Rafael Longuine

Rafael Longuine
Personal information
Full name Rafael Vinícius Carvalho Longuine
Date of birth (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990
Place of birth Paranavaí, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2007 RS Carpegiani
2007–2009 Juventude
2009 XV de Jaú
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Comercial-SP 0 (0)
2011 → Inter Bebedouro (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2012 LASK Linz 10 (3)
2012–2013 Comercial-SP 0 (0)
2013–2014 Rio Branco-SP 0 (0)
2014 Red Bull Brasil 0 (0)
2015 Audax 0 (0)
2015– Santos 17 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2016.


Rafael Vinícius Carvalho Longuine (born 30 May 1990), known as Rafael Longuine or Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Paranavaí, Paraná, Longuine joined Juventude's youth setup in 2007, after starting it out at RS Futebol de Carpegiani. He also had failed trials at Corinthians, São Paulo, Fluminense and Grêmio.[1]

LASK Linz

After playing for clubs in the São Paulo state, Longuine moved to LASK Linz in February 2012.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 2 March 2012, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–2 home win against SC Rheindorf Altach.[3]

Return to Brazil

Despite scoring three goals in nine matches, Longuine returned to Brazil after struggling with cold and with the country. After another spell at Comercial-SP, he moved to Rio Branco-SP, being the latter's top goalscorer in 2014 Paulistão A2.

In 2014 Longuine joined Red Bull Brasil, representing the side in the year's Copa Paulista. On 2 December 2014 he moved to São Bento,[4] but in the following month signed for Grêmio Osasco Audax.[5]

Longuine was an undisputed starter for Audax, scoring a hat-trick against his former side Red Bull on 6 March 2015.[6] He finished the tournament with eight goals, being his side's top goalscorer and the third overall.

Santos

On 14 April 2015 Longuine signed a three-year deal with Santos.[7] He made his debut for the side on 24 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Leandrinho in a 0–1 Série A away loss against Chapecoense.[8]

Longuine scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 9 September, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against rivals São Paulo.[9]

Career statistics

As of 21 October 2016[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Comercial-SP 2010 Paulista A3 —124———124
2011 Paulista A2 ————25[lower-alpha 1]2252
Subtotal —124——252376
Inter de Bebedouro 2011 Paulista A3 —101———101
LASK Linz 2011–12 Austrian First League 103————103
Comercial-SP 2012 Paulista ————8[lower-alpha 1]181
2013 Paulista A2 —130———130
Subtotal —130——81211
Rio Branco-SP 2013 Paulista A2 ————17[lower-alpha 1]5175
2014 —185———185
Subtotal —185——1753510
Red Bull Brasil 2014 Paulista A2 ————17[lower-alpha 1]4174
Audax 2015 Paulista —158———158
Santos 2015 Série A 1220020——142
2016 50915100—192
Subtotal 1729171——334
Total 275771971—671217837
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

Club

Santos

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Artilheiro do Paulistão foi dispensado por SP e Corinthians e quase parou na cadeia na Europa" [Top goalscorer of Paulistão was released by SP and Corinthians and almost ended up in jail in Europe] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vorgestellt: Die Neuzugänge in der Heute-für-morgen-Erste Liga (2/2)" [Introducing: The new additions for the First League (2/2)] (in German). Abseits.at. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rafinha schlägt in Linz ein" [Rafinha strikes in Linz] (in German). Sport ORF. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "São Bento acerta com mais cinco reforços" [São Bento completes another five signings] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Novo reforço do Audax, Rafael Longuine se destaca em jogo-treino" [New addition of Audax, Rafael Longuine shines in training match] (in Portuguese). TV Esporte +. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Red Bull 1 x 6 Osasco Audax - Maior goleada do Paulistão e show do artilheiro Rafael Longuine" [Red Bull 1–6 Osasco Audax — Biggest routing of Paulistão and show of top goalscorer Rafael Longuine] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Santos anuncia contratação de Rafael Longuine, destaque do Audax" [Santos announces signing of Rafael Longuine, Audax's spotlight] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Com golaço de Apodi, Chapecoense bate o Santos e segue 100% em casa" [With a scorcher from Apodi, Chapecoense defeats Santos and remains 100% at home] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Santos massacra o São Paulo, mantém tabu na Vila e fica a um ponto do G-4" [Santos thrashes São Paulo, keeps its taboo at the Vila and stays one point of G-4] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Rafael Longuine profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Finalistas, Palmeiras e Santos dominam a seleção do Paulistão" [Finalists, Palmeiras and Santos dominate Paulistão's team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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