Rafael Vinícius Carvalho Longuine (born 30 May 1990), known as Rafael Longuine, is a Brazilian

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who plays as an

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for CRB.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Paranavaí Paranavaí is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil that was founded on December 14, 1952. Paranavaí is located in a rich Northwest part of the state of Paraná and has a population of 88,922 (IBGE, 2020). It constitutes a medium ...

, Paraná, Longuine joined Juventude's youth setup in 2007, after starting it out at RS Futebol. He also had failed trials at

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and Grêmio.

LASK Linz

After playing for clubs in the

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, Longuine moved to

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in February 2012. He played his first match as a professional on 2 March 2012, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–2 home win against

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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

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, representing the side in the year's

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. On 2 December 2014 he moved to São Bento, but in the following month signed for Grêmio Osasco Audax. Longuine was an undisputed starter for Audax, scoring a

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against his former side Red Bull on 6 March 2015. 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. 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. 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

. However, he struggle to feature regularly in the following years, being mainly a backup to

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. On 12 May 2017, Longuine extended his contract with ''Peixe'' until 2020.

Coritiba (loan)

On 22 August 2017 Longuine was loaned to

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Paraná state, Paraná. Fou ...

until the end of the season. He made his debut for the side on 28 August, starting in a 0–1 Série A home loss against Vitória, missing a penalty kick.

Guarani (loan)

Longuine returned to Santos for the 2018 campaign, but did not appear. On 25 April 2018, he joined Guarani on loan until the end of the season, along with teammate Matheus Oliveira. At the club, he was an undisputed starter, scoring ten goals and ending the season as the club's topscorer; highlights included a brace in a 2–1 home win against Brasil de Pelotas on 28 July.

Ponte Preta (loan)

On 30 January 2019, Longuine agreed to a one-year loan deal with Guarani's fierce rivals Ponte Preta. However, he struggled with injuries during his period at the club, and had his loan cut short on 31 October.

CRB (loan)

On 9 January 2020, CRB announced the signing of Longuine on a one-year loan deal. In March, after impressing in his first matches, he suffered a serious

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injury and was sidelined for the remainder of

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Operário Ferroviário

On 5 August 2021, Longuine joined second division side Operário Ferroviário until the end of the year.

Personal life

On 2 May 2017, Longuine's parents deceased from a car accident in the BR-376 highway.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Santos *

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: 2016

Individual

Best newcomer:

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References

External links

Santos official profile

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