Raul Steffens
Brazilian footballer
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Raul Jonas Steffens (born 28 July 1997), known as Raul, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AVS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raul Jonas Steffens | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagoa dos Três Cantos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AVS | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventude | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Juventude | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Cianorte (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → FC Cascavel (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2021 | Aimoré | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | CSA | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Novo Hamburgo | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Criciúma | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Barra-SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | São Luiz | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Botafogo | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | AVS | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:35, 1 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Raul was born in Lagoa dos Três Cantos, Rio Grande do Sul,[1] and was a Juventude youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 9 April 2017, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss to rivals Caxias.[2]
After spending the most of his spell as a backup to Douglas Silva, Matheus Cavichioli and Marcelo Carné, Raul was loaned to Cianorte on 15 April 2019.[3] On 25 September, after making no appearances for the club, he moved to FC Cascavel also in a temporary deal.[4]
A regular starter with Cascavel, Raul signed for Aimoré on 4 January 2021,[5] and was a first-choice during the 2021 Campeonato Gaúcho. On 16 April, he joined Série B side CSA,[6] but was mainly a fourth-choice behind Thiago Rodrigues, Lucas Frigeri and Darley.
On 21 December 2021, Raul was announced at Novo Hamburgo for the upcoming season.[7] Again a backup, he moved to second division club Criciúma on 30 March,[8] but left the club without appearing in any matches and signed for Barra-SC on 1 December.[9]
São Luiz
On 14 May 2023, Raul was announced at São Luiz.[10] He was an immediate starter for the club, winning the Copa FGF and the Recopa Gaúcha with them.[1]
Botafogo
On 7 March 2024, Raul signed a contract with Série A side Botafogo until the end of 2025.[11] He spent his first year as a third-choice behind John and Gatito Fernández, only making his club debut on 10 January 2025, in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca loss to Maricá.[12]
While still a third-choice behind Neto and Léo Linck, Raul renewed his link until March 2027 on 28 October 2025.[13] He only made his top tier debut on 4 December of that year, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Cruzeiro as Neto and Linck were both out injured.[14]
As Neto and Linck recovered, Raul was initially back to the third-choice spot for the 2026 season, but became a starter in March after the other two players were in poor form.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 23 March 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventude | 2017 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Cianorte (loan) | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FC Cascavel (loan) | 2020 | Série D | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Aimoré | 2021 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| CSA | 2021 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Novo Hamburgo | 2022 | Gaúcho | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Criciúma | 2022 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Barra-SC | 2023 | Catarinense | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| São Luiz | 2023 | Gaúcho | — | — | — | — | 11[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Botafogo | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha