Rafael Alves dos Santos, or simply Rafael Santos (born 10 November 1984 in Jaboticabal), is a Brazilian central defender.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Alves dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | (1984-11-10) November 10, 1984 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Jaboticabal, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
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) |
2014–2017 | Gabala | 72 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2017 |
On 4 August 2009 Bologna F.C. 1909 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] He left Arsenal Kyiv in November 2013 when his contract was cancelled after the club was declared bankrupt.[4] In December 2013 he agreed to a two-year contract with Gabala.[5][6] On 6 January 2014 Santos completed his move to Gabala.[7] On 20 December 2015, he extended his Gabala contract until 2017.[8] He left Gabala in May 2017 after the expiration of his contract.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atlético Paranaense | 2009 | Série A | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
2011 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
Total | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 54 | 5 | ||
Bologna (loan) | 2009–10 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
XV de Piracicaba | 2012 | Campeonato Paulista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Arsenal Kyiv | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||
Gabala | 2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
Total | 72 | 2 | 12 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | - | - | 104 | 2 | ||
Career total | 126 | 6 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 193 | 7 |
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