RAFAELLE

Date of Birth: 18 Jun 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of birth: SALVADOR

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Women BRA Brazil	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Group F #03 CHN China 0 BRA Brazil 5	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Group F #10 NED Netherlands 3 BRA Brazil 3	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Women's Group F #16 BRA Brazil 1 ZAM Zambia 0	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #22 CAN Canada 0 (4) PSO BRA Brazil 0 (3)	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Senior	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

FIFA Women's World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Senior	2015	Canada

Copa America

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Senior	2018	Chile

Occupation:

Civil Engineering - University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue [People's Republic of China] since 2015

Liu You [club]; Pia Sundhage [national], SWE

Position style:

Defender (cbf.com.br, 10 Jan 2021)

2012 for Brazil Against Canada, Friendly Match in Foxborough, MA, United States of America (olemisssports.com, 27 Mar 2012)

In 2018 she tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her left knee during a Chinese Women's Super League match. She underwent surgery and missed the 2019 World Cup in France. (planetafutebolfeminino.com.br, 05 Nov 2019; globoesporte.globo.com, 07 Nov 2018; cbf.com.br, 10 Jan 2021)

National league:

Chinese Women's Super League [CHN] (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 30 Sep 2020)

She began playing at age seven in Cipo, Brazil, and took up organised football at age 15. (cob.org.br, 15 Jul 2015; cbf.com.br, 04 Apr 2018)

She played futsal at an early age, and was invited by a coach to join a football team at age 15. (cbf.com.br, 04 Apr 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cbf.com.br, 10 Jan 2021)

Brazilian football player Socrates. (cob.org.br, 15 Jul 2015)

Philosophy:

"Every dream that you leave behind is a piece of your future that ceases to exist." [Steve Jobs] (cob.org.br, 15 Jul 2015)

She has been named Best Player of the Chinese Women's Super League on two occasions. (cbf.com.br, 10 Jan 2021)

In 2013 while playing for University of Mississippi, she received National Soccer Coaches Association of America [NSCAA] All-Region First Team and All-America Second Team honours, and was named SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year. (houstondynamo.com, 21 Apr 2014)

General Interest

General
US STUDY
She studied engineering in the United States of America. "I always wanted to have a life without financial difficulties, after seeing the problems my parents had, and I never thought that would change by playing football. I just played because I enjoyed it in the street with the boys. I completed the course in a year and a half in the United States. I really enjoyed their mentality, they value the athletes. When you have to miss lessons to compete, you could use private teachers to catch up, and the facilities were first class." (esporte.ig.com.br, 05 Jan 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PSO:: Penalty Shoot-out

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