Alex Rafael da Silva Antônio (born January 1, 1988), also known as Alex Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Rafael da Silva Antônio | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Corinthians | ||
| 2007–2008 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Red Bull Brasil | 83 | (26) |
| 2011–2012 | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Comercial-SP (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Thespa Kusatsu | 10 | (3) |
| 2013 | Ferroviária | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 19 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Alimos | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ubon UMT United | 40 | (26) |
| 2016 | Sukhothai | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | Al-Shamal | 7 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Ras Al Khaima | 11 | (3) |
| 2018 | Nam Định | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Sheikh Russel | 9 | (3) |
| 2020 | Chiangmai | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Lampang | 14 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 25 January 2019 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Alex Rafael was born in São Paulo. He began his career in 2008 playing for the domestic team Red Bull Brazil.[1] After a short period of a month he became one of the first players to play for the Salzburg club in Austria.[2] He signed a year contract within a week. Shortly after he returned to Brazil to play for Commercial, which later loaned him to Thespa Kusatsu in Japan. Finally he was loaned back to Brazil to play for Ferroviaria in 2013. In a January 2017 he signed a contract with Al Shamal.
Honour
- Regional League Division 2:
- Winners : 2015
- Regional League North-East Division
- Runner-up : 2015
References
External links
- Alex Rafael at Soccerway
- Alex Rafael at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
