Rafaela de Miranda Travalão (born 18 August 1988), known as Rafa Travalão or Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Al-Riyadh in the Saudi Women's Premier League and also plays for the Brazil national team.[2]
 Rafa Travalão in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafaela de Miranda Travalão[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Promissão, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Riyadh | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Marília Atlético Clube | ||
| 2006–2009 | Botucatu | ||
| 2010 | Foz Cataratas | ||
| 2011 | Santos FC | ||
| 2012–2013 | XV de Novembro | ||
| 2014 | Ferroviária | 11 | (5) |
| 2015 | Boston Breakers | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Flamengo | 5 | (2) |
| 2016 | Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | St. Pölten-Spratzern | 7 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Ferroviária | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | Abu Dhabi | ||
| 2020–2021 | Internacional | 36 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | São Paulo | 34 | (10) |
| 2023– | Al-Riyadh | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Brazil | 7 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2015 | |||
Club career
editShe played for the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League in the 2015 season.[3][4] She was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.[5]
In 2016, she joined Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga club St. Pölten-Spratzern.[2] In 2017, Rafinha joined Ferroviária in Brazil.[6]
In October 2019, she participated in the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship with Abu Dhabi, where she scored a goal in a 2–1 win over Riffa,[7] followed by a hat-trick in an 11–0 thrashing of Arab Orthodox.[8]
Rafinha later played for Internacional and São Paulo, before joining Saudi club Al-Riyadh in November 2023.[9]
International career
editIn July 2013 Rafinha represented Brazil at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[10] She made her senior debut in September 2013, against New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup.[11] At the 2014 South American Games, Rafinha scored the winning goal in Brazil's 2–1 win over Colombia. On the eve of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Rafina was called into Brazil's squad as a replacement for Érika, who had sustained a knee injury.[12]
International goals
editGoal |
Date | Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| goal 1 | 2014-03-16 | Santiago, Chile |  Colombia
|
1.1 |
1–0 |
2–1 |
South American Games 2014 |
Honors
edit- Ferroviária
Winner
Runners-up
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Profile". St. Pölten-Spratzern (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Rafaela De Miranda Travalao (Rafinha) – Midfielder". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Breakers replace Brazilians with Brazilians". The Equalizer. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Breakers waive Bia, Rafinha, and Suzane Pires". Boston Breakers. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Rafinha". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Shabab Al Ordon claim title with perfect 10". AFC. 10 October 2023.
- ^ "SAS finish second as goals fly in on final day". AFC. 12 October 2023.
- ^ @AlriyadhWomen (3 November 2023). رافاييلا ترافالاو تمثل سيدات #نادي_الرياض (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (5 March 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011–2013" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Lauletta, Dan (5 June 2015). "Breakers Rafinha added to Brazil's World Cup squad". The Equalizer. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
External links
edit- Rafa Travalão at Soccerway
- Boston Breakers player profile