Rafaelson

Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes (born 30 March 1997), simply known as Rafaelson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for CLB Dược Nam Hà Nam Định in the V.League 1.

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)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nam Định
Number 9
Youth career
Bahia[1]
Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Vitória 15 (1)
2018 → Vegalta Sendai (loan) 0 (0)
2018 Vegalta Sendai 0 (0)
2019–2020 Næstved BK 24 (5)
2020– Nam Định 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:51, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

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 Vágner 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.

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

Honours
Vitória

References
  1. Profile at VideoBall, videoball.com
  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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