Rafinha (footballer, born 1982)
 Rafinha with HJK in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Scapini de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | June 29, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2005 | Campinas | ||
| 2005–2007 | AC Oulu | 67 | (13) |
| 2008–2009 | Tampere United | 48 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | HJK Helsinki | 44 | (3) |
| 2011–2016 | Gent | 101 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | HJK Helsinki | 95 | (4) |
| 2020– | AC Oulu | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 4 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Rafael Scapini de Almeida (born June 29, 1982), commonly known as Rafinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐˈfĩɲɐ]), is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Finnish team AC Oulu of the Ykkönen.
It has been widely speculated in the Finnish media whether Rafinha would apply for the Finnish citizenship. National team manager Mixu Paatelainen has expressed his interest in adding Rafinha to the national team roster. Rafinha has a Finnish wife and two children.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 21 April 2018[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tampere United | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
| HJK | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2011 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 75 | 5 | ||
| Gent | 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 101 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 2 | ||
| HJK | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 5 | ||
| Career totals | 215 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 294 | 20 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Four Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Two Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Two Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, One Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
Honours
- HJK
- Veikkausliiga (4): 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018
- Finnish Cup (2): 2011, 2017
- K.A.A. Gent
- Belgian Pro League (1): 2014–15
- Belgian Supercup (1): 2015
External links
- Guardian Football
- www.kaagent.be
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Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Tampere United players
- AC Oulu players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Sport Club Barueri players
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs