Rafael Teixeira de Souza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Teixeira de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Água Boa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Bahia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Bahia | 37 | (8) |
| 2013 | → D.C. United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Zacatepec | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 12 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2015. | |||
Rafael Teixeira de Souza (born 13 July 1992) in Água Boa, commonly known as Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard. He plays as a striker.
Club career
In 2011, Rafael signed for Bahia's first team from its reserve squad. In 36 appearances for Bahia he scored 10 goals.
On 9 January 2013, it was announced that he would join D.C. United as a young designated player on a one-year loan[1] with a pre-negotiated option to make the move permanent.[2] He scored his first goal for the team in his debut game on 23 March, a 2-1 home defeat to the Columbus Crew.[3] After making four more appearances with United, Rafael suffered a concussion during training.
Rafael and DC agreed to part ways in June 2013.[4]
In July 2015, Rafael transferred to China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[5]
International career
Rafael has represented Brazil at the under-20 level 3 times.
References
- ↑ "DC United ink Brazilian striker Rafael on loan as young DP". MLS. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ Cammarota, Nick. "DC not after another No. 9 after signing young DP Rafael". MLS. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "MLS Match Recap: DC United 1, Columbus Crew 2". MLS. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "D.C. United, Rafael mutually agree to part ways". D.C. United. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ 新疆队巴西外援将到位 at xjdsb.com 2015-07-03 Retrieved 2015-07-03(Chinese)
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