Rafael Freitas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael da Silva Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Casa Branca, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Santos (on loan from Guarani) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guará | |||
| 2021– | Guarani | ||
| 2024– | → Santos (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Guarani | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Santos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 22 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Rafael da Silva Freitas (born 18 August 2005), known as Rafael Freitas or just Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Santos, on loan from Guarani.
Career
[edit]Born in Casa Branca, São Paulo, Rafael joined Guarani's youth sides in 2021, after playing for a project from the club in Morungaba and SR Guará FC in his hometown.[1] On 15 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Bugre.[2]
Rafael made his first team debut on 6 November 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bruno José in a 1–0 Série B home win over Chapecoense.[3] He alternated between the under-20 and the first team squads during the 2023 season, and returned to the under-20s for the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.[4]
On 19 August 2024, Rafael was loaned to Santos for one year, being initially assigned to the under-20 team.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 22 August 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 2022 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Santos (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Rafael Freitas é o novo jogador do Santos" [Rafael Freitas is the new player of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal da Cidade Casa Branca. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Destaques do sub-17 assinam primeiro contrato profissional" [Spotlights of the under-17s sign first professional contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani FC. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Aos 17 anos, Rafael vibra por estreia como profissional no Guarani: "Estádio lotado e vitória"" [At the age of 17, Rafael celebrates professional debut at Guarani: "Packed stadium and victory"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Destaque da Copinha volta ao profissional do Guarani no radar de clubes da Série A do Brasileiro" [Spotlight of the Copinha returns to the first team of Guarani as a target of Brasileiro Série A clubs] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Guarani informa: empréstimo de Rafael Freitas" [Guarani infor: Rafael Freitas loan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani FC. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Rafael Freitas at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2024.