Ralf (footballer)

Ralf
Personal information
Full name	Ralf de Souza Teles
Date of birth	June 9, 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2002	Taboão da Serra
2003	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Imperatriz
2007	XV de Jaú
2007	Gama
2008	Noroeste
2008–2009	Barueri
2010–2015	Corinthians
2016–2017	Beijing Guoan
2018–2019	Corinthians
2020–2021	Avaí
National team‡
2011–2013	Brazil
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 14 August 2017 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:12, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Ralf de Souza Teles (born June 9, 1984), known simply as Ralf, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[]

Ralf led Barueri to its first ever season in the Campeonato Paulista and Brazilian Série A.^[1] His consistent and quality play with Barueri led Corithians to make him one of several midfielders signed by the club in the 2010 pre-season.^[2] On July 13, 2012 he renewed his contract with Corinthians for another three years, despite transfer offers coming from European clubs.^[3]

Career statistics[]

As of 7 December 2018^[4]

Club	Season	League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barueri	2009	35	1	—		—		21	0	56	1
Barueri	Total	35	1	—		—		21	0	56	1
Corinthians	2010	28	2	—		8	0	13	0	49	2
	2011	33	1	—		2	0	21	0	56	1
	2012	29	1	—		14	1	15	0	58	2
	2013	36	1	4	0	8	0	17	0	65	1
	2014	30	0	6	1	—		15	0	51	1
	2015	31	1	1	0	10	0	14	0	56	1
	Total	187	6	11	1	42	1	95	2	335	10
Beijing Guoan	2016	30	1	—		—		—		30	1
	2017	27	0	—		—		—		27	0
	Total	57	1	—		—		—		57	1
Corinthians	2018	19	1	6	0	2	0	4	0	31	1
Corinthians	Total	19	1	6	0	2	0	4	0	31	1
Career total		298	9	17	1	44	1	120	2	479	13