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.

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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)

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Rafael
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q686762

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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