Rafael Carioca

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Place in overall rating 300 of 12842

Place in club Tigre 1 of 7

Place in country Brazil 24 of 652

Place in category midfielder 95 of 4636

Place among midfielders in club Tigre 1 of 2

Place among midfielders in country Brazil 10 of 208

Personal info

Name: Rafael Carioca

Age: 34 years (18 June 1989)

Stature: 179 cm

Weight: 74 kg

Nationality:

Brazil

Status

Role: midfielder / edit.

Club: Tigre / edit.

Rafael Carioca. Biography

Rafael Carioca is a defensive midfielder of Brazilian origin, who currently plays for FC Spartak Moscow. He was born on 18 June 1989 in Rio de Janeiro.

His youth career started when he entered Sendas football academy in 2003. In 2006, Rafael moved to the famous Grêmio youth academy. He played with the youngsters of Grêmio until signing a professional deal with the club in 2008. During 2008/2009 season Rafael Carioca clocked up 37 appearances at Grêmio.

In 2009, Spartak Moscow’s scouts noticed the promising midfielder. Carioca signed for Spartak and participated in 23 league matches during the 2009/10 season. In 2010, he was loaned out to Vasco da Gama to gain valuable experience. He was a regular feature in the starting eleven, becoming a key player of the team.

In 2011, he returned to Spartak.