiras as Muralha was injured.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 12 June 2022[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coritiba 2022 Série A 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

Honours

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Coritiba

References

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  1. ^ "Esporte no DNA: a história de Rafael William, goleiro do sub-20 do Coritiba" [Sport in the DNA: the story of Rafael William, goalkeeper of Coritiba's under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Um Dois Esportes. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Rafael William estreia no Coritiba, Morínigo projeta sequencia e pede paciência" [Rafael William debuts at Coritiba, Morínigo projects sequence and asks for patience] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Rafael William estreia na equipe profissional" [Rafael William debuts in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Palmeiras domina o Coritiba, vence e volta à liderança do Brasileirão" [Palmeiras dominate Coritiba, win and get back to the leadership of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. ^ Rafael William at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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