Rafael Dumas Ribeiro (born 13 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a defender. He started his career at club

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...

and previously had loan spells at

FC Goa Football Club Goa is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Football in India, Indian football. The club was established on 26 August 2014. Nickname ...

2016 and at

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Luverdense Luverdense Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Luverdense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso founded on 24 January 2004. It competes in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, the top flight of the Mato Grosso ...

and Paysandu in 2017.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Dumas started his career in his home city with

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, playing futsal under the coaching of

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, his coach at

. When he was thirteen he moved to Audax Rio before going on loan with Flamengo. After impressing the coaching staff at Flamengo, Dumas was signed permanently.

Flamengo

On 25 May 2016, Dumas made his professional debut for

in a

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match against Chapecoense at

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. He came on as a 13th minute substitute for

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as Flamengo drew the match 2–2.

FC Goa (loan)

On 1 September 2016 it was announced that Dumas had been sent on loan to

of the

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. He made his debut for the side in their opening match of the season against

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. He started and played the full match as Goa lost 2–0.

Global (loan)

On 14 January 2017

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signed Dumas on loan until the end of 2017. He didn't play a single match for the club and quickly returned to Flamengo.

Luverdense (loan)

Paysandu (loan)

On 23 August 2017 Dumas signed on loan with Paysandu until the end of the 2017 season.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Luverdense *

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumas, Rafael 1995 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Indian Super League players CR Flamengo footballers FC Goa players Global F.C. players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Paysandu Sport Club players J1 League players Shonan Bellmare players