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Rafinha

Rafinha

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipBrazil Germany
Height1.72 m
Footright
BornSeptember 7, 1985
👕500+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Bayern Munich
top club · 266 apps

Career highs

€12.00m
peak value · 2008
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 10/11
5
best season · 07/08
26 / 2
int'l caps / goals
779Appearances
23Goals
77Assists
181Yellow cards
5Red cards
169Full matches (90′)
Full nameRafinha
Name in home countryMarcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza
Date of birth1985-09-07 (40 yrs)
Place of birthLondrina, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil Germany
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height172.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-04-08
Contract expires
AgentR13 Fussball
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
2025 — Coritiba Foot Ball Club
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Mar 2025
Transfer: Coritiba FC → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Transfer: São Paulo → Coritiba FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
45 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
50 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Grêmio → São Paulo
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
43 matches · 0 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2021
Transfer: Olympiacos → Grêmio
20/21 · Transfer
Aug 2020
Transfer: Flamengo → Olympiacos
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Olympiacos Piraeus
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — CR Flamengo
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 8 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — CR Flamengo
28 matches · 0 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Bayern Munich → Flamengo
19/20 · Transfer
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bayern Munich
26 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bayern Munich
39 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Bayern Munich
28 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Bayern Munich
34 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Bayern Munich
41 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Bayern Munich
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
13/14 — Bayern Munich
44 matches · 0 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2012
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Bayern Munich
17 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Bayern Munich
35 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Genoa → Bayern Munich
11/12 · Transfer · €5.50m
Aug 2010
Transfer: FC Schalke 04 → Genoa
10/11 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Genoa CFC
37 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Schalke 04
35 matches · 2 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Schalke 04
40 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Schalke 04
46 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Schalke 04
35 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2005
Transfer: Coritiba FC → FC Schalke 04
05/06 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Schalke 04
42 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
2005 — Coritiba Foot Ball Club
16 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
2004 — Coritiba Foot Ball Club
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2002
Transfer: Londrina-PR → Coritiba FC
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €12.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,199 min
Minutes played by club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club 2.6%
São Paulo Futebol Clube 5.5%
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 0.0%
CR Flamengo 0.0%
Bayern Munich 29.8%
Olympiacos Piraeus 0.0%
Genoa CFC 8.6%
FC Schalke 04 53.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Coritiba Foot Ball Club 3 2004 2025 50 3 1 390
São Paulo Futebol Clube 3 2022 2024 117 1 5 843
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 1 2021 2021 43 0 8 0
CR Flamengo 2 2019 2020 46 0 8 0
Bayern Munich 9 11/12 2014 266 6 29 4,524
Olympiacos Piraeus 1 20/21 20/21 22 0 1 0
Genoa CFC 1 10/11 10/11 37 2 1 1,308
FC Schalke 04 5 05/06 09/10 198 11 24 8,134

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€3M5€6M7€9M9€12M05/06 — 6 assists605/0606/07 — 2 goals (FC Schalke 04)06/07 — 3 assists506/0707/08 — 5 goals (FC Schalke 04)07/08 — 4 assists907/0808/09 — 2 goals (FC Schalke 04)08/09 — 4 assists608/0909/10 — 2 goals (FC Schalke 04)09/10 — 7 assists909/1010/11 — 2 goals (Genoa CFC)10/11 — 1 assists310/1111/12 — 1 goals (Bayern Munich)11/12 — 4 assists511/1212/13 — 2 goals (Bayern Munich)12/13 — 1 assists312/1313/14 — 9 assists913/1414/15 — 3 assists314/1515/16 — 3 assists315/1616/17 — 1 goals (Bayern Munich)16/17 — 3 assists416/1717/18 — 1 goals (Bayern Munich)17/18 — 4 assists517/1818/19 — 1 goals (Bayern Munich)18/19 — 2 assists318/1920/21 — 1 assists120/212005 — 3 goals (Coritiba Foot Ball Club)320052019 — 7 assists720192020 — 1 assists120202021 — 8 assists820212022 — 4 assists420222023 — 1 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2023 — 1 assists220232025 — 1 assists1202505/06 — €4.5M06/07 — €6.5M07/08 — €10M08/09 — €12M10/11 — €10M11/12 — €10M12/13 — €9M13/14 — €4.5M14/15 — €10M15/16 — €9M16/17 — €8M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €3.5M20/21 — €2.4MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 5507/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1920/21: 0020/212004: 0020042005: 3320052014: 0020142019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 0020242025: 002025

Assists by season

05/06: 6605/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1920/21: 1120/212004: 0020042005: 0020052014: 0020142019: 7720192020: 1120202021: 8820212022: 4420222023: 1120232024: 0020242025: 112025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Campeonato Paranaense Coritiba Foot Ball Club 9 0 1 4 0 0
2025 Copa do Brasil Coritiba Foot Ball Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 4 0 0 3 0 0
2024 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 5 0 0 2 0 0
2024 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 9 0 0 4 0 0
2024 Supercopa Rei São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 3 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 10 1 0 3 0 843
2023 Copa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 7 0 0 3 0 0
2023 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 25 0 1 9 0 0
2022 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 7 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 4 0 1 0 0 0
2022 Copa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 3 0 0 1 0 0
2022 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final São Paulo Futebol Clube 4 0 0 0 1 0
2022 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 32 0 3 6 0 0
2021 Campeonato Gaúcho Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 3 0 0 1 0 0
2021 Copa do Brasil Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 2 0 0 1 0 0
2021 Copa Sudamericana Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 4 0 1 1 0 0
2021 Gauchão - Fase Final Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 4 0 0 2 1 0
2021 Série A Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 30 0 7 8 0 0
2020 Campeonato Carioca CR Flamengo 3 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Campeonato Carioca - Final CR Flamengo 2 0 0 1 0 0
2020 Carioca - Taça Rio CR Flamengo 5 0 0 1 0 0
2020 Club World Cup CR Flamengo 2 0 1 0 0 0
2020 Libertadores CR Flamengo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Recopa Sudamericana CR Flamengo 2 0 0 1 0 0
2020 Série A CR Flamengo 2 0 0 2 0 0
2020 Supercopa Rei CR Flamengo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Copa do Brasil CR Flamengo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Libertadores CR Flamengo 7 0 1 2 0 0
2019 Série A CR Flamengo 20 0 6 8 0 0
2014 Club World Cup Bayern Munich 2 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Copa do Brasil Coritiba Foot Ball Club 3 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Série A Coritiba Foot Ball Club 13 3 0 3 0 390
2004 Série A Coritiba Foot Ball Club 24 0 0 8 1 0
20/21 Champions League Olympiacos Piraeus 6 0 0 3 0 0
20/21 Champions League Qu. Olympiacos Piraeus 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Super League 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 14 0 1 2 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 16 1 1 1 0 897
18/19 Champions League Bayern Munich 6 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 27 1 3 4 0 1,843
17/18 Champions League Bayern Munich 8 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 20 1 2 2 0 1,021
16/17 Champions League Bayern Munich 5 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 25 0 3 7 0 0
15/16 Champions League Bayern Munich 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 4 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 26 0 1 4 0 0
14/15 Champions League Bayern Munich 11 0 2 2 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 4 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 28 0 7 4 1 0
13/14 Champions League Bayern Munich 9 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 6 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 UEFA Super Cup Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 13 2 1 1 0 284
12/13 Champions League Bayern Munich 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 24 0 3 7 0 0
11/12 Champions League Bayern Munich 6 1 0 1 0 479
11/12 Champions League Qu. Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 4 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Italy Cup Genoa CFC 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Serie A Genoa CFC 34 2 1 7 0 1,308
09/10 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 31 1 6 10 0 2,671
09/10 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 4 1 1 0 0 330
08/09 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 30 2 3 13 0 1,326
08/09 Champions League Qu. FC Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 3 0 1 1 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup FC Schalke 04 6 0 0 2 0 0
07/08 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 32 2 3 6 0 1,398
07/08 Champions League FC Schalke 04 10 1 1 3 0 901
07/08 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 3 2 0 0 0 165
07/08 Ligapokal FC Schalke 04 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 31 2 3 8 0 1,343
06/07 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 UEFA Cup FC Schalke 04 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 29 0 4 4 1 0
05/06 Champions League FC Schalke 04 5 0 1 3 0 0
05/06 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup FC Schalke 04 7 0 1 2 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2002-01-01 Londrina-PR Coritiba FC Transfer 0
05/06 2005-08-22 Coritiba FC FC Schalke 04 Transfer 4500000 €5.00m
10/11 2010-08-04 FC Schalke 04 Genoa Transfer 12000000 €8.00m
11/12 2011-07-01 Genoa Bayern Munich Transfer 8000000 €5.50m
19/20 2019-07-01 Bayern Munich Flamengo Transfer 3000000
20/21 2020-08-24 Flamengo Olympiacos Transfer 2400000
20/21 2021-03-29 Olympiacos Grêmio Transfer 1000000
21/22 2022-01-19 Grêmio São Paulo Transfer 600000
24/25 2025-01-01 São Paulo Coritiba FC Transfer 150000
24/25 2025-03-19 Coritiba FC Without Club Transfer 150000
24/25 2025-04-08 Without Club Retired Transfer 100000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 influenza 2012-03-08 2012-03-12 5 1
12/13 Ankle ligament tear 2012-07-19 2012-09-06 50 4
12/13 Capsular injury 2013-01-28 2013-02-04 8 1
12/13 influenza 2013-02-25 2013-03-07 11 2
14/15 Outer ligament tear 2014-08-11 2014-09-15 36 6
14/15 Ligament injury 2015-01-29 2015-02-09 12 3
15/16 Knee bruise 2016-01-18 2016-01-28 11 1
16/17 Adductor pain 2016-10-27 2016-10-31 5 1
17/18 Knock 2017-11-20 2017-11-24 5 1
18/19 Inner ankle ligament tear 2018-09-16 2018-10-16 31 6
22/23 influenza 2022-07-02 2022-07-05 4 1
22/23 unknown injury 2022-08-09 2022-08-16 8 2
22/23 ankle sprain 2023-01-22 2023-03-31 69 11
23/24 Tendon rupture 2024-02-04 2024-03-08 34 8
23/24 Leg injury 2024-04-05 2024-07-05 92 22
Current€100k
Peak€12.00m
Low
Δ since start−€4.40m
€3.00m€6.00m€9.00m€12.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53818 6 0 former national player
Team #37018 8 0 former national player
Team #7658 8 2 former national player
Team #3439 #18 4 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Manuel Neuer 2 0 0
Thomas Müller 2 5 0
David Alaba 2 0 0
Robert Lewandowski 2 4 0
Javi Martínez 3 0 0
Alisson 2 2 0
Joshua Kimmich 3 0 0
Luciano 2 1 0
Jonathan Calleri 2 2 0
Rodrigo Nestor 2 0 0
Pablo Maia 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2005 Série A Coritiba Foot Ball Club 3 13
07/08 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 2 3
06/07 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 2 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2021 Série A Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 7 30
13/14 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 7 28
2019 Série A CR Flamengo 6 20

Teams faced most often by Rafinha's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Werder Bremen 13 7 1 5 25 19 +6 54%
VfL Wolfsburg 12 8 2 2 25 10 +15 67%
1899 Hoffenheim 12 3 3 6 16 20 -4 25%
Bayer Leverkusen 12 4 3 5 14 13 +1 33%
SC Freiburg 12 6 2 4 15 13 +2 50%
Bayern München 12 1 1 10 6 27 -21 8%
1. FSV Mainz 05 12 8 2 2 20 11 +9 67%
Borussia Dortmund 12 4 4 4 18 18 0 33%
Bor. Mönchengladbach 12 3 4 5 15 18 -3 25%
VfB Stuttgart 10 4 2 4 15 14 +1 40%
FC Augsburg 10 5 5 0 17 8 +9 50%
Eintracht Frankfurt 10 2 3 5 7 12 -5 20%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 10 0 4 0 0 0
2024 22 0 9 1 0 0
2023 45 843 15 1 0 1.71
2022 50 0 7 2 1 0
2021 43 0 13 1 1 0
2020 18 0 5 0 0 0
2019 28 0 10 0 0 0
2005 16 390 3 0 0 0.69
2004 24 0 8 0 1 0
20/21 22 0 6 0 0 0
18/19 26 897 2 0 0 0.2
17/18 39 1,843 5 0 0 0.24
16/17 28 1,021 2 0 0 0.18
15/16 34 0 8 0 0 0
14/15 41 0 7 0 0 0
13/14 44 0 5 0 1 0
12/13 17 284 2 1 0 0.95
11/12 35 479 8 0 0 1.5
10/11 37 1,308 7 1 0 0.55
09/10 35 3,001 10 0 0 0.3
08/09 40 1,326 17 0 0 1.15
07/08 46 2,464 9 0 0 0.33
06/07 35 1,343 10 0 0 0.67
05/06 42 0 9 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
332 apps
12 G
40 A
Série A
155 apps
3 G
17 A
DFB-Pokal
42 apps
3 G
4 A
Champions League
72 apps
2 G
8 A
Serie A
34 apps
2 G
1 A
Copa do Brasil
25 apps
1 G
1 A
Campeonato Paranaense
9 apps
0 G
1 A
Libertadores
13 apps
0 G
1 A
Copa Sudamericana
14 apps
0 G
1 A
Super League 1
14 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Rafinha

Who is Rafinha?

Rafinha is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Rafinha?

Rafinha is 40 years old. He was born on September 7, 1985 in Londrina.

What position does Rafinha play?

Rafinha plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Rafinha play for?

Rafinha currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Rafinha scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rafinha has scored 23 goals in 779 appearances.