Rafael Longuine
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Vinícius Carvalho Longuine | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranavaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | RS Carpegiani | ||
| 2007–2009 | Juventude | ||
| 2009 | XV de Jaú | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Comercial-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Inter Bebedouro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | LASK Linz | 10 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Comercial-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Rio Branco-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Red Bull Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Audax | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Santos | 17 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2016. | |||
Rafael Vinícius Carvalho Longuine (born 30 May 1990), known as Rafael Longuine or Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Born in Paranavaí, Paraná, Longuine joined Juventude's youth setup in 2007, after starting it out at RS Futebol de Carpegiani. He also had failed trials at Corinthians, São Paulo, Fluminense and Grêmio.[1]
LASK Linz
After playing for clubs in the São Paulo state, Longuine moved to LASK Linz in February 2012.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 2 March 2012, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–2 home win against SC Rheindorf Altach.[3]
Return to Brazil
Despite scoring three goals in nine matches, Longuine returned to Brazil after struggling with cold and with the country. After another spell at Comercial-SP, he moved to Rio Branco-SP, being the latter's top goalscorer in 2014 Paulistão A2.
In 2014 Longuine joined Red Bull Brasil, representing the side in the year's Copa Paulista. On 2 December 2014 he moved to São Bento,[4] but in the following month signed for Grêmio Osasco Audax.[5]
Longuine was an undisputed starter for Audax, scoring a hat-trick against his former side Red Bull on 6 March 2015.[6] He finished the tournament with eight goals, being his side's top goalscorer and the third overall.
Santos
On 14 April 2015 Longuine signed a three-year deal with Santos.[7] He made his debut for the side on 24 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Leandrinho in a 0–1 Série A away loss against Chapecoense.[8]
Longuine scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 9 September, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against rivals São Paulo.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 21 October 2016[10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Comercial-SP | 2010 | Paulista A3 | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 2011 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 25[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Subtotal | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 2 | 37 | 6 | |||||
| Inter de Bebedouro | 2011 | Paulista A3 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| LASK Linz | 2011–12 | Austrian First League | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Comercial-SP | 2012 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | Paulista A2 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Rio Branco-SP | 2013 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 17[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 17 | 5 | ||||
| 2014 | — | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||||
| Subtotal | — | 18 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 5 | 35 | 10 | |||||
| Red Bull Brasil | 2014 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 17[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Audax | 2015 | Paulista | — | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | ||||
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 17 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 77 | 19 | 7 | 1 | — | 67 | 12 | 178 | 37 | |||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours
Club
- Santos
Individual
- Campeonato Paulista Best newcomer: 2015[11]
References
- ↑ "Artilheiro do Paulistão foi dispensado por SP e Corinthians e quase parou na cadeia na Europa" [Top goalscorer of Paulistão was released by SP and Corinthians and almost ended up in jail in Europe] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Vorgestellt: Die Neuzugänge in der Heute-für-morgen-Erste Liga (2/2)" [Introducing: The new additions for the First League (2/2)] (in German). Abseits.at. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rafinha schlägt in Linz ein" [Rafinha strikes in Linz] (in German). Sport ORF. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "São Bento acerta com mais cinco reforços" [São Bento completes another five signings] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Novo reforço do Audax, Rafael Longuine se destaca em jogo-treino" [New addition of Audax, Rafael Longuine shines in training match] (in Portuguese). TV Esporte +. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Red Bull 1 x 6 Osasco Audax - Maior goleada do Paulistão e show do artilheiro Rafael Longuine" [Red Bull 1–6 Osasco Audax — Biggest routing of Paulistão and show of top goalscorer Rafael Longuine] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Santos anuncia contratação de Rafael Longuine, destaque do Audax" [Santos announces signing of Rafael Longuine, Audax's spotlight] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ "Com golaço de Apodi, Chapecoense bate o Santos e segue 100% em casa" [With a scorcher from Apodi, Chapecoense defeats Santos and remains 100% at home] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "Santos massacra o São Paulo, mantém tabu na Vila e fica a um ponto do G-4" [Santos thrashes São Paulo, keeps its taboo at the Vila and stays one point of G-4] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ Rafael Longuine profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Finalistas, Palmeiras e Santos dominam a seleção do Paulistão" [Finalists, Palmeiras and Santos dominate Paulistão's team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
External links
- Santos official profile (Portuguese)
- Rafael Longuine profile at Soccerway
- Rafael Longuine at thefinalball.com
- CH Esportes profile (Portuguese)