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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Elias da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kyoto Sanga | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2016–2018 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Palmeiras | 14 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Goiás (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Cuiabá (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Ituano (loan) | 36 | (15) |
| 2022–2023 | → Baniyas (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Cruzeiro | 24 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 15 | (11) |
| 2025– | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | (25) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2023 | |||
Rafael Elias da Silva (born 12 April 1999), known as Rafael Elias or Papagaio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga. He was signed permanently by Sanga in the summer of 2024 following a successful spell on loan from Cruzeiro.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 October 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeiras | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Goiás (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Ituano (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 22 | 10 | 14[c] | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||
| Baniyas (loan) | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2023 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Série A | 5 | 1 | 7[d] | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 15 | 11 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 11 | |||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2025 | J1 League | 24 | 17 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 115 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 58 | ||
- ↑ Includes UAE President's Cup, Emperor's Cup
- ↑ Includes UAE League Cup, J.League Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
- 1 2 Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
- 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
Honours
[edit]- Individual
- J.League Best XI: 2025[3]
- J1 League Monthly MVP: April 2025[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "ラファエル・エリアス選手 クルゼイロECより完全移籍加入のお知らせ". 京都サンガF.C.｜オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ↑ Rafael Elias at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "2025年Jリーグベストイレブンが発表!! 王者・鹿島から最多3人、初受賞は10人". Gekisaka (in Japanese). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ "4月度「2025 明治安田Ｊリーグ KONAMI 月間MVP」を発表！「月間ベストゴール」「月間優秀監督賞」「月間ヤングプレーヤー賞」「月間ベストセーブ賞」の各賞も決定！" [The "2025 Meiji Yasuda J.League KONAMI Monthly MVP" for April has been announced! The winners of the "Monthly Best Goal", "Monthly Outstanding Manager", "Monthly Young Player", and "Monthly Best Save" awards have also been decided!]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Rafael Elias at Sambafoot (archive)
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