Rafael Diniz Alves e Silva (born 21 June 1992), commonly known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian

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who plays for América RN as an

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Club career

Born in Alumínio, São Paulo, Rafinha graduated with Audax's youth setup, after a period on loan at

F.C. Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

. He made his senior debuts in 2011, appearing regularly. On 16 May 2013 Rafinha joined Ponte Preta, in Série A. He made his debut for the club on 9 June, coming on as a late substitute for Chiquinho in a 0–2 home loss against

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. After appearing rarely for Ponte, Rafinha moved to

Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of ...

in September 2013. In January 2014 he returned to Audax, with the side now in the main category of

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

. After a loan stint back at ''Guará'', Rafinha returned to his parent club in December 2014. On 6 March 2015 he signed a three-year deal with

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

.Destaque do Audax-SP, Rafinha acerta por três anos com o Atlético-PR (Audax-SP's spotlight, Rafinha signs for three years with Atlético-PR)
Globo Esporte, 6 March 2015 In July 2015, Rafinha joined

ABC Futebol Clube ABC Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as ABC, is a Brazilian professional club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 29 June 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as i ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rafinha footballer 1992 06 1992 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Liga MX players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Club Athletico Paranaense players ABC Futebol Clube players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Ceará Sporting Club players Chiapas F.C. footballers Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players Goiás Esporte Clube players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico