Rafael Floro
Rafael da Silva Floro (born 19 January 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Lithuanian club FK Panevėžys as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael da Silva Floro | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Quarteira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Panevėžys | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Quarteirense | ||
| 2007–2009 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2009 | Académica | ||
| 2010 | Louletano | ||
| 2010–2011 | Internacional Almancil | ||
| 2011–2013 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Porto B | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Belenenses | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Almancilense (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Louletano | 17 | (1) |
| 2017 | Gil Vicente | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Cova Piedade | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Stumbras | 10 | (2) |
| 2019 | Felgueiras 1932 | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Olhanense | 6 | (1) |
| 2020– | Panevėžys | 17 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2020 | |||
Club career
Born in Quarteira, Algarve, Floro played youth football with six clubs, including local CDR Quarteirense from ages 8–13. He finished his development with FC Porto and, although he was selected to some Segunda Liga matches by the B-team to kickstart his senior career, he could never appear in the competition.
In summer 2013, Floro went on trial with English Football League Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, which had all of their full-backs injured, and signed a one-year contract on 6 August after impressing.[1] That same day, he made his professional debut, being replaced midway through the second half of a 1–2 away loss against Rotherham United for the season's League Cup;[2] his first league game took place on the 10th, when he played the first half of another 1–2 defeat, now at home to Burnley.[3]
On 10 May 2015, after no further competitive appearances for the Owls, Floro was released.[4] Shortly after, he returned to his country and joined Primeira Liga side C.F. Os Belenenses on a four-year deal;[5] he also failed to play one single official match with the latter, being loaned to clubs in the lower leagues.[6]
Floro returned to the Portuguese second level on 31 January 2017, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract with Gil Vicente F.C. after leaving Louletano DC.[7]
International career
In May 2014, Floro was picked by coach Ilídio Vale for his Portuguese under-20 squad which was due to appear in that year's Toulon Tournament. He made four appearances during the competition, helping his team to a final third position.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 February 2017[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2012–13 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2013–14 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Belenenses | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Casa Pia (loan) | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Almancilense (loan) | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Louletano | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Gil Vicente | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
- Includes the Taça de Portugal and FA Cup.
- Includes the Taça da Liga and EFL Cup.
- Includes the UEFA Europa League.
References
- "Floro deal confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- "League One Rotherham upset local rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the Capital One Cup as the visitors' Jermaine Johnson was sent off for a head-butt late on". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- "Owls miss out". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- "Sheffield Wednesday release 11 players including Lewis Buxton". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- "Rafael Floro contratado por quatro temporadas" [Rafael Floro hired for four seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Rafael Floro de saída à procura de minutos" [Rafael Floro on his way out looking for minutes]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 November 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Rafael Floro até 2019" [Rafael Floro until 2019]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Rafael Floro". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
- Rafael Floro at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Rafael Floro at Soccerbase