| Rafael Gava | |
| Fullname: | Rafael Gustavo Meneghel Gava |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Americana, Brazil |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Goiás |
| Clubnumber: | – |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Internacional |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Internacional |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → ASA (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | Lajeadense |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Londrina |
| Caps4: | 89 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps5: | 41 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Paços de Ferreira |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Cuiabá (loan) |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Cuiabá |
| Caps9: | 138 |
| Goals9: | 15 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Avaí |
| Caps10: | 41 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Goiás |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 April 2024 |
Rafael Gustavo Meneghel Gava (born 20 May 1993), known as Rafael Gava, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Goiás.
On 24 June 2019, Gava signed a 3-year contract with Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira.[1] The following 28 January, he was loaned back to his home country with Cuiabá.[2]
On 24 October 2020, Gava signed a permanent deal with Cuiabá until April 2022.[3] The following 1 March, after helping the Dourado in their first-ever promotion to the Série A, he renewed his contract until December 2023.[4]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| ASA | 2014 | Série C | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Lajeadense | 2015 | Gaúcho | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Londrina | 2015 | Série C | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||||
| 2016 | Série B | 30 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 6 | ||||
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[5] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 95 | 8 | ||||
| Caxias | 2018 | Série D | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 11 | |||||
| Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Paços de Ferreira | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Cuiabá | 2020 | Série B | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[6] | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 31 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[7] | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 81 | 9 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 14 | |||
| Career total | 177 | 17 | 107 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 309 | 37 | |||
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