Raphael Augusto
Brazilian footballer (born 1991)
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Raphael Augusto Santos da Silva (born 6 March 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings . Known for midfield skills, he enjoyed success in India and Bangladesh, most notably by winning two Indian Super League titles with Chennaiyin.
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Augusto in action with Bashundhara Kings | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raphael Augusto Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2016 | Fluminense | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Duque de Caxias (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → América-RN (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → D.C. United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Legia Warsaw II (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Bangu (loan) | ||
| 2015 | → Madureira (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Chennaiyin (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Chennaiyin | 64 | (15) |
| 2019–2020 | Bengaluru | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Dhaka Abahani | 45 | (13) |
| 2024 | Bangu | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Forca Kochi | ||
| 2024 | Volta Redonda | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Bangu | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | Dhaka Abahani | 8 | (4) |
| 2025– | Bashundhara Kings | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Augusto graduated from the youth academy of Fluminense and made his senior debut in the Série A season. After playing for Duque de Caxias and América-RN in his country on loan,[1] he joined Major League Soccer club D.C. United on loan on 28 July 2012.[2] On 11 November, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute for the injured Marcelo Saragosa in a 3–1 defeat against Houston Dynamo.[3] On 14 June 2013, he returned to his parent club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[4] Seven days later, he joined Polish club Legia Warsaw on a loan deal.[5] On 14 May 2014, manager Henning Berg announced that Augusto would return to Flu in summer.[6]
After loan stints with Bangu and Madureira in 2015, Augusto was loaned out to Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC on 11 August 2015.[7][8] On 18 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against ATK.[9] Although his club went on to win the league,[10] he missed the final due to an injury.[11] On 17 July 2016, he signed permanently with the club.[12] He went on to play all the matches for the club during the season.[13]
On 31 January 2017, Augusto was reloaned to Brazilian club Bangu.[14] On 20 July, he signed a two-year contract extension.[15] He played 18 times during the 2017–18 season, scoring three goals and adding one assist, with his side winning the league.[16]
On 24 August 2019, Augusto signed for Bengaluru FC on a two-year deal, that kept him with the Blues till the end of the 2020–21 season.[17]
On 30 November 2020, Augusto signed for Abahani Limited Dhaka in Bangladesh Football Premier League.[18] Raphael Augusto made his debut for Bashundhara Kings 12 august in Qatar during the AFC Challenge League.
Honours
Chennaiyin
Abahani Limited Dhaka
Bashundhara Kings
- Bangladesh Challenge Cup : 2025
