Rafael Ferreira Donato (born 17 March 1989) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Vila Nova.

Career

On 24 November 2017, having gone nearly a year since playing his last game for

Joinville Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a ...

, Donato joined

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side

União da Madeira União is the Portuguese word for Union. It may refer to: *the Brazilian federal government *União do Vegetal, a church known for its usage of Hoasca as tea * Brazilian frigate ''União'' (F45), a general-purpose ''Niterói'' class frigate launc ...

on a deal until the end of the season.

Honours

;Audax Rio * Copa Rio: 2010 ;Bahia *

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano is the football league of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The championship has been played since 1905 without interruption. 2020 format First stage: 10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams i ...

: 2012

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* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Saudi First Division League players Liga Portugal 2 players Esporte Clube Bahia players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Joinville Esporte Clube players C.F. União players Al-Kawkab FC players Brasiliense Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub