Rafael Silva (footballer)

Rafael Silva
Personal information
Full name	Rafael da Silva
Date of birth	4 April 1992
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Wuhan Zall
Number	9
Youth career
	Corinthians
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Rafael da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁafaˈew dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 4 April 1992) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall.[1]

Career

Rafael Silva started his professional football career with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Coritiba in the 2012 league season. He would make his debut on 8 April 2012 against Cianorte in the Campeonato Paranaense in a 3-1 victory.[2] This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 29 April 2012 against Roma Esporte Apucarana in the Campeonato Paranaense in a 3-1 win.[3]

Rafael joined Albirex Niigata in August 2014 from Swiss Challenge League club Lugano.[4] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 away loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 20 September 2014.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against Kawasaki Frontale on 5 October.

Updated to 31 December 2019.[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coritiba	2012	Série A	7	0	3	0	–		–		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	12	1
	2013	Série A	0	0	–		–		0	0	8[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
	Total		7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	20	1
Lugano	2013–14	Swiss Challenge League	26	9	1	0	–		–		–		27	9
	2014–15	Swiss Challenge League	3	3	0	0	–		–		–		3	3
	Total		29	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	12
Albirex Niigata	2014	J1 League	7	1	0	0	–		–		–		7	1
	2015		17	7	2	1	9	2	–		–		28	10
	2016		23	11	0	0	2	0	–		–		25	11
	Total		47	19	2	1	11	2	0	0	0	0	60	22
Urawa Red Diamonds	2017	J1 League	25	12	1	0	2	0	11	9	–		40	21
Wuhan Zall	2018	China League One	23	22	0	0	-		-		–		23	22
	2019	Chinese Super League	15	8	0	0	-		-		–		15	8
	Total		38	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	30
Career total			146	73	7	1	13	2	11	9	10	0	167	85

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