Rafinha (footballer, born 1993)
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Rafinha playing for Barcelona in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rafael Alcántara do Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Barcelona | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Barcelona B | 84 | (20) |
| 2011– | Barcelona | 48 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | → Celta (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Spain U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2010 | Spain U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2013 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Brazil | 2 | (1) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2016 |
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Rafael Alcántara do Nascimento (born 12 February 1993), commonly known as Rafinha [ʁɐˈfiɲa], is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Brazil national team.
He started his career with Barcelona, making his debut with the first team in 2011. After a loan at Celta, he played his first La Liga match for the former club in 2014.
Rafinha represented both Spain and Brazil at youth level, before debuting with the latter at senior level in 2015.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Rafinha joined FC Barcelona's youth ranks at the age of 13. On 8 January 2011 he made his professional debuts with the B-team, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan dos Santos in the 55th minute of a 1–2 home loss against Girona FC for the Segunda División championship. A week later, again off the bench and for the same competition, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 win at UD Salamanca, also adding an assist.
Rafinha made his debut with the senior Barcelona squad on 9 November 2011, taking the place of Cesc Fàbregas for the last 15 minutes of a 1–0 away win over CE L'Hospitalet for the Copa del Rey. He finished the league season with 39 games – 35 starts – and eight goals for the reserves, including two in a 4–0 success at FC Cartagena on 4 September of the same year.
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