Rafinha

Rafinha, Rafael Alcântara, is exactly the unsung type I keep rooting for. Out of São Paulo and the Barcelona academy, he debuted for the first team in 2011, went on loan to Celta, played his first La Liga match in 2014, then joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2020. At 174 cm he won matches with Brazilian-trained feet and work rate rather than flash. I have a real weakness for players who do the necessary, invisible jobs in the shadow of the stars. A talent who passed through Barcelona yet always played like a workhorse, that quiet persistence is something I find genuinely endearing.

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Name (English)

Rafinha

Name (Japanese)

ハファエウ・アルカンタラ・ド・ナシメント

Reading

はふぁえう・あるかんたら・ど・なしめんと

Born

February 12, 1993 (age 33)

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

174 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rafinhaaa93/
• Xhttps://x.com/Rafinha
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafinha%20(footballer%2C%20born%20February%201993)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455611

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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