Rafael Pascoal

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Pascoal.

Rafael Pereira Pascoal (born 2 September 1990), known as Rafael Pascoal, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for São Bento, on loan from Portuguesa.

Rafael Pascoal

Rafael Pascoal in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Pereira Pascoal
Date of birth	(1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Taubaté, Brazil
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	São Bento (on loan from Portuguesa)
Youth career
	Paulista
	Flamengo-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Guarulhos	16	(1)
2012	ECUS	9	(0)
2013–2014	União Mogi	34	(0)
2015	Red Bull Brasil	0	(0)
2015	São José-SP	0	(0)
2016	Atibaia	22	(0)
2016–2017	Bragantino	7	(0)
2018	São Bernardo	1	(0)
2019	Portuguesa	6	(0)
2020	Imperatriz	1	(0)
2020	Linense	1	(0)
2020	Boa Esporte	4	(0)
2021	Rio Claro	16	(0)
2021	Joinville	18	(0)
2022–2023	Botafogo-SP	13	(0)
2023	Pouso Alegre	8	(0)
2023–	Portuguesa	1	(0)
2025–	→ São Bento (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:11, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Taubaté, São Paulo, Pascoal began his career with Guarulhos in the 2011 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, scoring a goal in a 5–2 away win over União Suzano on 14 May of that year.^[1] He subsequently represented ECUS and União Mogi in the same division before moving to Red Bull Brasil for the 2015 season.

Pascoal played the 2015 Copa Paulista with São José-SP, playing one match as a forward.^[2] He only became an undisputed starter with Atibaia in the 2016 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, and moved to Série B side Bragantino in June of that year.

On 9 November 2017, Pascoal agreed to a contract with São Bernardo.^[3] A backup to Daniel during the 2018 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he became a starter in the year's Copa Paulista.

On 4 January 2019, Pascoal joined Portuguesa.^[4] He signed for Imperatriz on 18 December,^[5] but moved to Linense on 6 March 2020, after just three matches.^[6]

On 17 July 2020, Pascoal was announced at Boa Esporte.^[7] He started the 2021 campaign at Rio Claro, before joining Joinville on 21 May of that year.^[8]

In January 2022, Pascoal moved to Botafogo-SP.^[9] A backup option in the club's promotion to the second division, he signed for Pouso Alegre on 5 April 2023.^[10]

Released from Pousão on 26 July 2023,^[11] Pascoal returned to Lusa a day later.^[12] A backup to Thomazella in the 2024 campaign, he became a starter in the Copa Paulista, before being demoted to third-choice behind new signings Rafael Santos and Bruno Bertinato in the 2025 season.

On 28 March 2025, Pascoal agreed to join Confiança on loan until the end of the year,^[13] but the deal later collapsed as he did not feature in any state league matches during the year.^[14] On 22 August, he joined São Bento on loan for the Copa Paulista.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2025^[16]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guarulhos	2011	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		16	1	—		—		—		16	1
ECUS	2012	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
União Mogi	2013	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2014		—		19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	Total		—		34	0	—		—		—		34	0
Red Bull Brasil	2015	Série D	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
São José-SP	2015	Paulista A3	—		0	0	—		—		6[a]	0	6	0
Atibaia	2016	Paulista A3	—		22	0	—		—		—		22	0
Bragantino	2016	Série B	0	0	—		—		—		17[a]	0	17	0
	2017	Série C	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	—		17	0	24	0
São Bernardo	2018	Paulista A2	—		1	0	—		—		14[a]	0	15	0
Portuguesa	2019	Paulista A2	—		6	0	—		—		10[a]	0	16	0
Imperatriz	2020	Série C	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		2[b]	0	3	0
Linense	2020	Paulista A3	—		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Boa Esporte	2020	Série C	4	0	3	0	—		—		—		7	0
Rio Claro	2021	Paulista A2	—		16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Joinville	2021	Série D	18	0	—		—		—		—		18	0
Botafogo-SP	2022	Série C	4	0	2	0	0	0	—		8[a]	0	14	0
	2023	Série B	0	0	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		4	0	9	0	0	0	—		8	0	21	0
Pouso Alegre	2023	Série C	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Portuguesa	2023	Paulista	—		0	0	—		—		7[a]	0	7	0
	2024		—		0	0	—		—		16[a]	0	16	0
	2025	Série D	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		23	0	24	0
São Bento (loan)	2025	Paulista A2	—		—		—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			42	0	118	1	0	0	0	0	80	0	240	1

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste