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Raphael Augusto
Brazilian footballer (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raphael Augusto Santos da Silva (born 6 March 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Abahani. Known for midfield skills, he enjoyed success in India and Bangladesh, most notably by winning two Indian Super League titles with Chennaiyin.
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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Augusto graduated from the youth academy of Fluminense and made his senior debut in the Série A season. After playing for Duque de Caxias and América-RN in his country on loan,[1] he joined Major League Soccer club D.C. United on loan on 28 July 2012.[2] On 11 November, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute for the injured Marcelo Saragosa in a 3–1 defeat against Houston Dynamo.[3] On 14 June 2013, he returned to his parent club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[4] Seven days later, he joined Polish club Legia Warsaw on a loan deal.[5] On 14 May 2014, manager Henning Berg announced that Augusto would return to Flu in summer.[6]
After loan stints with Bangu and Madureira in 2015, Augusto was loaned out to Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on 11 August 2015.[7][8] On 18 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against ATK.[9] Although his club went on to win the league,[10] he missed the final due to an injury.[11] On 17 July 2016, he signed permanently with the club.[12] He went on to play all the matches for the club during the season.[13]
On 31 January 2017, Augusto was reloaned to Brazilian club Bangu.[14] On 20 July, he signed a two-year contract extension.[15] He played 18 times during the 2017–18 season, scoring three goals and adding one assist, with his side winning the league.[16]
On 24 August 2019, Augusto signed for Bengaluru FC on a two-year deal, that kept him with the Blues till the end of the 2020–21 season.[17]
On 30 November 2020, Augusto signed for Abahani Limited Dhaka in Bangladesh Football Premier League.[18]
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Chennaiyin
Abahani Limited Dhaka
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