Raphael Augusto Santos da Silva (born 6 March 1991) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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. He is known for his skills and elegance in midfield. He was popular in the Indian Super League playing for the 2 Southern teams Chennaiyan FC and Bengaluru FC and winning a title with Chennaiyan.

Club career

Born in

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, Augusto graduated from the youth academy of Fluminense and made his senior debut in the Série A season. After playing for

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and América-RN in his country on loan, he joined

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club

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on loan on 28 July 2012. On 11 November, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute for the injured

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in a 3–1 defeat against

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. On 14 June 2013, he returned to his parent club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. Seven days later, he joined Polish club

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on a loan deal. On 14 May 2014, manager Henning Berg announced that Augusto would return to ''Flu'' in summer. After loan stints with Bangu and Madureira in 2015, Augusto was loaned out to

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club Chennaiyin FC on 11 August 2015. On 18 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against ATK. Although his club went on to win the league, he missed the final due to an injury. On 17 July 2016, he signed permanently with the club. He went on to play all the matches for the club during the

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. On 31 January 2017, Augusto was reloaned to Brazilian club Bangu. On 20 July, he signed a two-year contract extension. He played 18 times during the 2017–18 season, scoring three goals and adding one assist, with his side winning the league. On 24 August 2019, Augusto signed for Bengaluru FC on a two-year deal, that keeps him with the Blues till the end of the 2020–21 season. On 30 November 2020, Augusto signed for Abahani Limited Dhaka in

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Honours

Chennaiyin *

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: 2017–18 Abahani Limited Dhaka * Independence Cup: 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Augusto, Raphael 1991 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Bengaluru FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Major League Soccer players Ekstraklasa players Fluminense FC players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (RN) players D.C. United players Legia Warsaw players Indian Super League players Chennaiyin FC players Abahani Limited Dhaka players Bangladesh Premier League footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in India Men's association football midfielders