Rafael dos Santos Carvalheira Natividade (born 26 May 1999) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chapecoense.

Rafael Carvalheira
Personal information
Full name Rafael dos Santos Carvalheira Natividade
Date of birth (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chapecoense
Number 99
Youth career
2011–2018 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Flamengo 0 (0)
2019Globo (loan) 7 (1)
2019Ceará (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Ceará 0 (0)
2020Guarany (loan) 3 (1)
2021 Cianorte 13 (2)
2022 Passo Fundo 8 (5)
2022 Brasil de Pelotas 9 (2)
2022Passo Fundo (loan) 0 (0)
2023 Ituano 35 (2)
2024– Chapecoense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Carvalheira was a Flamengo youth graduate. On 26 December 2018, he was loaned to Globo for the 2019 Campeonato Potiguar.[1]

After making his senior debut with Globo, Carvalheira spent the rest of the 2019 campaign on loan at Ceará, but with their under-23 team.[2] On 19 December 2019, he signed a permanent contract with Vozão.[3]

In July 2020, Carvalheira was loaned to Guarany de Sobral for the remainder of the 2020 Cearense.[4] On 29 December, he renewed his contract with Ceará until the end of the 2021 Cearense,[5] but did not feature for the first team until leaving for Cianorte on 30 April 2021.[6]

In 2022, after four months unemployed, Carvalheira joined Passo Fundo.[7] After being the club's top scorer in the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, he moved to Brasil de Pelotas on 20 May,[8] but returned to Passo Fundo on loan in September for the Copa FGF.[7]

On 13 December 2022, Carvalheira was announced at Ituano.[9] After being a backup option in the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, he started to feature regularly in the 2023 Série B.

On 5 December 2023, Carvalheira agreed to a one-year contract with Chapecoense.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 11 January 2024[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Globo (loan) 2019 Potiguar 7 1 7 1
Ceará 2019 Série A 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 4 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Guarany de Sobral (loan) 2020 Cearense 3 1 3 1
Cianorte 2021 Série D 12 2 1 0 2 0 15 2
Passo Fundo 2022 Gaúcho Série A2 8 5 11[b] 3 19 8
Brasil de Pelotas 2022 Série C 9 2 9 2
Ituano 2023 Série B 29 2 6 0 2 0 37 2
Chapecoense 2024 Série B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 50 6 25 7 4 0 0 0 15 3 94 16
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF

References

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  1. ^ "Globo FC anuncia contratação de jovem promessa do Flamengo-RJ" [Globo FC announce signing of young Flamengo-RJ prospect] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Emprestado pelo Flamengo, Rafael Carvalheira revela desejo de ficar no Ceará" [On loan from Flamengo, Rafael Carvalheira states a desire to remain at Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Ceará encaminha contrato com goleador do sub-20 Rafael Carvalheira para 2020" [Ceará set contract with goalscorer of the under-20s Rafael Carvalheira for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Veja lista de jogadores de Ceará e Fortaleza que vão defender o Guarany de Sobral" [See the list of players of Ceará and Fortaleza who will play for Guarani de Sobral] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ceará acerta renovação com meia Rafael Carvalheira até fim do Campeonato Cearense de 2021" [Ceará agree the renewal with midfielder Rafael Carvalheira until the end of the 2021 Campeonato Cearense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "À tempo!" [On time!]. Cianorte FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Minha Raiz: o carioca que vive o clima do futebol do Interior no Passo Fundo" [My roots: the carioca who lives the mood of countryside football at Passo Fundo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ^ GE Brasil [@GEBrasilOficial] (20 May 2022). "Mais qualidade no meio! 🔴⚫" [More quality in the midfield! 🔴⚫] (Tweet) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Ituano anuncia os seis primeiro reforços para a temporada de 2023" [Ituano announce the first six additions for the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Fechado com a Chape: Rafael Carvalheira é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Signed with Chape: Rafael Carvalheira is the new addition of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  11. ^ Rafael Carvalheira at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2024.