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Rafaelle Souza

Rafaelle Leone Carvalho Souza(born 18 June 1991) is a Brazilian professionalfootballerwho plays as adefenderormidfielderforOrlando Pridein theNational Women's Soccer Leagueand captains theBrazil national team.

Rafaelle Souza
Rafaelle at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Rafaelle Leone Carvalho Souza[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-18)18 June 1991(age 33)
Place of birth Cipó,Bahia,Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pride
Number 4
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Ole Miss Rebels 61 (44)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Houston Dash 16 (0)
2014 Sao Francisco BA 1 (3)
2015 America Miniero 6 (4)
2016–2021 Changchun Zhuoyue
2021–2022 Palmeiras 9 (0)
2022–2023 Arsenal 22 (3)
2023– Orlando Pride 16 (1)
International career‡
2012– Brazil[2] 84 (9)
Medal record
Women's football
RepresentingBrazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris
Pan American Games
Winner 2015 Toronto Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024
In thisPortuguese name,the first or maternalfamily nameisCarvalhoand the second or paternal family name isSouza.

Rafaelle previously played for theUniversity of Mississippiduring hercollege soccercareer in the United States and has played professionally forHouston Dash,Sao Francisco,America Miniero,Changchun Zhuoyue,PalmeirasandArsenal.

Club career

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In January 2014, Rafaelle was picked in the second round of the2014 NWSL College Draftbyexpansion teamHouston Dash.After playing one season, she was waived by Houston Dash, butFC Kansas Cityacquired her rights the following week.[3]In March 2015 Kansas City announced that Rafaelle would not play in the2015 National Women's Soccer League seasonas she was in training with her national team Brazil.[4]

Rafaelle signed withChangchun Zhuoyueof theChinese Women's Super Leaguein 2016, one of three Brazilian players to do so withRaquelandDarlene.Terms of the deals were not released, but in an interview withGlobo Esporte,Rafaelle said the pay was considerably more than she could make in Brazil.[5]In 2017, fellow Brazilian national team playerCristianewould join her at Changchun Zhuoyue.[6]

In 2022, Rafaelle joined Arsenal on a free transfer from Changchun Zhuoyue. She was the first Brazilian to play forArsenal Women.[7]

On 3 July 2023, it was announced that Rafaelle had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract withOrlando Prideof theNational Women's Soccer League,joining the team following the conclusion of the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]In January 2024, Rafaelle acquired aU.S. green cardmeaning she would no longer occupy an international roster spot.[9]

International career

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Rafaelle played for Brazil's youth teams at the inaugural2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cupin New Zealand and the2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cupheld in Germany. Her senior debut came in December 2011 as a substitute in a 4–0 win overChileat the2011 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino.[10]She started her first match for Brazil's senior team in March 2012, againstCanada.[11]

In February 2015, Rafaelle was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cupin Canada and the2016 Rio Olympics.[12]

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Rafaelle formed a makeshift center-back partnership withMônica.[13]They keptclean sheetsin all three matches as Brazil qualified from their group without conceding a goal. In the second-round match againstAustralia,Brazil exited the competition after losing 1–0. Rafaelle remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the2015 Pan American GamesinToronto.

Rafaelle captained the Brazilian team to their 4th consecutive win in the2022 Copa America Feminina.[14]

In June 2023, it was announced that she would captain Brazil in theFIFA Women's World CupinAustraliaandNew Zealand.[15]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Goal 		Date Location Opponent # Score Result Competition
1 2015-07-22 Toronto,Canada Mexico 1.2 5250.02005

2–1

5550.05005

4–2

2015 Pan American Games
2 2.2 5350.03005

4–2

3 2017-06-10 Fuenlabrada,Spain Spain 1.1 5250.02005

1–2

5450.04005

1–2

Friendly game
4 2017-11-25 Ovalle,Chile Chile 1.1 5250.02005

0–2

5450.04005

0–4

Friendly game
5 2018-04-07 Coquimbo,Chile Ecuador 1.1 5250.02005

5–0

5450.04005

8–0

Copa América 2018
6 2020-11-27 São Paulo,Brazil Ecuador 1.1 5250.02005

4–0

5450.04005

6–0

Friendly game
7 2020-12-01 São Paulo,Brazil Ecuador 1.2 5250.02005

4–0

5550.05005

8–0

Friendly game
8 2.2 5350.03005

5–0

9 2024-02-27 San Diego,United States Panama 1.1 5250.02005

3–0

5450.04005

5–0

2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

Honours

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Palmeiras[16]

  • Copa Paulista Women: 2021

Arsenal

Orlando Pride

Brazil[16]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ab"FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Brazil"(PDF).FIFA.6 July 2015. p. 2. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 February 2020.Retrieved23 September2021.
  2. ^"Profile".FIFA. Archived fromthe originalon 12 June 2015.Retrieved23 June2015.
  3. ^"FC Kansas City Lands Rafaelle Souza".National Women's Soccer League.15 September 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2015.Retrieved19 July2015.
  4. ^Moreno, Daniel (11 March 2015)."Katrina Gorry and Rafaelle Souza to stay with their national teams this season".FC Kansas City.Retrieved19 July2015.
  5. ^Cíntia Barlem (28 January 2016)."Dinheiro também encanta no feminino, e brasileiras se rendem à China".Globo Esporte.Retrieved1 July2017.
  6. ^"Cristiane to move to Chinese club Changchun Zhuoyue in June".Associated Press.13 February 2017.Retrieved1 July2017.
  7. ^"Rafaelle Souza: Arsenal Women sign Brazilian defender to make it three new signings this January".Sky Sports.Retrieved6 August2022.
  8. ^orlandocitysc."Orlando Pride Signs Brazilian National Team Defender Rafaelle Souza".orlandocitysc.Retrieved3 July2023.
  9. ^"Orlando Pride Announces 2024 Preseason Roster".orlandocitysc.
  10. ^Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (5 March 2014)."Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011-2013"(in Portuguese).Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Retrieved20 June2015.
  11. ^"Souza makes first start with Brazilian National Team".Archived fromthe originalon 10 December 2014.Retrieved7 December2014.
  12. ^Kennedy, Paul (26 May 2015)."Road to Vancouver: Brazil's Formiga picked for sixth time".Soccer America.Retrieved11 July2015.
  13. ^Cullen, Ray; Lauletta, Dan (9 June 2015)."Women's World Cup Day 4 – Vero, Spain Debut".The Equalizer.Retrieved19 July2015.
  14. ^"Rafaelle captains Brazil to Copa America title".Rafaelle captains Brazil to Copa America title.Retrieved6 August2022.
  15. ^updated, Ryan Dabbs last (6 June 2023)."Brazil Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Full team announced".fourfourtwo.Retrieved3 July2023.
  16. ^ab"Rafaelle Souza - Profile".Soccerway.Retrieved6 March2023.
  17. ^Sanders, Emma (5 March 2023)."Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final".BBC Sport.Retrieved5 March2023.
  18. ^NWSL (7 October 2024)."Orlando Pride Claims 2024 NWSL Shield".NWSL.Retrieved9 October2024.
  19. ^Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024)."Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold".BBC Sport.Retrieved12 August2024.
  20. ^"Rachel Daly: Aston Villa forward wins PFA women's Player of the Year award".BBC Sport. 29 August 2023.Retrieved29 August2023.
  21. ^"Shaw, Leon, Ovalle head up W Gold Cup Best XI".CONCACAF. 13 March 2024.Retrieved17 March2024.
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