Rafael Santos (footballer, born 2 February 1998) should not be confused with Rafael Santos (footballer, born 5 February 1998).
| Rafael Santos | |
| Fullname: | Rafael Santos de Sousa |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Guarujá, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Santa Clara |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthclubs1: | Flamengo |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Flamengo |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → APOEL (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Moreirense |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Santa Clara |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 June 2024 |
Rafael Santos de Sousa (born 2 February 1998), known as Rafael Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.
On 5 May 2019 Santos debuted for Flamengo in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match at Estádio do Morumbi against São Paulo, he came to the match as a substitute as head coach Abel Braga fielded the whole team with reserves, the match ended 1–1.[1]
On 29 May 2020 APOEL signed Santos from Flamengo on loan until May 2022.[2] On 21 August 2020 he debuted in a Cypriot First Division 2-2 match against Karmiotissa FC, Santos scored APOEL's second goal.[3]
On 27 July 2022, Santos joined Liga Portugal 2 club Moreirense, signing a three-year contract with an option for a further year.[4] In his debut season, he scored 1 goal in 14 league appearances, as the Moreira de Cónegos-based side were crowned second division champions and achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga.[5]
On 29 January 2024, Santos, who had failed to make any appearances for Moreirense in the Primeira Liga, returned to the Liga Portugal 2, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Azores-based side Santa Clara.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Flamengo | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| APOEL (loan) | 2020–21 | First Division | 19 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 3[8] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| Moreirense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
2019Moreirense