Rafael Pinto Pedrosa
German footballer (born 2007)
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Rafael Pinto Pedrosa (born 30 September 2007) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC.
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| Date of birth | 30 September 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pforzheim, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Karlsruher SC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Kickers Pforzheim | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2024 | Karlsruher SC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Karlsruher SC II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Karlsruher SC | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Germany U19 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:12, 12 July 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Pedrosa is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs Kickers Pforzheim and Karlsruher SC. He started training with Karslruher's senior team in the 2024 winter training camp. [1]He made his professional debut with Karlsruher in a 2–0 win in the 2. Bundesliga over Schalke on 13 September 2024.[2] On 25 April 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Karlsruher.[3]
International career
Born in Germany, Pedrosa is of Portuguese descent and holds dual German and Portuguese citizenship.[3] He is a youth international for Germany, having been called up to the Germany U19s in 2025 and 2026.[4]
Honours
Germany U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2026[5]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2026[6]