Rafael Pires Monteiro (born 23 June 1989), known simply as Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for São Paulo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Pires Monteiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Coronel Fabriciano, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | São Paulo | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2020 | Cruzeiro | 76 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Atlético Mineiro | 29 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | São Paulo | 78 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Brazil U20 | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Rafael joined the youth ranks of Cruzeiro in 2002 and received his first call up to the first team squad six years later. He made his professional debut on 30 January 2010, in a Campeonato Mineiro 3–0 defeat to Ipatinga. On 4 December 2011, he was in the starting lineup in one of Cruzeiro's most famed Clássico Mineiro wins, in which they beat rivals Atlético Mineiro 6–1 in the last round of that year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and avoided relegation.
During Cruzeiro's 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A campaign, Rafael served as the main goalkeeper, while the first choice and club captain Fábio recovered from a long-term injury. During the first months of 2017, he and Fábio battled for the spot, with Rafael starting in most of the 2017 Campeonato Mineiro matches.
On 3 March 2020, Rafael joined Atlético Mineiro on a three-year deal.[2]
On 8 December 2022, Rafael signed a three-year deal with São Paulo.[3]
Career statistics edit
- As of 14 November 2022.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2010 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2020 | Série A | 10 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours edit
Clubs edit
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013, 2014
- Copa do Brasil: 2017, 2018
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019
Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
- Copa do Brasil: 2021
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2022
São Paulo
- Copa do Brasil: 2023
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2024
Brazil U20
Individual edit
- 2024 Supercopa do Brasil Man of the Match
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Galo contrata o goleiro Rafael" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "São Paulo contrata goleiro Rafael" (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Rafael at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
External links edit
- Rafael at Soccerway
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