Rafael Carioca (footballer, born 1992)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cajueiro and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Rafael Carioca

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Bruno Cajueiro da Silva
Date of birth	(1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Floresta
Youth career
2009–2011	Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Vila Nova	25	(2)
2013–2010	Internacional	2	(0)
2013	→ Resende (loan)	3	(0)
2013	→ Caxias (loan)	6	(0)
2014–2015	Caxias	44	(0)
2015–2016	Paraná	58	(2)
2017	Linense	0	(0)
2017–2018	Ceará	44	(4)
2018	CRB	18	(1)
2019	Red Bull Brasil	10	(0)
2019	Red Bull Bragantino	17	(0)
2020–2021	Vitória	27	(2)
2021	Botafogo	7	(0)
2022	Inter de Limeira	12	(0)
2022	América de Natal	11	(0)
2023	Urartu	9	(0)
2023–	Floresta	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023

Rafael Bruno Cajueiro da Silva (born 18 July 1992), known as Rafael Carioca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Floresta.[1]

Career

Vitória

On 10 December 2019 Vitória announced the signing of Rafael for the 2020 season.[2]

Urartu

On 25 January 2023, Armenian Premier League club Urartu announced the signing of Carioca.[3] On 27 June 2023, Urartu announced that Carioca had left the club by mutual termination of his contract.[4]

Career statistics

As of 10 May 2019[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vila Nova	2011	Série B	1	0	1	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2012	Série C	10	2	15	0	—		—		—		25	2
	Subtotal		11	2	16	0	—		—		—		27	2
Internacional	2013	Série A	—		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Resende	2013	Série D	—		1	0	2	0	—		—		3	0
Caxias	2013	Série C	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2014		13	0	15	0	—		—		—		28	0
	2015		—		13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	Subtotal		19	0	28	0	2	0	—		—		49	0
Paraná	2015	Série B	27	2	—		—		—		—		27	2
	2016		21	0	6	0	4	0	—		—		31	0
	Subtotal		48	2	6	0	4	0	—		—		58	2
Ceará	2017	Série B	17	3	4	0	—		—		—		21	3
	2018	Série A	5	0	6	0	4	1	—		4[a]	0	19	1
	Subtotal		22	3	10	0	4	1	—		4	0	40	4
CRB	2018	Série B	18	1	—		—		—		—		18	1
Red Bull Brasil	2019	Paulista	—		10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Red Bull Bragantino	2019	Série B	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Career total			121	8	73	0	12	1	0	0	4	0	210	9

1. All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References

1. "Bragantino treina no CT do Inter em preparação para estreia na Série B; confira relacionados" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 April 2019.
2. "Vitória acerta a contratação do lateral-esquerdo Rafael Carioca" (in Brazilian Portuguese). futebolinterior.com.br. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
3. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: RAFAEL CARIOCA". fcurartu.am/. FC Urartu. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
4. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: RAFAEL CARIOCA". fcurartu.am/. FC Urartu. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
5. Rafael Carioca at Soccerway

External links

• Rafael Carioca at Soccerway