Rafaela de Miranda Travalão

Rafaela de Miranda Travalão (born 18 August 1988), also known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Ferroviária in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino and also plays for the Brazil national team.[2]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is de Miranda and the second or paternal family name is Travalão.
Rafinha
Personal information
Full name Rafaela de Miranda Travalão[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988
Place of birth Promissão, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Marília Atlético Clube
2006–2009 Botucatu
2010 Foz Cataratas
2011 Santos FC
2012–2013 XV de Novembro
2014 Ferroviária 11 (5)
2015 Boston Breakers 13 (0)
2015 Flamengo 5 (2)
2016 Corinthians 3 (0)
2016 St. Pölten-Spratzern 2 (0)
2017– Ferroviária 16 (0)
National team‡
2013– Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2015

Club career

She played for the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League in the 2015 season.[3][4]

She was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.[5]

In 2016, she joined Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga club St. Pölten-Spratzern.[2]

Since 2017, Rafinha has played her club football in Brazil.[6]

International career

In July 2013 Rafinha represented Brazil at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[7] She made her senior debut in September 2013, against New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup.[8] At the 2014 South American Games, Rafinha scored the winning goal in Brazil's 2–1 win over Colombia. On the eve of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Rafina was called into Brazil's squad as a replacement for Érika, who had sustained a knee injury.[9]

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent # Score Result Competition
goal 1 2014-03-16 Santiago, Chile  Colombia 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 2–1

South American Games 2014

Honors
Ferroviária

Winner

  • Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino: 2014

Runners-up

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References
  1. "List of Players – Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". St. Pölten-Spratzern (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. "Rafaela De Miranda Travalao (Rafinha) – Midfielder". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. "Breakers replace Brazilians with Brazilians". The Equalizer. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. "Breakers waive Bia, Rafinha, and Suzane Pires". Boston Breakers. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
  6. "Rafinha". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (5 March 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011–2013" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  9. Lauletta, Dan (5 June 2015). "Breakers Rafinha added to Brazil's World Cup squad". The Equalizer. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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