Rafael Forster
Rafael Forster (born 23 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian First League. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Forster | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | São José, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back / Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Internacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Náutico (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Audax-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Audax Rio | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Brasil de Pelotas | 99 | (11) |
| 2015 | Goiás | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Zorya Luhansk | 34 | (6) |
| 2017– | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 9 | (0) |
| 2017– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 29 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2019 | |||
Club career
Born in São José, Santa Catarina, Rafael Forster was an Internacional youth graduate. On 1 March 2010 he was loaned to Náutico,[1] making his senior debuts in that year's Campeonato Pernambucano.
After representing Audax São Paulo and Audax Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Forster signed for Brasil de Pelotas on 12 March 2013.[2] After impressing with the latter, he joined Goiás on 20 April 2015.[3]
Rafael Forster made his Série A debut on 10 May, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Vasco.[4]
On 30 August 2017, Forster signed with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad.[5]
Honours
- Ludogorets
- Bulgarian First League (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2018, 2019
References
- Rafael Forster fala em aproveitar a oportunidade no Náutico (Rafael Forster talks about seizing his opportunity at Náutico); ZH Esportes, 1 March 2010 (in Portuguese)
- Rafael Forster é o novo lateral-esquerdo do Brasil (Rafael Forster is the new left-back of Brasil); Futebol Daqui, 12 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
- Goiás fecha com o lateral esquerdo Rafael Forster, do Brasil de Pelotas (Goiás signs with left back Rafael Forster, from Brasil de Pelotas); Globo Esporte, 20 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
- Sem tempero: Vasco e Goiás ficam no empate sem gols em São Januário (Without sauce: Vasco and Goiás draw blank at São Januário); Globo Esporte, 10 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
- "Опитен защитник подписа с Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 30 August 2017.