Rafaela de Miranda Travalão (born 18 August 1988), also known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Ferroviária in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino and also plays for the Brazil national team.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafaela de Miranda Travalão[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Promissão, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ferroviària | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Marília Atlético Clube | ||
2006–2009 | Botucatu | ||
2010 | Foz Cataratas | ||
2011 | Santos FC | ||
2012–2013 | XV de Novembro | ||
2014 | Ferroviária | 11 | (5) |
2015 | Boston Breakers | 13 | (0) |
2015 | Flamengo | 5 | (2) |
2016 | Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
2016 | St. Pölten-Spratzern | 2 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Ferroviária | 16 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Brazil | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2015 |
She played for the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League in the 2015 season.[3][4]
She was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.[5]
In 2016, she joined Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga club St. Pölten-Spratzern.[2]
Since 2017, Rafinha has played her club football in Brazil.[6]
In July 2013 Rafinha represented Brazil at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[7] She made her senior debut in September 2013, against New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup.[8] At the 2014 South American Games, Rafinha scored the winning goal in Brazil's 2–1 win over Colombia. On the eve of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Rafina was called into Brazil's squad as a replacement for Érika, who had sustained a knee injury.[9]
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition |
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goal 1 | 2014-03-16 | Santiago, Chile | ![]() |
1.1 |
5250.02005 1–0 |
5450.04005 2–1 |
South American Games 2014 |
Winner
Runners-up
Brazil squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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