Rafael Alexandre Bandeira Fonseca (born 31 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Career

Fonseca made his

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

debut for Juventus U23 on 15 September 2019 in a game against Pro Patria. On 9 October 2023, his contract with

Liga Portugal 2 The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Prim ...

club Académico de Viseu was terminated. On 18 November 2023, Fonseca joined

club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

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* * Living people 2001 births Footballers from Almada Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Juventus Next Gen players Amiens SC players Académico de Viseu F.C. players FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players Serie C players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 2 players Liga Portugal 2 players Ukrainian Premier League players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine {{Portugal-footy-bio-stub