Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993)
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For other people named Rafinha, see Rafinha (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alcântara and the second or paternal family name is do Nascimento.
Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento (born 12 February 1993), commonly known as Rafinha ([ʁɐˈfiɲa]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi.
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Full name | Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 31)[2] | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[2] | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Arabi | |||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2006–2011 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2011–2013 | Barcelona B | 84 | (19) | |||||||||||
2011–2020 | Barcelona | 56 | (8) | |||||||||||
2013–2014 | → Celta (loan) | 32 | (4) | |||||||||||
2018 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Celta (loan) | 29 | (4) | |||||||||||
2020–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||
2022– | Al-Arabi | 23 | (3) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | Spain U17 | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
2010 | Spain U19 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
2013 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2014–2016 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015 | Brazil | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:54, 6 March 2024 (UTC) |
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He started his career with Barcelona, making his debut with the first team in 2011. After a loan at Celta, he played his first La Liga match for the former club in 2014. In October 2020, he signed with Paris Saint-Germain.
Rafinha represented both Spain and Brazil at youth level, before debuting with the latter as a senior in 2015.