Rafael Carvalheira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalheira and the second or paternal family name is Natividade.
Rafael Carvalheira
Personal information
Full name Rafael dos Santos Carvalheira Natividade
Date of birth (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chapecoense
Number 99
Youth career
2011–2018 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Flamengo 0 (0)
2019 → Globo (loan) 7 (1)
2019 → Ceará (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Ceará 0 (0)
2020 → Guarany (loan) 3 (1)
2021 Cianorte 13 (2)
2022 Passo Fundo 8 (5)
2022 Brasil de Pelotas 9 (2)
2022 → Passo Fundo (loan) 0 (0)
2023 Ituano 35 (2)
2024– Chapecoense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Rafael dos Santos Carvalheira Natividade (born 26 May 1999) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chapecoense.

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Carvalheira was a Flamengo youth graduate. On 26 December 2018, he was loaned to Globo for the 2019 Campeonato Potiguar.[1]

After making his senior debut with Globo, Carvalheira spent the rest of the 2019 campaign on loan at Ceará, but with their under-23 team.[2] On 19 December 2019, he signed a permanent contract with Vozão.[3]

In July 2020, Carvalheira was loaned to Guarany de Sobral for the remainder of the 2020 Cearense.[4] On 29 December, he renewed his contract with Ceará until the end of the 2021 Cearense,[5] but did not feature for the first team until leaving for Cianorte on 30 April 2021.[6]

In 2022, after four months unemployed, Carvalheira joined Passo Fundo.[7] After being the club's top scorer in the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, he moved to Brasil de Pelotas on 20 May,[8] but returned to Passo Fundo on loan in September for the Copa FGF.[7]

On 13 December 2022, Carvalheira was announced at Ituano.[9] After being a backup option in the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, he started to feature regularly in the 2023 Série B.

On 5 December 2023, Carvalheira agreed to a one-year contract with Chapecoense.[10]

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2024[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Globo (loan) 2019 Potiguar — 7 1 — — — 7 1
Ceará 2019 Série A 0 0 — 0 0 — 4[a] 0 4 0
2020 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0 4 0
Guarany de Sobral (loan) 2020 Cearense — 3 1 — — — 3 1
Cianorte 2021 Série D 12 2 1 0 2 0 — — 15 2
Passo Fundo 2022 Gaúcho Série A2 — 8 5 — — 11[b] 3 19 8
Brasil de Pelotas 2022 Série C 9 2 — — — — 9 2
Ituano 2023 Série B 29 2 6 0 2 0 — — 37 2
Chapecoense 2024 Série B 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 50 6 25 7 4 0 0 0 15 3 94 16
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF

References

  1. ^ "Globo FC anuncia contratação de jovem promessa do Flamengo-RJ" [Globo FC announce signing of young Flamengo-RJ prospect] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Emprestado pelo Flamengo, Rafael Carvalheira revela desejo de ficar no Ceará" [On loan from Flamengo, Rafael Carvalheira states a desire to remain at Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Ceará encaminha contrato com goleador do sub-20 Rafael Carvalheira para 2020" [Ceará set contract with goalscorer of the under-20s Rafael Carvalheira for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Veja lista de jogadores de Ceará e Fortaleza que vão defender o Guarany de Sobral" [See the list of players of Ceará and Fortaleza who will play for Guarani de Sobral] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ceará acerta renovação com meia Rafael Carvalheira até fim do Campeonato Cearense de 2021" [Ceará agree the renewal with midfielder Rafael Carvalheira until the end of the 2021 Campeonato Cearense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "À tempo!" [On time!]. Cianorte FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Minha Raiz: o carioca que vive o clima do futebol do Interior no Passo Fundo" [My roots: the carioca who lives the mood of countryside football at Passo Fundo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ^ GE Brasil [@GEBrasilOficial] (20 May 2022). "Mais qualidade no meio! 🔴⚫" [More quality in the midfield! 🔴⚫] (Tweet) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Ituano anuncia os seis primeiro reforços para a temporada de 2023" [Ituano announce the first six additions for the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Fechado com a Chape: Rafael Carvalheira é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Signed with Chape: Rafael Carvalheira is the new addition of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  11. ^ Rafael Carvalheira at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2024.