Rafael

(Rafael Pereira da Silva)

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Born
1990 (35 years old)
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Petrópolis, Brazil

Position
Right-Back

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
2

Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight
161 lbs

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3,20 Mill. €

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Soccer

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RRafael Pereira da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: ; born 9 July 1990), commonly known as Rafael or Rafael da Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo. He normally plays as a right-back, but he has also been deployed as a midfielder. He and his twin brother, Fabio, began their careers with Fluminense before joining Manchester United in January 2008. After seven years in England that included three Premier League titles, Rafael joined Lyon in August 2015 for a fee of up to £2.5 million.

Rafael has two caps for Brazil, having made his debut in a 3–1 victory over Denmark on 26 May 2012. He has also played for Brazil at under-17 level and was part of the silver medal-winning under-23 side at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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English FA Community… 2013	English Premier League 2012-2013	English FA Community… 2011	English Premier League 2010-2011
English Football League… 2009-2010	English Premier League 2008-2009	English FA Community… 2008	FIFA Club World Cup 2008