Rafael Luiz Araujo-Lopes (born April 7, 1996) is a

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professional

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wide receiver. He played for the

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Startin ...

of the

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(CFL). He played

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College career

After attending

Winter Park High School Winter Park High School (often simply abbreviated as WPHS) located in Winter Park, Florida, United States is one of nineteen public high schools in Orange County. Winter Park High School is a International Baccalaureate school and delivers Advan ...

, Araujo-Lopes played college football for

Reedley College Reedley College (Reedley or RC) is a public community college in Reedley, California. It is a part of the California Community Colleges system within the State Center Community College District (SCCCD). It is accredited by the WASC Accrediting ...

in 2014 and for

from 2015 to 2018.

Professional career

In July 2019, Araujo-Lopes signed with the

. He made his professional debut on August 8, 2019 against the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

where he recorded six receptions for 57 yards. He played in two regular season games in 2019. He re-signed with the Redblacks on January 12, 2021.

References

External links

Pittsburgh Panthers football bio
1996 births Living people American players of Canadian football American football wide receivers Canadian football wide receivers American people of Brazilian descent Winter Park High School alumni Reedley Tigers football players Pittsburgh Panthers football players Ottawa Redblacks players People from Kissimmee, Florida Players of American football from Florida Players of Canadian football from Florida American sportspeople {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub