Rafael Costa
Rafael Costa dos Santos (born 23 August 1987 in São Luís, Maranhão), simply known as Rafael Costa, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Brazilian club Guarani as a striker.
 Costa playing for Itumbiara in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Costa dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guarani | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Força | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Força | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Avaí | 65 | (27) |
| 2009 | → Itumbiara (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mogi Mirim (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → São José (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Metropolitano | 53 | (32) |
| 2011 | → Hermann Aichinger (loan) | 19 | (6) |
| 2013 | Figueirense | 34 | (15) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Seoul | 14 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 23 | (10) |
| 2015 | → Joinville EC (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Ceará SC (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | Ceará SC | 49 | (16) |
| 2018 | São Caetano | 4 | (1) |
| 2018 | CRB | 16 | (1) |
| 2019 | Botafogo-SP | 33 | (12) |
| 2020– | Guarani | 5 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:54, 3 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Rafael is a striker who was an athlete of the Avaí Futebol Clube, but before he defended the Força Sports Club, football club in São Paulo.
Marked the history of the team from Santa Catarina, for her series on a campaign of conquest access to Series 2009.
In 2009 it was agreed his loan until the end of the year for the Itumbiara of Goiás, but eventually returned to Avaí soon after fighting where the Championship Goiano Itumbiara was third. On August 14, 2009, was borrowed directly by the club on loan at William and Mogi Mirim.
In late April 2010, Rafael returned to perform at Avaí. In its game reestréia the B team for the Copa Avaí of Santa Catarina, one of the goals he scored the team's away win.
In June 2011, Rafael left Avaí for Brasileiro Série D team Metropolitano and had good performances in his three-year stint at the club. In May 2013, he moved to Série B team Figueirense and continued successful playing career.
On 19 January 2014, it was announced that Rafael joined South Korean side FC Seoul. He scored two goals in AFC Champions League
On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Rafael joined Brazilian side Ponte Preta by loan from FC Seoul.
On 7 January 2015, it was announced that Rafael joined Brazilian side Joinville EC by loan from FC Seoul.[1]
On 3 July 2015, it was announced that Rafael joined Brazilian side Ceará Sporting Club by loan from FC Seoul
Career statistics
Brazil League
- (Correct as of October 16, 2013)
| Club | Season | State League | Brasileirão | Copa do Brasil | Copa Sudamericana | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Avaí | 2008 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 7 |
| 2009 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | |
| Mogi Mirim | 2010 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Avaí | 2010 | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| São José | 2011 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Metropolitano | 2011 | - | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| 2012 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 18 | |
| 2013 | 17 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 12 | |
| Figueirense | 2013 | - | - | 30 | 14 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 15 |
| Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | 146 | 61 | |
K League 1
- (Correct as of 5 July 2014)
| Club | Season | K League Classic | KFA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
External links
- Goal (in Portuguese)
- "Sambafoot" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- Rafael Costa – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Rafael Costa at Soccerway