Rafael Barbosa

Rafael Avelino Pereira Pinto Barbosa (born 29 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for C.D. Tondela.

For the Bissau-Guinean political activist, see Rafael Paula Barbosa.
Rafael Barbosa
Personal information
Full name Rafael Avelino Pereira Pinto Barbosa
Date of birth (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996[1]
Place of birth Amarante, Portugal[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tondela
Number 70
Youth career
2004–2005 ACD Madalena
2005–2006 Académico Amarante
2006–2008 Boavista
2007–2008 → Pasteleira (loan)
2008–2015 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Sporting CP B 72 (12)
2016–2017 → União Madeira (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → Portimonense (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 16 (1)
2019–2020 → Estoril (loan) 22 (3)
2020– Tondela 5 (1)
National team
2011 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U16 9 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 5 (0)
2017 Portugal U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2020

Club career

Sporting

Born in Amarante, Porto District, Barbosa joined Sporting CP's youth academy at the age of 12. On 12 September 2015, he made his professional debut with the reserve team, playing 50 minutes in a 4–0 away win against Clube Oriental de Lisboa for the Segunda Liga.[2] He scored his first goal in the competition one month later, helping the visitors defeat C.D. Santa Clara 3–2.[3]

After half a season on loan at fellow league club C.F. União,[4][5] Barbosa returned to Sporting B and netted eight times in 2017–18 from 34 appearances, in a final relegation to the third division.[6] In the ensuing summer, he was loaned to Portimonense S.C. from the Primeira Liga.[7]

Barbosa played his first match in the Portuguese top level on 13 August 2018, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Felipe Macedo in a 0–2 home loss to Boavista FC.[8] On 30 September, during a game for the newly created under-23 league against S.L. Benfica, he was assaulted by the chairman of Portimonense's PLSC Rodiney Sampaio,[9] initially pressing charges for the incident[10] but sorting the situation out shortly after.[11]

Tondela

On 18 August 2020, Barbosa signed a three-year contract with C.D. Tondela.[12] On 23 October, he scored in a 1–0 home victory over Portimonense for his first-ever goal in the top tier.[13]

International career

Barbosa won his only cap for the Portuguese under-21 team on 5 September 2017, replacing Benfica's João Carvalho early into the second half of a 2–0 home defeat of Wales for the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[14]

Honours

Paços de Ferreira

References
  1. "Rafael Barbosa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. "Oriental-Sporting B, 0–4: Goleada com "reforço" de Jesus" [Oriental-Sporting B, 0–4: Rout with "addition" of Jesus]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. "Santa Clara-Sporting B, 2–3: Leão volta aos triunfos" [Santa Clara-Sporting B, 0–4: Lion returns to wins]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. "União confirma regresso de Rafael Barbosa ao Sporting" [União confirm return of Rafael Barbosa to Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. "Spalvis e Rafael Barbosa inscritos pelo Sporting" [Spalvis and Rafael Barbosa registered by Sporting] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. Henriques, Miguel (9 July 2018). "Sporting empresta Rafael Barbosa ao Portimonense" [Sporting loan Rafael Barbosa to Portimonense]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  7. "Rafael Barbosa cedido pelo Sporting ao Portimonense" [Rafael Barbosa loaned by Sporting to Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. Anjinho, Jorge (13 August 2018). "Portimonense-Boavista, 0–2 (crónica)" [Portimonense-Boavista, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  9. Granada, Ricardo (30 September 2018). "Rafael Barbosa agredido pelo presidente da SAD do Portimonense" [Rafael Barbosa assaulted by president of Portimonense PLSC]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  10. "Rafael Barbosa apresenta queixa na PSP contra líder da SAD do Portimonense; Sporting apoia jogador" [Rafael Barbosa presses charges at PSP against leader of Portimonense's PLSC; Sporting support player]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  11. Alves, Armando (30 September 2018). "SAD garante que "altercação" entre Rodiney Sampaio e Rafael Barbosa foi sanada e resolvida" [PLSC confirms that "scuffle" between Rodiney Sampaio and Rafael Barbosa has been dealt with and sorted out]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  12. "OFICIAL: Tondela contrata Rafael Barbosa ao Sporting" [OFFICIAL: Tondela sign Rafael Barbosa from Sporting] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  13. "Tondela consegue primeiro triunfo da época" [Tondela get first victory of the season]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  14. "EuroSub-21: Portugal –– País de Gales (ficha)" [Under-21Euro: Portugal –– Wales (report)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 September 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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