Alex Rafael

Alex Rafael da Silva Antônio is a forward from São Paulo, and honestly the name alone conjures the romance of Brazilian football for me. I cannot help projecting a story onto him: the alleyways where a single ball sparks a global dream, the relentless street-honed technique that the country produces by the dozen. The public record is thin, but knowing he grew up under the São Paulo sun chasing goals is enough to make me curious. Strikers raised in that culture tend to carry an instinct you cannot teach. I am quietly intrigued by him, and I hope his finishing lives up to the heritage.

Name (English)

Alex Rafael

Name (Japanese)

アレックス・ラファエル・ダ・シウバ・アントニオ

Reading

あれっくす・らふぁえる・だ・しうば・あんとにお

Born

January 1, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%90%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.