Rafael Fernandes (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Tavares Gomes Fernandes | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Arouca | ||
Number | 64 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2021 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Sporting CP B | 16 | (3) |
2022– | Arouca | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (0) |
2022– | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:05, 7 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:05, 7 August 2022 (UTC) |
Rafael Tavares Gomes Fernandes (born 28 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Arouca.
Professional career[]
A youth product of Sporting CP since 2010, he started playing with their reserves in the 2021-22 season.[1] On 11 July 2022, he transferred to Arouca in the Primeira Liga signing a 3-year contract.[2] He made his professional debut as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 Primeira Liga loss to Benfica on 5 August 2022.[3]
International career[]
Fernandes is a youth international for Portugal, having played for the Portugal U18s and U20s.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Lugar a Rafael Fernandes na ausência de Coates na defesa do Sporting". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Rafael Fernandes blindado pelo Arouca por 10 M€". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Águias vencem o primeiro jogo do campeonato com goleada frente ao Arouca". www.cmjornal.pt.
- ^ "Internacional sub-20 Rafael Fernandes deixa Sporting e reforça Arouca". July 11, 2022.
External links[]
- Rafael Fernandes at Soccerway
- FPF Profile
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Setúbal
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Sporting CP B players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Association football defenders