| Rafael Elias | |
| Fullname: | Rafael Elias da Silva |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Kyoto Sanga |
| Clubnumber: | 99 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portuguesa |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Palmeiras |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Palmeiras |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Goiás (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Cuiabá (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Ituano (loan) |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 15 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Baniyas (loan) |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Cruzeiro |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:24, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 July 2023 |
Rafael Elias da Silva (born 4 December 1999), known as Rafael Elias or Papagaio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Kyoto Sanga on loan from Cruzeiro.
Rafael made his league debut for Palmeiras against São Caetano on 5 March 2018.[1] He scored his first goal for the club against Novorizontino on 22 March 2018, scoring in the 80th minute.[2]
Rafael made his league debut for Atlético Mineiro against Tupynambás on 21 March 2019.[3]
Rafael made his league debut for Goiás against Cruzeiro on 1 October 2019.[4]
Rafael made his league debut for Cuiabá against Juventude on 29 May 2021.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against Corinthians on 27 July 2021, scoring in the 71st minute.[6]
Rafael scored on his league debut for Ituano against Novorizontino on 26 January 2022, scoring a penalty in the 75th minute.[7]
Rafael made his league debut for Baniyas against Khor Fakkan on 2 September 2022.[8] His first goals for the club was a hattrick scored against Dibba Al Fujairah on 22 October 2022.[9] He scored a hattrick against Sharjah on 26 November 2022.[10]
Rafael made his league debut for Cruzeiro against Botafogo on 6 August 2023.[11] He scored his first goal for the club against Corinthians against 20 August 2023, scoring in the 45th minute.[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Palmeiras | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[13] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Goiás (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1[14] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Ituano (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 22 | 10 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | ||||
| Baniyas (loan) | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 59 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 25 | |||