Rafael Santos
Career snapshot
Position rank · 2025
Among 773 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1989-03-14 · 5 players total
| Full name | Rafael Santos |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Rafael de Carvalho Santos |
| Date of birth | 1989-03-14 (37 yrs) |
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Citizenship | Brazil |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol |
| On loan from | ↩ Portuguesa parent contract: 2026-12-31 |
| Joined | 2025-04-09 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
Percentile rank vs 611 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguesa | 3 | 2014 | 2025 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 5,040 |
| Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 279 |
| Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 7,560 |
| Tombense Futebol Clube (MG) | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1,440 |
| AD Confiança | 3 | 2020 | 2022 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 8,415 |
| Vila Nova Futebol Clube (GO) | 2 | 2018 | 2019 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 6,051 |
| Esporte Clube Bahia | 2 | 2017 | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| Madureira EC | 2 | 2016 | 2017 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2,430 |
| Tupi FC | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2,771 |
| Guarani Futebol Clube (SP) | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1,170 |
| AD São Caetano (SP) | 2 | 2013 | 2014 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3,255 |
| Botafogo FC | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1,800 |
| Clube Atlético Bragantino (SP) | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2,430 |
| Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 3 | 2009 | 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 |
| Avaí FC | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campeonato Paulista | Portuguesa | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,080 |
| 2025 | Copa do Brasil | Portuguesa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | Série B | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 |
| 2024 | Campeonato Paranaense | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,080 |
| 2024 | Copa do Brasil | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 2024 | Série B | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2,880 |
| 2023 | Campeonato Paranaense | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 2023 | Copa do Brasil | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | Série C | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,980 |
| 2022 | Campeonato Mineiro | Tombense Futebol Clube (MG) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 900 |
| 2022 | Copa do Brasil | Tombense Futebol Clube (MG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 2022 | Copa do Nordeste - Fase Preliminar | AD Confiança | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Série B | Tombense Futebol Clube (MG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| 2022 | Troféu Inconfidência | Tombense Futebol Clube (MG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 2021 | Campeonato Sergipano | AD Confiança | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900 |
| 2021 | Copa do Brasil | AD Confiança | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2021 | Copa do Nordeste | AD Confiança | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 720 |
| 2021 | Série B | AD Confiança | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,880 |
| 2020 | Copa do Nordeste | AD Confiança | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 720 |
| 2020 | Copa do Nordeste - Fase Final | AD Confiança | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2020 | Série B | AD Confiança | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,835 |
| 2019 | Campeonato Goiano | Vila Nova Futebol Clube (GO) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,350 |
| 2019 | Copa do Brasil | Vila Nova Futebol Clube (GO) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 2019 | Série B | Vila Nova Futebol Clube (GO) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,330 |
| 2018 | Campeonato Baiano | Esporte Clube Bahia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 2018 | Copa do Nordeste | Esporte Clube Bahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Série B | Vila Nova Futebol Clube (GO) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 831 |
| 2017 | Campeonato Carioca | Madureira EC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 2017 | Carioca - Taça Rio | Madureira EC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 2017 | Série A | Esporte Clube Bahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Campeonato Carioca | Madureira EC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,350 |
| 2016 | Série B | Tupi FC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,771 |
| 2015 | Campeonato Paulista | Portuguesa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,350 |
| 2015 | Copa do Brasil | Portuguesa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2015 | Série C | Guarani Futebol Clube (SP) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 2014 | Série B | Portuguesa | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,430 |
| 2014 | Série C | AD São Caetano (SP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2013 | Campeonato Paulista | Botafogo FC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,620 |
| 2013 | Paulistão A1 - Fase Final | Botafogo FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2013 | Série B | AD São Caetano (SP) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3,075 |
| 2013 | Troféu Independência | Botafogo FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2012 | Campeonato Paulista | Clube Atlético Bragantino (SP) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,530 |
| 2012 | Paulistão A1 - Fase Final | Clube Atlético Bragantino (SP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2012 | Série B | Clube Atlético Bragantino (SP) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 2012 | Troféu Independência | Clube Atlético Bragantino (SP) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2011 | Campeonato Paulista | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2011 | Libertadores | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Paulistão A1 - Fase Final | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Série A | Avaí FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2010 | Campeonato Paulista | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2010 | Libertadores | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2010 | Série A | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Série A | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Corinthians U20 | Corinthians | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-01 | Corinthians | Avaí FC | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-31 | Avaí FC | Corinthians | Return from loan | 200000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Corinthians | Bragantino | Loan | 200000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | Bragantino | Corinthians | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Corinthians | Botafogo-SP | Loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-05-20 | Botafogo-SP | Corinthians | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-05-21 | Corinthians | São Caetano | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-08 | São Caetano | Portuguesa | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-06 | Portuguesa | Guarani | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-11-10 | Guarani | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-19 | Without Club | Madureira | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-12 | Madureira | Tupi | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-11-30 | Tupi | Madureira | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-03 | Madureira | EC Bahia | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-04-09 | EC Bahia | Vila Nova FC | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-08 | Vila Nova FC | Confiança | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-20 | Confiança | Tombense | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | Tombense | Operário-PR | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-09 | Operário-PR | Portuguesa | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-04-09 | Portuguesa | Chapecoense | Loan | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-12-31 | Chapecoense | Portuguesa | Return from loan | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Hipólito | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thiago Ennes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Capixaba | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willians Santana | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Álvaro | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luidy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Everton Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pará | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willian Machado | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcelinho | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sávio | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Matos | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ítalo Melo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Augusto | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Vila | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinícius Diniz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2025-12-31 | Chapecoense | Portuguesa | Return from loan | — | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-04-09 | Portuguesa | Chapecoense | Loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-11-30 | Tupi | Madureira | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-12 | Madureira | Tupi | Loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-05-20 | Botafogo-SP | Corinthians | Return from loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Corinthians | Botafogo-SP | Loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | Bragantino | Corinthians | Return from loan | — | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Corinthians | Bragantino | Loan | — | €200k |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-31 | Avaí FC | Corinthians | Return from loan | — | €200k |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-01 | Corinthians | Avaí FC | Loan | — | €300k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Senior debut season |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 1,449 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2024 | 48 | 4,320 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2023 | 36 | 3,240 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,530 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 2021 | 51 | 4,590 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2020 | 42 | 3,735 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2019 | 58 | 5,220 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2018 | 12 | 968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1,080 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2016 | 46 | 4,121 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 29 | 2,610 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 29 | 2,610 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 55 | 4,875 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 2012 | 27 | 2,430 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.
| Season | Matches | Mins | Clean sheets | CS % | Goals conceded | GC / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 1,449 | 5 | 29% | 20 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | 48 | 4,320 | 26 | 54% | 38 | 0.79 |
| 2023 | 36 | 3,240 | 17 | 47% | 32 | 0.89 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,530 | 4 | 24% | 18 | 1.06 |
| 2021 | 51 | 4,590 | 17 | 33% | 52 | 1.02 |
| 2020 | 42 | 3,735 | 13 | 31% | 40 | 0.96 |
| 2019 | 58 | 5,220 | 19 | 33% | 59 | 1.02 |
| 2018 | 12 | 968 | 4 | 33% | 16 | 1.49 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1,080 | 4 | 33% | 15 | 1.25 |
| 2016 | 46 | 4,121 | 7 | 15% | 69 | 1.51 |
| 2015 | 29 | 2,610 | 6 | 21% | 36 | 1.24 |
| 2014 | 29 | 2,610 | 7 | 24% | 41 | 1.41 |
| 2013 | 55 | 4,875 | 15 | 27% | 84 | 1.55 |
| 2012 | 27 | 2,430 | 4 | 15% | 52 | 1.93 |
| 2011 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 | 450 | 2 | 40% | 5 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Who is Rafael Santos?
Rafael Santos is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Associação Chapecoense de Futebol.
How old is Rafael Santos?
Rafael Santos is 37 years old. He was born on March 14, 1989 in São Paulo.
What position does Rafael Santos play?
Rafael Santos plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).
What club does Rafael Santos play for?
Rafael Santos currently plays for Associação Chapecoense de Futebol.
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