Rafael Elias
Brazilian footballer (born 1999)
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Rafael Elias da Silva (born 12 April 1999), known as Rafael Elias or Papagaio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga. He was signed permanently by Sanga in the summer of 2024 following a successful spell on loan from Cruzeiro.[1]
Full name
Rafael Elias da Silva
Date of birth
12 April 1999
Place of birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Elias da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kyoto Sanga | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2016–2018 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Palmeiras | 14 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Goiás (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Cuiabá (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Ituano (loan) | 36 | (15) |
| 2022–2023 | → Baniyas (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Cruzeiro | 24 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 15 | (11) |
| 2025– | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | (25) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2023 | |||
Career statistics
- As of 19 October 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeiras | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Goiás (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Ituano (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 22 | 10 | 14[c] | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||
| Baniyas (loan) | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2023 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Série A | 5 | 1 | 7[d] | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 15 | 11 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 11 | |||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2025 | J1 League | 24 | 17 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 115 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 58 | ||
- Includes UAE President's Cup, Emperor's Cup
- Includes UAE League Cup, J.League Cup
- Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
- Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
Honours
- Individual
- J.League Best XI: 2025[3]
- J1 League Monthly MVP: April 2025[4]
