Rafael Crivellaro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Schuler and the second or paternal family name is Crivellaro.

Rafael Schuler Crivellaro (born 18 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Rafael Crivellaro

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Schuler Crivellaro
Date of birth	(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hyderabad FC
Number	50
Youth career
2007	Internacional
2007−2009	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Caxias	10	(1)
2010	Guaratinguetá	9	(0)
2011−2015	Vitória Guimarães	41	(3)
2011–2012	→ Trofense (loan)	23	(1)
2012−2015	Vitória Guimarães B	24	(15)
2015	Ajman Club	13	(5)
2015−2016	Wisła Kraków	20	(3)
2015−2016	Wisła Kraków II	5	(2)
2016−2017	Arouca	24	(3)
2017−2018	Sepahan	5	(0)
2018–2019	Feirense	31	(1)
2019–2022	Chennaiyin	27	(8)
2022–2023	Jamshedpur	10	(0)
2023–2024	Chennaiyin	22	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Crivellaro youth development was spent at Internacional and Empoli. In 2009, he joined, Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul competing in the third tier. From there, he moved to Guaratinguetá making his professional debut on 19 October 2010 in a match against Icasa.^[2]

Crivellaro joined Vitória Guimarães in January 2011,^[3] being loaned to Trofense for the 2011-12 season on 26 August 2011.^[4] The following year, he returned to Guimarães, competing in their first team, but also having short stints in their reserve side, winning an award in November 2014 for SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month.^[5]

On 28 January 2015, Crivellaro moved to the Ajman Club, which was managed at the time by Manuel Cajuda.^[6] Not even six months later, on 24 June 2015, he moved to Poland, joining Wisła Kraków.^[7]

Crivellaro joined Primeira Liga club Arouca on a two-year contract on 17 June 2016.^[8]

On 3 September 2019,^[9] Crivellaro penned a deal with Chennaiyin as their latest foreign recruit.^[10] Crivellaro was appointed as captain of Chennaiyin FC in November 2020 ahead of the 2020–21 Indian Super League season. Later he was ruled out of the rest of the season due to an ankle injury.^[11] On 16 July 2021, Chennayin FC announced that they have extended the contract of Crivellaro on a multi-year deal.^[12]

On 7 December 2022, Crivellaro joined Indian Super League rivals Jamshedpur on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		State league		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Caxias	2009	Série C	1	0	0	0	9[c]	1	—		—		—		10	1
Guaratinguetá	2010	Série B	7	0	0	0	2[d]	0	—		—		—		9	0
Vitória de Guimarães	2010–11	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	—		1	0	—		—		3	0
	2012–13	Primeira Liga	14	0	4	0	—		1	1	—		—		19	1
	2013–14	Primeira Liga	20	3	1	0	—		2	0	1[e]	0	1[f]	0	25	3
	2014–15	Primeira Liga	5	0	1	0	—		1	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		41	3	6	0	—		5	1	1	0	1	0	54	4
Trofense (loan)	2011–12	Liga Portugal 2	23	1	0	0	—		—		—		—		23	1
Vitória Guimarães B	2012–13	Liga Portugal 2	10	2	0	0	—		—		—		—		10	2
	2014–15	Liga Portugal 2	14	13	0	0	—		—		—		—		14	13
	Total		24	15	0	0	—		—		—		—		24	15
Ajman Club	2014–15	UAE Pro League	13	5	0	0	—		—		—		—		13	5
Wisła Kraków	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	20	3	1	0	—		—		—		—		21	3
Wisła Kraków II	2015–16	III liga	5	2	—		—		—		—		—		5	2
Arouca	2016–17	Primeira Liga	24	3	0	0	—		4	1	4[e]	0	—		32	4
Sepahan	2017–18	Gulf Pro League	5	0	—		—		—		—		—		5	0
Feirense	2017–18	Liga Portugal 2	11	1	—		—		—		—		—		11	1
	2018–19	Liga Portugal 2	20	0	2	0	—		3	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		31	1	2	0	—		3	0	—		—		36	1
Chennaiyin	2019–20	Indian Super League	20	7	—		—		—		—		—		20	7
	2020–21	Indian Super League	7	1	—		—		—		—		—		7	1
	Total		27	8	—		—		—		—		—		27	8
Jamshedpur	2022–23	Indian Super League	10	0	3	2	—		—		—		1[g]	0	14	2
Chennaiyin	2023–24	Indian Super League	22	4	2	0	—		—		—		3[h]	2	27	6
Career total			253	45	14	2	11	1	12	2	5	0	5	2	300	52

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup, Super Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista Série A2
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance(s) in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
7. Appearance(s) in play-offs for AFC Champions League
8. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Vitória de Guimarães

• Taça de Portugal: 2012–13

Chennaiyin

• Indian Super League runner-up: 2019–20

Individual

• SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month: November 2014^[5]