Rafa Travalão
Brazilian footballer
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Rafaela de Miranda Travalão (born 18 August 1988), known as Rafa Travalão or Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Atlético Mineiro.[2]
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Rafa Travalão in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafaela de Miranda Travalão[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Promissão, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Marília Atlético Clube | ||
| 2006–2009 | Botucatu | ||
| 2010 | Foz Cataratas | ||
| 2011 | Santos FC | ||
| 2012–2013 | XV de Novembro | ||
| 2014 | Ferroviária | 11 | (5) |
| 2015 | Boston Breakers | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Flamengo | 5 | (2) |
| 2016 | Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | St. Pölten-Spratzern | 7 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Ferroviária | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | Abu Dhabi | ||
| 2020–2021 | Internacional | 36 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | São Paulo | 28 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Riyadh | (0) | |
| 2023–2024 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Brazil | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 June 2015 | |||
Club career
She played for the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League in the 2015 season.[3][4] She was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.[5]
In 2016, she joined Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga club St. Pölten-Spratzern.[2] In 2017, Rafinha joined Ferroviária in Brazil.[6]
In October 2019, she participated in the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship with Abu Dhabi, where she scored a goal in a 2–1 win over Riffa,[7] followed by a hat-trick in an 11–0 thrashing of Arab Orthodox.[8]
Rafinha later played for Internacional and São Paulo, before joining Saudi club Al-Riyadh in November 2023.[9]
International career
In July 2013 Rafinha represented Brazil at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[10] She made her senior debut in September 2013, against New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup.[11] At the 2014 South American Games, Rafinha scored the winning goal in Brazil's 2–1 win over Colombia. On the eve of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Rafina was called into Brazil's squad as a replacement for Érika, who had sustained a knee injury.[12]
International goals
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| goal 1 | 2014-03-16 | Santiago, Chile |  Colombia |
1.1 |
1–0 |
2–1 |
South American Games 2014 |
Honors
- Ferroviária
Winner
Runners-up