Rafael Marques Mariano

Rafael Marques

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Marques Mariano
Date of birth	May 27, 1983
Place of birth	Araraquara, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Palmeiras
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002	Campinas	18	(16)
2003	Ponte Preta
2004	Palmeiras	6	(0)
2005	Inter de Limeira
2005	Marília	25	(8)
2005–2006	Samsunspor	14	(5)
2006–2009	Manisaspor	70	(24)
2009–2012	Omiya Ardija	83	(24)
2012–2013	Botafogo	51	(10)
2014–2015	Henan Jianye	21	(5)
2015	→ Palmeiras (loan)	32	(7)
2016–	Palmeiras	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Rafael Marques Mariano (born May 27, 1983) is a Brazilian / Turkish footballer born in Brazil who currently plays for Palmeiras primarily as a winger, but can also play as an attacking midfielder.

He gained Turkish citizenship with the name Rafet El^[1] while he plays for Manisaspor. He currently has the chance of playing for the Turkey national football team if he is selected by the manager, following in suit of Marcio Nobre and Mehmet Aurélio. His adopted Turkish name is Rafet El Marques.

On 12 January 2015, Rafael Marques joined Palmeiras on a one-year loan deal.^[2] And signed a permanent two-year deal on 13 January 2016.

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		State League		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Campinas	2002	—		—		—		18	14	—		18	14
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14	0	0	18	14
Ponte Preta	2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Palmeiras	2004	6	0	2	1	—		5	0	—		13	1
	Total	6	0	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	13	1
Inter de Limeira	2005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marília	2005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samsunspor	2005–06	29	7	6	2	—		—		—		35	9
	2006–07	1	1	–		—		—		—		1	1
	Total	30	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	10
Manisaspor	2006–07	14	8	6	1	—		—		—		20	9
	2007–08	27	4	5	1	—		—		—		32	5
	2008–09	29	12	6	1	—		—		—		35	13
	Total	70	24	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	87	27
Omiya Ardija	2009	14	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		16	4
	2010	23	8	4	2	0	0	2	3	—		29	13
	2011	31	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		33	10
	2012	15	2	4	0	0	0	–	–	–		19	2
	Total	83	24	9	2	0	0	5	3	0	0	97	29
Botafogo	2012	15	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		17	0
	2013	36	10	9	5	0	0	10	4	—		55	19
	Total	51	10	9	5	2	0	10	4	0	0	72	19
Henan Jianye	2014	21	5	1	0	—		—		—		22	5
	Total	21	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	5
Palmeiras	2015	32	7	8	2	—		16	6	—		56	15
	2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	32	7	8	2	0	0	16	6	0	0	56	15
Career Total		272	73	51	15	2	0	54	27	0	0	379	115

Honours

Manisaspor

• TFF First League: 2008–09

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2013

Palmeiras

• Copa do Brasil: 2015

External links

• Guardian's Stats Centre
• Palmeiras' Official Profile

References

1. Naturalized Turks #21
2. "Palmeiras fecha contratação do atacante Rafael Marques por um ano". Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2015.