Rafael Alves dos Santos

Rafael Santos

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Alves dos Santos
Date of birth	November 10, 1984
Place of birth	Jaboticabal, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current team	Gabala
Number	44
Youth career
2001-2002	Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2006	Ponte Preta	72	(6)
2006–2007	Internacional	0	(0)
2007–2011	Atlético-PR	32	(5)
2008	→ Vitória (Loan)	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Bologna (loan)	2	(0)
2012	XV de Piracicaba	9	(0)
2012–2013	Arsenal Kyiv	22	(0)
2014–	Gabala	63	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Rafael Alves dos Santos or simply Rafael Santos, (born 10 November 1984 in Jaboticabal) is a Brazilian central defender.

Career

On 4 August 2009 Bologna F.C. 1909 have signed the Brazilian defender from Atlético Paranaense on loan for one season.^[1][2]

In June 2012 Santos signed a two-year contract, with the possibility of a third, with Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[3] Santos left Arsenal Kyiv in November 2013 when his contract was cancelled after the club was declared bankrupt.^[4] In December 2013 Santos agreed a two-year contract with Gabala.^[5][6] On 6 January 2014 Santos completed his move to Gabala.^[7] On 20 December 2015, Santos extended his Gabala contract until 2017.^[8]

Statistics

As of Match played 4 May 2016^[9]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009–10	Bologna (loan)	Serie A	2	0	0	0	-		2	0
2010	Atlético Paranaense	Série A	5	1			-		5	1
2011			14	0	6	1	2	0	22	1
2012		Campeonato Paranaense	16	0	0	0	-		16	0
2012	XV de Piracicaba	Campeonato Paulista	9	0	0	0	-		9	0
2012–13	Arsenal Kyiv	Ukrainian Premier League	12	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
2013–14			10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
2013–14	Gabala	Azerbaijan Premier League	15	0	3	0	-		18	0
2014–15			28	0	3	0	2	0	33	0
2015–16			19	1	3	0	10	0	32	1
Total	Brazil		44	1	6	1	2	0	50	2
	Italy		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Ukraine		22	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
	Azerbaijan		62	1	9	0	12	0	83	1
Career total			130	2	17	1	14	0	161	3

Honours

Vitória

• Campeonato Baiano (1): 2008

Atlético Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense (1): 2009

References

1. "Rafael Santos embarca para a Itália" (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
2. "Il giorno di Rafael Santos" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 2009-08-10. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
3. "Арсенал" подписал Рафаэля (in Russian). FC Arsenal Kyiv Official Site. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
4. "Arsenal Kyiv director general says club out of all competitions, bankruptcy procedures launched". http://en.interfax.com.ua/. Retrieved 30 December 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
5. "“Qəbələ” “Atletiko” və “Arsenal”da oynamış futbolçunu transfer edir" (in Azerbaijani). http://www.apasport.az/. Retrieved 30 December 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
6. "Qəbələ Bolonya və Arsenalın sabiq üzvü ilə güclənir (FOTO)". http://www.azerisport.com/. Retrieved 30 December 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
7. "Rafael Santos in Gabala". http://gabalafc.az/. Retrieved 6 January 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
8. "Rafael Santosla müqavilə imzalandı, Derlis Meza Kolli ilə yollar ayrıldı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
9. "RAFAEL SANTOS". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

External links

• sambafoot
• (Portuguese) CBF
• (Portuguese) zerozero.pt
• http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/rafael-santos