Alex Rafael da Silva Antônio (born January 1, 1988), also known as Alex Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.

Early life

Alex Rafael was born in

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. He began his career in 2008 playing for the domestic team Red Bull Brazil. After a short period of a month he became one of the first players to play for the

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club in Austria. He signed a year contract within a week. Shortly after he returned to Brazil to play for Commercial, which later loaned him to Thespa Kusatsu in Japan. Finally he was loaned back to Brazil to play for Ferroviaria in 2013. In a January 2017 he signed a contract with Al Shamal.

Honour

; Ubon UMT United * Regional League Division 2: **Winners :

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* Regional League North-East Division ** Runner-up :

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* * 1988 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Austrian Football Bundesliga players Red Bull Bragantino II players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria J2 League players Thespa Gunma players Alex Rafael Alex Rafael Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Al-Shamal SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Ras Al Khaimah Club players Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates UAE First Division League players Qatari Second Division players Men's association football forwards Footballers from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan {{Brazil-footy-forward-1980s-stub