Rafinha_(footballer,_born_June_1992)
Rafinha (footballer, born June 1992)
Brazilian footballer
Rafael Diniz Alves e Silva (born 21 June 1992), commonly known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for América RN as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Diniz Alves e Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Alumínio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América RN | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Audax | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Porto (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Audax | 46 | (15) |
| 2013 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Guaratinguetá | 9 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Audax | 19 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Guaratinguetá (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2015 | Atlético Paranaense | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | → ABC (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Ceará (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Chiapas | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Audax | 11 | (1) |
| 2017 | Brasil de Pelotas | 30 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Goiás | 45 | (6) |
| 2020 | Botafogo-SP | 33 | (6) |
| 2021 | Mirassol | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Remo | 22 | (0) |
| 2022 | São Bernardo-SP | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | EC Vitória | 32 | (11) |
| 2023– | América RN | 12 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 | |||
Born in Alumínio, São Paulo, Rafinha graduated with Audax's youth setup, after a period on loan at F.C. Porto.[1] He made his senior debuts in 2011, appearing regularly.
On 16 May 2013 Rafinha joined Ponte Preta, in Série A.[2] He made his debut for the club on 9 June, coming on as a late substitute for Chiquinho in a 0–2 home loss against Botafogo.
After appearing rarely for Ponte, Rafinha moved to Guaratinguetá in September 2013.[3] In January 2014 he returned to Audax, with the side now in the main category of Campeonato Paulista.
After a loan stint back at Guará, Rafinha returned to his parent club in December 2014. On 6 March 2015 he signed a three-year deal with Atlético Paranaense.[4]
In July 2015, Rafinha joined ABC Futebol Clube in Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[5]
- Rafinha é nome a fixar (Rafinha is a name to remember); Record, 17 November 2010 (in Portuguese)
- Ponte Preta apresenta goleiro e meia destaque da Série A2 (Ponte presents goalkeeper and midfielder highlighted on Série A2); Futebol Interior, 16 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- De saída da Ponte, meia se aproxima do Guaratinguetá (Out of Ponte, midfielder gets near Guaratinguetá) Archived 16 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Futebol Interior, 23 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
- Destaque do Audax-SP, Rafinha acerta por três anos com o Atlético-PR (Audax-SP's spotlight, Rafinha signs for three years with Atlético-PR); Globo Esporte, 6 March 2015 (in Portuguese)
- "Série B: ABC contrata volante Neto, ex-Campinense, e meia Rafinha, do Atlético-PR". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
