Rafael Gaglianone (born December 26, 1994) is a Brazilian

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who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the

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of the

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(CFL). Born in

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, Gaglianone attended

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. He received scholarship offers from

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and the

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, choosing Wisconsin because, “ ehad been in the south for too long.” After finishing his college career, the Big Ten posted on

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that he would be returning to Brazil to "work for a company that bridges opportunities for international students to receive scholarships in the USA."

College career

During the 2014–15 season, Gaglianone went 19-for-22 on field goals and 59-for-61 on extra points. In 2015, Gaglianone was named to the Big Ten all-bowl team for kicking a 29-yard field goal with seven seconds left to send the game against

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into overtime, and kicking the game winning 25-yard field goal in the first overtime period. In July 2015, Gaglianone was listed on the

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preseason watchlist. However his sophomore season was not as good as his breakout freshman season, going only 18-for-27 on field goals. He was able to make eight of eight kicks from within 30 yards, though he missed three kicks in the 30s, 40s and 50s. He made game-winning field goals against

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in October and

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in the

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. On July 25, 2016, it was revealed that Gaglianone would wear No. 27 for the upcoming 2016 football season in honor of his friend,

punter Sam Foltz, who had died in a car accident days before. He had previously worn No. 10. To open the 2016 season, Gaglianone was 3-for-3 on field goals (30, 47, 48 yards) against the No. 5 LSU Tigers, including the game-winning field goal in the last two minutes of the game. With the fourth game-winning field goal of his career Gaglianone set the record for the most in school history. Following the game Gaglianone was lauded with multiple 'Player of the Week' awards, including Big Ten special teams player of the week, Rose Bowl Big Ten player of the week and one of three Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week. Gaglianone subsequently missed most of the remainder of the season, due to a back injury. He ended the season having appeared in only three games, making 7-of-8 field goals and 10-of-10 extra points. The season did not count against his four years of NCAA eligibility. During the 2017 season, Gaglianone appeared in 14 games, making 16-of-18 field goals and all 59 extra points he attempted. Gaglianone returned to Wisconsin for his final collegiate season in 2018.

Professional career

Gaglianone was drafted in the second round (17th overall) of the

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by the

. He spent the entire 2022 season with the Elks, but did not attempt any kicks. Gaglianone was released by Edmonton on May, 16, 2023.

References

External links

Edmonton Elks bioRafael Gaglianone at 247Sports
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaglianone, Rafael 1994 births Wisconsin Badgers football players Living people Players of American football from Florida American football placekickers Sportspeople from São Paulo Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian players of American football