Raja Rafe (Arabic: رجا رافع; born 1 May 1983 in Jaramana, Rif Dimashq, Syria) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a striker for Taliya SC, which competes in the Syrian Premier League, and is a member of the Syria national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raja Rafe | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaramana, Rif Dimashq, Syria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Majd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Al-Majd | (60) | |
| 2005–2006 | Al-Arabi | (9) | |
| 2006–2010 | Al-Majd | (39) | |
| 2009 | → Al-Wahda Mecca (loan) | (1) | |
| 2010–2012 | Al-Shorta Damascus | (11) | |
| 2012–2013 | Zaxo FC | 27 | (10) |
| 2013 | Al-Nejmeh | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | Zaxo FC | 13 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Majd | (12) | |
| 2015–2018 | Al-Wahda | (37) | |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Majd | (7) | |
| 2021– | Taliya SC | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2015 | Syria | 84 | (32) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rafe is Syria's all-time second goalscorer with 32 goals in 84 matches,[1] preceded by Firas Al-Khatib.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first.[1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 December 2002 | Al Kuwait SC Stadium, Kuwait City |  Yemen |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
| 2. | 21 December 2002 | Al Kuwait SC Stadium, Kuwait City |  Lebanon |
2–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3. | 3–0 | |||||
| 4. | 4–1 | |||||
| 5. | 14 November 2003 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah |  United Arab Emirates |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
| 6. | 23 March 2004 | Jounieh Municipal Stadium, Jounieh | Lebanon |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 19 April 2004 | Khartoum |  Sudan |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 8. | 1 June 2004 | Kuwait City |  Kuwait |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 9. | 3 June 2004 | Kuwait City | Kuwait |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 10. | 10 June 2004 | Khaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium, Homs |  Tajikistan |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11. | 19 June 2004 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | Lebanon |
3–0 | 3–1 | 2004 WAFF Championship |
| 12. | 23 June 2004 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |  Jordan |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 13. | 25 June 2004 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |  Iran |
1–0 | 1–4 | |
| 14. | 8 September 2004 | Central Stadium, Dushanbe | Tajikistan |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 15. | 6 October 2004 | Riyadh |  Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 16. | 26 January 2005 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait |
2–2 | 2–3 | |
| 17. | 9 November 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta |  Indonesia |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 18. | 18 November 2007 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Indonesia |
3–0 | 7–0 | |
| 19. | 4–0 | |||||
| 20. | 7–0 | |||||
| 21. | 17 May 2008 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus |  Iraq |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 22. | 27 December 2008 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | Saudi Arabia |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 23. | 18 January 2009 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City |  Turkmenistan |
2–1 | 5–1 | |
| 24. | 23 January 2009 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait |
1–1 | 3–2 | |
| – | 5 June 2009 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus |  Sierra Leone |
?–? | 6–0 | Unofficial friendly |
| – | ?–? | |||||
| 25. | 8 November 2009 | SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi |  Thailand |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 26. | 14 November 2009 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi |  Vietnam |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
| 27. | 23 January 2010 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus |  Sweden |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 28. | 15 October 2013 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |  Singapore |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
| 29. | 31 March 2015 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe | Tajikistan |
1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 30. | 2–0 | |||||
| 31. | 11 June 2015 | Samen Stadium, Mashhad |  Afghanistan |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 32. | 2–0 |
Honours edit
Individual
- Syrian League Top Goalscorer: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016.
References edit
- ^ a b Mamrud, Roberto (14 February 2019). "Rajaa Rafe - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
External links edit
- Raja Rafe at National-Football-Teams.com
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