Rafhael Lucas Oliveira da Silva (born 30 November 1992), known as Rafhael Lucas, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Operário as a

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Club career

Born in

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area c ...

, Paraná, Rafhael Lucas joined

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 ...

's youth setup in 2002, as a

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. He made his senior debut while on loan for

São Carlos São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, ; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, 254 kilometers from the city of São Paulo. With a population of 254,484 inhabitants, it is t ...

in 2012. Rafhael Lucas was subsequently loaned to

Arapongas Arapongas is a municipality within the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil. It is located in the Metropolitan area of Londrina, Microregion Apucarana and Mesoregion North Central Paranaense, being located at a distance of 386 km from th ...

, scoring two goals in five matches. On February 14, 2014, he joined

Atlético Sorocaba Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic C ...

, also in a temporary deal. On September 29, 2014, Rafhael was promoted to Coritiba's main squad, along with fellow youth graduate Walisson. He was the club's top goalscorer in 2015

Campeonato Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Format The format has changed in 2014. 12 teams are together in a single group. They play against each other once, ...

, netting 12 goals in 14 matches. Rafhael Lucas made his Série A debut on May 9, 2015, starting and scoring the first goal in a 1–2 away loss against Chapecoense;Chapecoense faz dever de casa na estreia e vence o Coritiba de virada (Chapecoense makes its homework in debut and defeats Coritiba with a comeback)
Globo Esporte, 9 May 2015 it was also the first goal of the tournament. He appeared in 24 matches during the campaign, as his side avoided relegation. On December 31, 2015, Rafhael Lucas moved to

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

, recently relegated to Série B. On October 26, 2016, Rafhael Lucas moved to

Fortaleza Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the ...

, then recently relegated to Série C.

References

External links

Coritiba profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Rafhael 1992 births Living people Footballers from Curitiba Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Categoría Primera A players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players São Carlos Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Sorocaba players Goiás Esporte Clube players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Paraná Clube players Esporte Clube Internacional (SC) players Jaguares de Córdoba footballers Associação Atlética Anapolina players Esporte Clube Santo André players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Coimbra Sports players Manaus Futebol Clube players Athletic Club (MG) players Volta Redonda FC players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia