Raphael Gregório Guzzo (born 6 January 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Chaves. Formed at Benfica, where he was only a

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, he played 70

games and scored four goals for

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and

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. He also played briefly in Spain's

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for

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and the

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for Góias. Born in Brazil, Guzzo represented Portugal at youth level.

Club career

Benfica

Guzzo was born in

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, Brazil, moving to Portugal before his tenth birthday and starting playing football with Associação Desportiva Flaviense. In 2008, the 13-year-old joined

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's youth system. On 6 January 2013, still a junior, Guzzo made his professional debut with the latter's

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, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

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in the Segunda Liga. He scored his first goal in the competition the following month, contributing to a 4–1 home win over

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. On 30 August 2014, Guzzo was loaned to second tier club

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in a

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-long deal. The following 10 August, still owned by Benfica, he signed with

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, but the loan was terminated on 28 January 2016. His maiden appearance in the

with the latter took place on 14 August 2015, when he came on as a late substitute for Luís Machado in a 1–2 home loss to

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Reus

On 31 August 2016, Guzzo joined Spanish

side

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. His first match in the competition took place on 22 September, when he played 19 minutes in a 1–0 away win against

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. Guzzo returned to his adopted homeland on 16 August 2018, being loaned to

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for one year. He played 13 times as they won promotion to the top flight as runners-up, and scored in a 3–1 defeat of former team Benfica B on 20 April 2019.

Vizela

On 2 August 2019, Guzzo returned to Chaves as a

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and agreed to a two-year contract. In February 2021, however, he moved to

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also in division two on a deal until June 2022. He scored six goals until the end of that season in only 15 matches, helping the latter return to the top tier after 36 years. Guzzo put pen to paper to a one-year extension on 7 July 2021. He scored his first top-flight goal the following 22 January to equalise in a 3–2 win on his return to Tondela, adding another eight days later in a victory by the same score at home to

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. On 7 July 2023, Vizela announced Guzzo's departure after his contract expired.

Goiás

On 18 July 2023, Guzzo returned to his home country and signed a six-month deal with

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. He made his debut in the

on 13 August, playing the final half-hour of a 1–0 win at

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, and scored his only goal for

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's men as the winner away to

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on 5 November; he was released at the end of his contract following relegation.

Later career

Guzzo returned for a third spell at Chaves in January 2024, signing a contract until the end of the season.

International career

Guzzo represented

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at the

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. Also with his adopted nation, he took part in the

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, scoring his team's first goal in the 2–1 victory over

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in the round of 16.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzzo, Raphael 1995 births Living people Portuguese people of Brazilian descent Brazilian emigrants to Portugal Brazilian men's footballers Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players G.D. Chaves players C.D. Tondela players F.C. Famalicão players F.C. Vizela players Segunda División players CF Reus Deportiu players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Goiás Esporte Clube players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain