Rafinha (footballer, born 1985)
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For other people named Rafinha, see Rafinha (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is De Souza.
Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (born 7 September 1985), commonly known as Rafinha ([ʁɐˈfiɲa]; "Little Rafa"), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for São Paulo. He is known as a skilled defender with good passing skills, quick pace, agility and a strong shot.[3] He has earned four caps with the Brazil national team. Since 2015, he has the German citizenship.[4]
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Full name | Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 38)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | São Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1997 | Gremio Londrina | |||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | PSTC | |||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Londrina | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Coritiba | 48 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | Schalke 04 | 153 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Genoa | 34 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2019 | Bayern Munich | 179 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Flamengo | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Olympiacos | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | Grêmio | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | São Paulo | 99 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Brazil U20 | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2008 | Brazil U23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2017 | Brazil | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:28, 28 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2017 |
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