Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Alves de Magalhães Aguiar | ||
Date of birth | 18 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Praia Grande, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2001 | Portuguesa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | União São João | ||
2005 | São Caetano | ||
2006 | Oeste | ||
2006–2008 | Goiás | ||
2007–2008 | → Ituano (loan) | ||
2008–2009 | Horizonte | ||
2009–2011 | Ituano | ||
2011–2012 | Boa | ||
2012–2013 | Ocala Stampede | ||
2013–2015 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 38 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Ottawa Fury | 63 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016. |
Rafael Alves de Magalhães Aguiar (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played as a defender for the Ottawa Fury in the North American Soccer League.
Born in Praia Grande, Alves started his career in Brazil, playing for Ituano, Boa Esporte, and Goias before moving to the United States to play for the Ocala Stampede of the USL PDL. He then signed for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League before the 2013 spring season. He then made his professional debut for the club on August 3, 2013 against the New York Cosmos in which he started as Fort Lauderdale lost 2–1.