| Rafael Santos | |
| Fullname: | Rafael Alves dos Santos |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1984 |
| Position: | Central defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ponte Preta |
| Years1: | 2003–2006 |
| Caps1: | 72 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs2: | Internacional |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2007–2011 |
| Clubs3: | Atlético-PR |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Clubs4: | → Vitória (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs5: | → Bologna (loan) |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2012 |
| Clubs6: | XV de Piracicaba |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs7: | Arsenal Kyiv |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs8: | Gabala |
| Caps8: | 72 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 18 February 2023 |
Rafael Alves dos Santos, or simply Rafael Santos (born 10 November 1984 in Jaboticabal), is a Brazilian central defender.
On 4 August 2009 Bologna F.C. 1909 signed the Brazilian defender from Atlético Paranaense on loan for one season.[1] [2]
In June 2012 Santos signed a two-year contract, with the possibility of a third, with Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.[3] He left Arsenal Kyiv in November 2013 when his contract was cancelled after the club was declared bankrupt.[4] In December 2013 he agreed to a two-year contract with Gabala.[5] [6] On 6 January 2014 Santos completed his move to Gabala.[7] On 20 December 2015, he extended his Gabala contract until 2017.[8] He left Gabala in May 2017 after the expiration of his contract.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Paranaense | 2009 | Série A | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 54 | 5 | |||
| Bologna (loan) | 2009–10 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| XV de Piracicaba | 2012 | Campeonato Paulista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| Gabala | 2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 72 | 2 | 12 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | - | - | 104 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 6 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 193 | 7 | |||