Raphael Augusto

Raphael Augusto Santos da Silva (born 6 March 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Abahani.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Raphael Augusto
Personal information
Full name Raphael Augusto Santos
Date of birth (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dhaka Abahani
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2008 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Fluminense 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Duque de Caxias (loan) 7 (0)
2012 → América-RN (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 → D.C. United (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 → Legia Warsaw (loan) 9 (0)
2015 → Bangu (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Madureira (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Chennaiyin (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2019 Chennaiyin 64 (5)
2019–2020 Bengaluru 10 (0)
2020– Dhaka Abahani 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Augusto graduated from the youth academy of Fluminense and made his senior debut in the Série A season. After playing for Duque de Caxias and América-RN in his country on loan,[1] he joined Major League Soccer club D.C. United on loan on 28 July 2012.[2] On 11 November, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute for the injured Marcelo Saragosa in a 3–1 defeat against Houston Dynamo.[3] On 14 June 2013, he returned to his parent club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[4] Seven days later, he joined Polish club Legia Warsaw on a loan deal.[5] On 14 May 2014, manager Henning Berg announced that Augusto would return to Flu in summer.[6]

After loan stints with Bangu and Madureira in 2015, Augusto was loaned out to Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on 11 August 2015.[7][8] On 18 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against ATK.[9] Although his club went on to win the league,[10] he missed the final due to an injury.[11] On 17 July 2016, he signed permanently with the club.[12] He went on to play all the matches for the club during the season.[13]

On 31 January 2017, Augusto was reloaned to Brazilian club Bangu.[14] On 20 July, he signed a two-year contract extension.[15] He played 18 times during the 2017–18 season, scoring three goals and adding one assist, with his side winning the league.[16]

On 24 August 2019, Augusto signed for Bengaluru FC on a two-year deal, that keeps him with the Blues till the end of the 2020–21 season.[17]

On 30 November 2020, Augusto signed for Dhaka Abahani in Bangladesh Football Premier League.[18]

Honours

Club
Chennaiyin FC

References
  1. "Oficjalnie: Raphael Augusto wypożyczony do Legii Warszawa" [Officially: Raphael Augusto loaned to Legia Warsaw] (in Polish). Sport. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. "D.C. United picks up Raphael Augusto on loan from Fluminense". Goal. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. "Raphael Augusto". D.C. United. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. "DC United announce departure of midfielder Raphael Augusto". MLS Soccer. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. "Oficjalnie: Raphael Augusto w Legii" [Official: Raphael Augusto in Legia] (in Polish). Transfery. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. "Raphael Augusto latem opuści Legię" [Raphael Augusto will leave Legia in the summer] (in Polish). Sport.pl. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. "Chennaiyin FC sign Brazilian duo Raphael Augusto and Mailson". The Times of India. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. "Emprestado pelo Flu, Raphael Augusto deixa o Madureira para atuar na Índia" [On loan from Flu, Raphael Augusto leaves Madureira to work in India] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  9. "ISL: Atletico de Kolkata down Chennaiyin FC 2–1". India Today. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  10. "ISL: Atletico de Kolkata down Chennaiyin FC 2–1". India Today. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  11. "Indian Super League: Marco Materazzi: You cannot describe our game as defensive". Goal. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  12. "ISL: Chennaiyin FC sign permanent deals with Harmanjot Khabra and Raphael Augusto". Xtra Time. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  13. Kevin Barboza (6 December 2016). "Impressive Raphael Augusto". The Fan Garage. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  14. "De volta! Meia Raphael Augusto é apresentado oficialmente" [Back! Midfielder Raphael Augusto is officially presented] (in Portuguese). Bangu Atlético Clube. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  15. "Chennaiyin FC extends Raphael Augusto's stay". The Times of India. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  16. Ashish Peter. "ISL 2018–19: Chennaiyin FC fan favourite Raphael Augusto set to entertain for a fourth year running". Goal. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  17. "Bengaluru FC sign Brazilian Raphael Augusto". BengaluruFC.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  18. Islam, Rakibul (30 November 2020). "আবাহনীতে ব্রাজিলিয়ান রাফায়েল; কথা চলছে প্যালেস্টাইনের খেলোয়াড়ের সাথে". অফসাইড (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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