Raul Steffens

Raul Jonas Steffens (born 28 July 1997), known as Raul, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Botafogo.

Raul

Personal information
Full name	Raul Jonas Steffens
Date of birth	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lagoa dos Três Cantos, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Number	1
Youth career
	Juventude
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Juventude	5	(0)
2019	→ Cianorte (loan)	0	(0)
2020	→ FC Cascavel (loan)	26	(0)
2021	Aimoré	10	(0)
2021	CSA	1	(0)
2022	Novo Hamburgo	3	(0)
2022	Criciúma	0	(0)
2023	Barra-SC	0	(0)
2023–2024	São Luiz	11	(0)
2024–	Botafogo	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:06, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Career

Raul was born in Lagoa dos Três Cantos, Rio Grande do Sul,^[1] and was a Juventude youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 9 April 2017, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss to rivals Caxias.^[2]

After spending the most of his spell as a backup to Douglas Silva, Matheus Cavichioli and Marcelo Carné, Raul was loaned to Cianorte on 15 April 2019.^[3] On 25 September, after making no appearances for the club, he moved to FC Cascavel also in a temporary deal.^[4]

A regular starter with Cascavel, Raul signed for Aimoré on 4 January 2021,^[5] and was a first-choice during the 2021 Campeonato Gaúcho. On 16 April, he joined Série B side CSA,^[6] but was mainly a fourth-choice behind Thiago Rodrigues, Lucas Frigeri and Darley.

On 21 December 2021, Raul was announced at Novo Hamburgo for the upcoming season.^[7] Again a backup, he moved to second division club Criciúma on 30 March,^[8] but left the club without appearing in any matches and signed for Barra-SC on 1 December.^[9]

On 14 May 2023, Raul was announced at São Luiz.^[10] He was an immediate starter for the club, winning the Copa FGF and the Recopa Gaúcha with them.^[1]

On 7 March 2024, Raul signed a contract with Série A side Botafogo until the end of 2025.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 7 March 2024^[12]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventude	2017	Série B	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		6[a]	0	6	0
	2019		0	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		1	0	4	0	0	0	—		6	0	11	0
Cianorte (loan)	2019	Série D	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
FC Cascavel (loan)	2020	Série D	11	0	15	0	—		—		—		26	0
Aimoré	2021	Série D	0	0	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
CSA	2021	Série B	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
Novo Hamburgo	2022	Gaúcho	—		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Criciúma	2022	Série B	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Barra-SC	2023	Catarinense	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
São Luiz	2023	Gaúcho	—		—		—		—		11[a]	0	11	0
	2024		—		11	0	1	0	—		1[b]	0	13	0
	Total		—		11	0	1	0	—		12	0	24	0
Botafogo	2024	Série A	0	0	—		—		0	0	—		0	0
Career total			13	0	43	0	1	0	0	0	18	0	75	0

1. Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
2. Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha

Honours

CSA

• Campeonato Alagoano: 2021

Criciúma

• Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2022

São Luiz

• Copa FGF: 2023
• Recopa Gaúcha: 2024

Botafogo

• Copa Libertadores: 2024
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2024