Rafinha (footballer, born 1991)
Bolivian footballer (born 1991)
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Rafael Allan Mollercke (born 20 December 1991), commonly known as Rafinha, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bolivian Primera División club Guabirá. Born in Brazil, he represents Bolivia at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Allan Mollercke | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | São Leopoldo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guabirá | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Sapucaiense | ||
| 2013 | Santo Ângelo | 18 | (5) |
| 2013–2018 | São José-RS | 80 | (19) |
| 2014 | → Cerâmica (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Novo Hamburgo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Juventus de Seara (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Náutico (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Ypiranga-RS | 16 | (5) |
| 2018 | → Juventude (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Blooming | 138 | (44) |
| 2025– | Guabirá | 25 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Rafinha began his career with Sapucaiense in 2012 before moving to Santo Ângelo in the following year. After being the club's top goalscorer in the 2013 Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, he joined São José-RS.
Rafinha served loan stints at Cerâmica and Novo Hamburgo during the 2014 season, winning the Copa Metropolitana with the latter and finishing the competition as top scorer with 12 goals. Back to Zeca for the 2015 campaign, he played regularly before agreeing to a loan deal with Série C side Vila Nova in May, but the deal fell through after he failed his medical examinations;[1] he subsequently moved to Juventus de Seara also in a temporary deal.
On 6 May 2016, Rafinha returned to Vila, with the club now in the Série B, again on loan.[2] Rarely used, he returned to São José in January 2017, before moving to Náutico also on loan on 12 September.[3]
After being a regular starter for São José in the 2018 Campeonato Gaúcho, Rafinha signed a permanent deal with Ypiranga-RS on 11 April 2018.[4] On 28 August, he was loaned to Juventude until the end of the year.[5]
On 4 January 2019, Rafinha moved abroad and signed a one-year contract with Bolivian Primera División side Blooming.[6] At the club, he scored a career-best 14 league goals in his first year, and subsequently became team captain.[7]
International career
In March 2024, Rafinha obtained Bolivian citizenship, and was called up to the Bolivia national team by manager Antônio Carlos Zago for two friendlies against Algeria and Andorra.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 21 March 2024.[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santo Ângelo | 2013 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
| São José-RS | 2013 | Gaúcho | — | — | — | — | 7[a] | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 2014 | — | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| 2015 | — | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||||
| 2016 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 88 | 23 | |||
| Cerâmica (loan) | 2014 | Gaúcho Série A2 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Novo Hamburgo (loan) | 2014 | Gaúcho | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 15[b] | 12 | 17 | 12 | |||
| Juventus de Seara (loan) | 2015 | Catarinense Série B | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Vila Nova (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Ypiranga-RS | 2018 | Série C | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Juventude (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Blooming | 2019 | Bolivian Primera División | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 14 | ||||
| 2020 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | 34 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | 22 | 9 | — | — | 6[c] | 1 | 6[d] | 1 | 34 | 11 | ||||
| 2024 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 131 | 47 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 143 | 49 | ||||
| Career total | 181 | 55 | 114 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 333 | 103 | ||
- Thirteen appearances and twelve goals in Copa Metropolitana, two appearances in Copa FGF
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa de la División Profesional
Honours
Novo Hamburgo