Rafaelson
Personal information
Full name Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes
Date of birth (1997-03-30) 30 March 1997
Place of birth Pirapemas, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2013 Bahia
2013–2016 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Vitória 15 (1)
2018Vegalta Sendai (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Vegalta Sendai 0 (0)
2019–2020 Næstved 24 (5)
2020 Nam Dinh 18 (6)
2020–2021 SHB Da Nang 12 (6)
2021–2023 MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh 39 (21)
2023– Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 8 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023

Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes (born 30 March 1997), simply known as Rafaelson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.

Club career

A Vitória youth graduate, Rafaelson was accused of having an illegal age in April 2015,[2] a claim which was later dismissed by the club.[3] He was promoted to the first team in September, by manager Vagner Mancini.[4]

Rafaelson made his professional debut on 5 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Robert in a 1–2 home loss against Botafogo for the Série B championship. His first goal came on 31 October, netting the last in a 2–3 home loss against Náutico. He contributed with seven appearances during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to Série A.

On 30 June 2016 Rafaelson made his top tier debut, replacing Tiago Real in a 3–2 home win against Sport Recife.

On 13 April 2019 Rafaelson moved to Denmark and joined Næstved.[5] Næstved announced on 12 January 2020, that they had sold Rafaelson to Thep Xanh Nam Dinh in the V.League 1.[6]

Honours

Club

Vitória

Topenland Bình Định

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place: 2022
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up: 2022
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place: 2023

Individual

References

  1. "Rafaelson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. "Atacante do Vitória que marcou gol no BAVI sub-20 é denunciado por suposto 'gato'" [Vitória forward who scored a goal in under-20's BAVI is denounced for a supposed 'wrong age'] (in Spanish). Galáticos Online. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "Em nota, Vitória defende jogador acusado de ser 'gato'" [On a note, Vitória defend player accused of having 'wrong age'] (in Portuguese). Bahia Notícias. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. "Recém-promovido ao time principal, Rafaelson avalia primeira partida como titular: "Procurei fazer o melhor"" [Newly-promoted to the first team, Rafaelson analyzes first match as a starter: "I tried to do the best"] (in Portuguese). Cenário MT. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. Dårlige pasninger irriterer Næstved-træner, bold.dk, 25 April 2019
  6. Næstved sender brasilianer til Vietnam, bold.dk, 12 January 2020
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