Rafael Gava
Appearance
![]() Rafael Gava with Cuiabá in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Gustavo Meneghel Gava | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Americana, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Goiás | ||
Number | – | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Internacional | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Internacional | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → ASA (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2015 | Lajeadense | 13 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Londrina | 89 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Caxias | 41 | (11) |
2018 | → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | (0) |
2020 | → Cuiabá (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2020–2023 | Cuiabá | 138 | (15) |
2023–2024 | Avaí | 41 | (0) |
2024– | Goiás | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 |
Rafael Gustavo Meneghel Gava (born 20 May 1993), known as Rafael Gava, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Goiás.
Club career
[edit]On 24 June 2019, Gava signed a 3-year contract with Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira.[1] The following 28 January, he was loaned back to his home country with Cuiabá.[2]
On 24 October 2020, Gava signed a permanent deal with Cuiabá until April 2022.[3] The following 1 March, after helping the Dourado in their first-ever promotion to the Série A, he renewed his contract until December 2023.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 26 February 2023.[5]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
ASA | 2014 | Série C | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
Lajeadense | 2015 | Gaúcho | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
Londrina | 2015 | Série C | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
2016 | Série B | 30 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 6 | |||
2017 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
Total | 61 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 95 | 8 | |||
Caxias | 2018 | Série D | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2019 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||||
Total | 19 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 11 | ||||
Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Paços de Ferreira | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Cuiabá | 2020 | Série B | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
2021 | Série A | 31 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
2022 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
Total | 81 | 9 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 14 | ||
Career total | 177 | 17 | 107 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 309 | 37 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
[edit]- Cuiabá
- Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2021, 2022, 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "RAFAEL GAVA É REFORÇO" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Paços de Ferreira. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Meia Rafael Gava é o novo reforço do Cuiabá" [Midfielder Rafael Gava is the new addition of Cuiabá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Cuiabá assina em definitivo com Rafael Gava e prorroga contratos de Elvis, Ferrugem e Lenon" [Cuiabá sign a definitive deal with Rafael Gava and extend contracts of Elvis, Ferrugem and Lenon] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olhar Esportivo. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Rafael Gava renova com o Cuiabá até dezembro de 2023" [Rafael Gava renews with Cuiabá until December 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olhar Esportivo. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Rafael Gava at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Rafael Gava at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rafael Gava at Sambafoot
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Primeira Liga players
- SC Internacional players
- Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players
- Clube Esportivo Lajeadense players
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players
- Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- Cuiabá Esporte Clube players
- Avaí FC players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs