Rafael Schuler Crivellaro (born 18 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club

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Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Crivellaro youth development was spent at Internacional and

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. In 2009, he joined, Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul competing in the third tier. From there, he moved to Guaratinguetá making his professional debut on 19 October 2010 in a match against Icasa. Crivellaro joined Vitória Guimarães in January 2011, being loaned to Trofense for the 2011-12 season on 26 August 2011. The following year, he returned to Guimarães, competing in their first team, but also having short stints in their reserve-side, winning an award in November 2014 for

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. On 28 January 2015, Crivellaro move to the Ajman Club, at the time, managed by Manuel Cajuda. Not even six months later, on 24 June 2015, he moved to Poland, joining Wisła Kraków. Crivellaro joined

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club Arouca on a two-year contract on 17 June 2016. On 3 September 2019, Crivellaro penned a deal with

as their latest foreign recruit. Crivellaro was appointed as captain of Chennaiyin FC in November 2020 ahead of the

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. Later he was ruled out of the rest of the season due to an ankle injury. On 16 July 2021, Chennayin FC announced that they have extended the contract of Crivellaro on a multi year deal. On 7 December 2022, Crivellaro joined Indian Super League rivals

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on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.

Career statistics

Honours

;Vitória de Guimarães * Taça de Portugal:

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; Chennaiyin FC : Runners-up : 2019–20 ;Personal *

: November 2014

References

External links

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Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crivellaro, Rafael 1989 births Living people Footballers from Porto Alegre Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Vitória S.C. players C.D. Trofense players Ajman Club players Wisła Kraków players F.C. Arouca players C.D. Feirense players Ekstraklasa players Liga Portugal 2 players Chennaiyin FC players Primeira Liga players UAE Pro League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Indian Super League players