| Rafael Lima | |
| Fullname: | Rafael Ramos de Lima |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
| Currentclub: | Hercílio Luz |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2006 |
| Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Figueirense |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006 |
| Clubs2: | → Atlético Sorocaba (loan) |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | → Ceará (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs4: | Al Sharjah |
| Caps4: | 40 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2011 |
| Clubs5: | Internacional-SM |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2011 |
| Clubs6: | Hercílio Luz |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Chapecoense |
| Caps7: | 109 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs8: | América Mineiro |
| Caps8: | 41 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Coritiba |
| Caps9: | 28 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | Paraná |
| Caps10: | 13 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2021 |
| Clubs11: | Guarani-SC |
| Years12: | 2021 |
| Clubs12: | Caxias |
| Caps12: | 13 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2022 |
| Clubs13: | Hercílio Luz |
| Years14: | 2022 |
| Clubs14: | Atlético Catarinense |
| Years15: | 2023– |
| Clubs15: | Hercílio Luz |
| Caps15: | 13 |
| Goals15: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 6 August 2023 |
Rafael Ramos de Lima (born 8 March 1986), known as Rafael Lima, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hercílio Luz as a central defender.
Rafael Lima was born in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, and spent his youth career at Figueirense. Making his debut as a senior while on loan at Atlético Sorocaba in 2006, he made his Série A debut on 20 May 2007 by starting in a 1–2 away loss against Palmeiras.[1]
Rafael Lima spent another temporary deal at Ceará in 2008[2] before being released by Figueira in June 2009.[3] He subsequently moved abroad, joining UAE Arabian Gulf League club Al-Sharjah SCC.
Returning to Brazil in 2010, Rafael Lima spent nine months unemployed before joining Internacional de Santa Maria for 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho. In December 2011, after a short stint at Hercílio Luz, he signed for Chapecoense.[4]
Rafael Lima was an undisputed starter during Chapecoense's consecutive promotions in 2012 and 2013, being a captain during the process.[5] He scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 3 August 2014, netting the game's only in a home success over Flamengo.[6]
Rafael Lima was not on board the ill-fated LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 that crashed on 28 November 2016, and killed 19 of his teammates.[7] On 24 December, he was released by the club.[8] In 2017 He plays for América Mineiro
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Figueirense | 2007 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Ceará (loan) | 2008 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Internacional-SM | 2011 | Gaúcho | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Hercílio Luz | 2011 | Catarinense Série B | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Chapecoense | 2012 | Série C | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | Série B | 35 | 0 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 56 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | Série A | 32 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 3 | ||||
| 2015 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[9] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 109 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 188 | 6 | ||||
| América Mineiro | 2017 | Série B | 37 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[10] | 0 | 53 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 38 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 68 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 5 | 127 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 306 | 13 | |||