Rafael Forster

Rafael Forster (born 23 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Botafogo. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back.

Rafael Forster
Personal information
Full name Rafael Forster
Date of birth (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990
Place of birth São José, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Left back
Club information
Current team
 Botafogo
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2009 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Internacional 0 (0)
2011 → Náutico (loan) 0 (0)
2011 Audax-SP 0 (0)
2012–2013 Audax Rio 0 (0)
2013–2015 Brasil de Pelotas 99 (11)
2015 Goiás 18 (0)
2016–2017 Zorya Luhansk 34 (6)
2017–2020 Ludogorets Razgrad II 9 (0)
2017–2020 Ludogorets Razgrad 36 (2)
2020– Botafogo 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in São José, Santa Catarina, Rafael Forster was an Internacional youth graduate. On 1 March 2010 he was loaned to Náutico,[1] making his senior debuts in that year's Campeonato Pernambucano.

After representing Audax São Paulo and Audax Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Forster signed for Brasil de Pelotas on 12 March 2013.[2] After impressing with the latter, he joined Goiás on 20 April 2015.[3]

Rafael Forster made his Série A debut on 10 May, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Vasco.[4]

On 30 August 2017, Forster signed with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad.[5]

Honours
Ludogorets

References
  1. Rafael Forster fala em aproveitar a oportunidade no Náutico (Rafael Forster talks about seizing his opportunity at Náutico); ZH Esportes, 1 March 2010 (in Portuguese)
  2. Rafael Forster é o novo lateral-esquerdo do Brasil (Rafael Forster is the new left-back of Brasil); Futebol Daqui, 12 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
  3. Goiás fecha com o lateral esquerdo Rafael Forster, do Brasil de Pelotas (Goiás signs with left back Rafael Forster, from Brasil de Pelotas); Globo Esporte, 20 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
  4. Sem tempero: Vasco e Goiás ficam no empate sem gols em São Januário (Without sauce: Vasco and Goiás draw blank at São Januário); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
  5. "Опитен защитник подписа с Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 30 August 2017.
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