Rafael Carvalheira
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael dos Santos Carvalheira Natividade | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2018 | Flamengo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Flamengo | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Globo (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2019 | → Ceará (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Ceará | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Guarany (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2021 | Cianorte | 13 | (2) |
2022 | Passo Fundo | 8 | (5) |
2022 | Brasil de Pelotas | 9 | (2) |
2022 | → Passo Fundo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Ituano | 35 | (2) |
2024– | Chapecoense | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 11 January 2024 (UTC) |
Rafael dos Santos Carvalheira Natividade (born 26 May 1999) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chapecoense.
Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Carvalheira was a Flamengo youth graduate. On 26 December 2018, he was loaned to Globo for the 2019 Campeonato Potiguar.[1]
After making his senior debut with Globo, Carvalheira spent the rest of the 2019 campaign on loan at Ceará, but with their under-23 team.[2] On 19 December 2019, he signed a permanent contract with Vozão.[3]
In July 2020, Carvalheira was loaned to Guarany de Sobral for the remainder of the 2020 Cearense.[4] On 29 December, he renewed his contract with Ceará until the end of the 2021 Cearense,[5] but did not feature for the first team until leaving for Cianorte on 30 April 2021.[6]
In 2022, after four months unemployed, Carvalheira joined Passo Fundo.[7] After being the club's top scorer in the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, he moved to Brasil de Pelotas on 20 May,[8] but returned to Passo Fundo on loan in September for the Copa FGF.[7]
On 13 December 2022, Carvalheira was announced at Ituano.[9] After being a backup option in the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, he started to feature regularly in the 2023 Série B.
On 5 December 2023, Carvalheira agreed to a one-year contract with Chapecoense.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 11 January 2024[11]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Globo (loan) | 2019 | Potiguar | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
Ceará | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2020 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Guarany de Sobral (loan) | 2020 | Cearense | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
Cianorte | 2021 | Série D | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
Passo Fundo | 2022 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | 11[b] | 3 | 19 | 8 | |||
Brasil de Pelotas | 2022 | Série C | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
Ituano | 2023 | Série B | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
Chapecoense | 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 50 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 94 | 16 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
References
- ^ "Globo FC anuncia contratação de jovem promessa do Flamengo-RJ" [Globo FC announce signing of young Flamengo-RJ prospect] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Emprestado pelo Flamengo, Rafael Carvalheira revela desejo de ficar no Ceará" [On loan from Flamengo, Rafael Carvalheira states a desire to remain at Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Ceará encaminha contrato com goleador do sub-20 Rafael Carvalheira para 2020" [Ceará set contract with goalscorer of the under-20s Rafael Carvalheira for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Veja lista de jogadores de Ceará e Fortaleza que vão defender o Guarany de Sobral" [See the list of players of Ceará and Fortaleza who will play for Guarani de Sobral] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Ceará acerta renovação com meia Rafael Carvalheira até fim do Campeonato Cearense de 2021" [Ceará agree the renewal with midfielder Rafael Carvalheira until the end of the 2021 Campeonato Cearense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "À tempo!" [On time!]. Cianorte FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Minha Raiz: o carioca que vive o clima do futebol do Interior no Passo Fundo" [My roots: the carioca who lives the mood of countryside football at Passo Fundo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ GE Brasil [@GEBrasilOficial] (20 May 2022). "Mais qualidade no meio! 🔴⚫" [More quality in the midfield! 🔴⚫] (Tweet) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ituano anuncia os seis primeiro reforços para a temporada de 2023" [Ituano announce the first six additions for the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Fechado com a Chape: Rafael Carvalheira é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Signed with Chape: Rafael Carvalheira is the new addition of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Rafael Carvalheira at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- CS1 Brazilian Portuguese-language sources (pt-br)
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from August 2024
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- CR Flamengo footballers
- Globo Futebol Clube players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- Guarany Sporting Club players
- Cianorte Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube Passo Fundo players
- Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players
- Ituano FC players
- Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen