Rafael Vaz dos Santos (born 17 September 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for Náutico.

Rafael Vaz
Vaz playing for Universidad de Chile in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rafael Vaz dos Santos
Date of birth (1988-09-17) 17 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Caieiras, Brazil[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Náutico
Youth career
1998–2001 Corinthians
2002 Paulista
2003 Grêmio Barueri
2004–2006 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Palmeiras 0 (0)
2007Gama (loan) 0 (0)
2008Oeste (loan) 0 (0)
2008 Bahia 0 (0)
2009 Iguaçu 0 (0)
2009–2010 CRAC 0 (0)
2010 Votuporanguense 0 (0)
2011 Paraná 0 (0)
2012 Vila Nova 18 (6)
2013 Ceará 2 (0)
2013–2016 Vasco da Gama 29 (4)
2016–2018 Flamengo 49 (1)
2018Universidad de Chile (loan) 19 (3)
2019–2020 Goiás 39 (6)
2020–2022 Al-Khor 30 (4)
2022 Avaí 18 (0)
2023 São Bernardo 24 (2)
2023Londrina (loan) 17 (0)
2024– Náutico 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023

Career

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Flamengo

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On 8 June 2016 Flamengo signed Rafael after his contract with Vasco da Gama expired.[2]

Universidad de Chile (loan)

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On 25 January 2018 Flamengo loaned Vaz to Universidad de Chile until the end of 2018.[3][4]

Career statistics

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(Correct As of 9 September 2020.)
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paraná Clube 2011 Série C 0 0 2 0 - - 13 2 15 2
Vila Nova 2012 18 6 4 1 - - 0 0 22 7
Ceará 2013 Série B 2 0 4 1 - - 24 3 30 4
Vasco da Gama 2013 Série A 14 3 - - - - - - 14 3
2014 Série B 5 0 2 0 - - 5 2 12 2
2015 Série A 9 1 1 0 - - - - 10 1
2016 Série B 1 0 3 2 - - 7 2 11 4
Total 29 4 6 2 0 0 12 4 47 10
Flamengo 2016 Série A 29 0 - - 3 0 - - 32 0
2017 20 1 4 0 7 1 15 0 47 2
Total 49 1 4 0 10 1 15 0 79 2
U. de Chile (loan) 2018 Primera División 19 3 7 0 3 0 - - 29 3
Goiás 2019 Série A 32 5 2 0 - - 14 2 48 3
2020 7 1 3 2 - - 2 0 12 3
Total 39 6 5 2 0 0 16 2 60 6
Career total 156 20 32 6 13 1 80 11 278 37

Honours

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Ceará
Vasco da Gama
Flamengo

References

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  1. ^ "Com lançamentos e passes, Rafael Vaz comemora estilo zagueiro-volante". globoesporte.com. July 23, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rafael Vaz chega fugindo da fama de artilheiro: "Quero ser bom defensor"". globoesporte.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Universidad de Chile anuncia a contratação de Rafael Vaz". LANCENET. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rafael Vaz ya está en Santiago para sumarse a Universidad de Chile". www.ahoranoticias.cl. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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