 Rafinha with HJK in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Scapini de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2005 | Campinas | ||
| 2005–2007 | AC Oulu | 67 | (13) |
| 2008–2009 | Tampere United | 48 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | HJK | 44 | (3) |
| 2011–2016 | Gent | 101 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | HJK | 95 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | AC Oulu | 78 | (1) |
| 2023– | OLS | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023 | |||
Rafael Scapini de Almeida (born 29 June 1982), commonly known as Rafinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐˈfĩɲɐ]), is a Brazilian footballer. Besides Brazil, he has played in Finland and Belgium.[1]
It has been widely speculated in the Finnish media whether Rafinha would apply for the Finnish citizenship. Former national team manager Mixu Paatelainen expressed his interest in adding Rafinha to the national team roster. Rafinha has a Finnish wife and two children.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 21 April 2018[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tampere United | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
| HJK | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2011 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 75 | 5 | ||
| Gent | 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 101 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 2 | ||
| HJK | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 5 | ||
| Career totals | 215 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 294 | 20 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Four Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Two Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Three Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Two Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Six Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, One Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
Honours
- HJK
- Veikkausliiga (4): 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018
- Finnish Cup (2): 2011, 2017
- K.A.A. Gent
- Belgian Pro League (1): 2014–15
- Belgian Supercup (1): 2015
- AC Oulu
- Ykkönen (1): 2020
References
- ↑ Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Rafinha palloliitto.fi
- ↑ Rafinha at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links
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