Rafael Floro

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Rafael Floro
Personal information
Full name Rafael da Silva Floro[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Quarteira, Portugal[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Oulu
Youth career
2002–2007 Quarteirense
2007–2009 Sporting CP
2009 Académica
2010 Louletano
2010–2011 Internacional Almancil
2011–2013 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Porto B 0 (0)
2013–2015 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
2015–2016 Belenenses 0 (0)
2015 → Casa Pia (loan) 3 (1)
2016 → Almancilense (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2017 Louletano 17 (1)
2017 Gil Vicente 7 (0)
2017–2018 Cova Piedade 5 (0)
2018 Stumbras 10 (2)
2019 Felgueiras 1932 13 (0)
2019–2020 Olhanense 6 (1)
2020–2021 Panevėžys 51 (5)
2022– Oulu 0 (0)
National team
2012 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2014 Portugal U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2021

Rafael da Silva Floro (born 19 January 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Finnish club AC Oulu as a left back.

Club career[]

Born in Quarteira, Algarve, Floro played youth football with six clubs, including local CDR Quarteirense from ages 8–13. He finished his development with FC Porto and, although he was selected to some Segunda Liga matches by the B team to kickstart his senior career, he could never appear in the competition.

In summer 2013, Floro went on trial with English Football League Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, which had all of their full-backs injured, and signed a one-year contract on 6 August after impressing.[2] That same day, he made his professional debut, being replaced midway through the second half of a 2–1 away loss against Rotherham United in the first round of the League Cup.[3] His first league game took place on the 10th, when he played the first half of another 1–2 defeat, now at home to Burnley.[4]

On 10 May 2015, after no further competitive appearances for the Owls, Floro was released.[5] Shortly after, he returned to his country and joined Primeira Liga's C.F. Os Belenenses on a four-year deal.[6] He also failed to play one single competitive match with the latter, being loaned to teams in the lower leagues.[7]

Floro returned to the Portuguese second tier on 31 January 2017, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract with Gil Vicente F.C. after leaving Louletano DC.[8]

International career[]

In May 2014, Floro was picked by coach Ilídio Vale for his Portuguese under-20 squad which was due to appear in that year's Toulon Tournament. He made four appearances during the competition, helping his team to a final third position.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 17 February 2017[10]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2012–13 LigaPro 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2013–14 Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
Belenenses 2015–16 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Casa Pia (loan) 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 3 1 0 0 — — 0 0 3 1
Almancilense (loan) 13 1 — — — 0 0 13 1
Louletano 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 17 1 0 0 — — 0 0 17 1
Total 17 1 0 0 — — 0 0 17 1
Gil Vicente 2016–17 LigaPro 1 0 — — — 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 — — — 0 0 1 0
Career total 35 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 3

  1. ^ Includes the Taça de Portugal and FA Cup.
  2. ^ Includes the Taça da Liga and EFL Cup.
  3. ^ Includes the UEFA Europa League.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rafael Floro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Floro deal confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Rotherham 2–1 Sheffield Wed". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Owls miss out". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday release 11 players including Lewis Buxton". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Rafael Floro contratado por quatro temporadas" [Rafael Floro hired for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. ^ Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (4 November 2015). "Rafael Floro de saída à procura de minutos" [Rafael Floro on his way out looking for minutes]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ Vasconcelos, Ricardo (1 February 2017). "Rafael Floro até 2019" [Rafael Floro until 2019]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Portugal vence Inglaterra (1–0) e fica em terceiro em Toulon" [Portugal beat England (1–0) and finish third in Toulon] (in Portuguese). Diário Desportivo. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Rafael Floro". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

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