Rafael William
Personal information
Full name Rafael William Dias Pinheiro
Date of birth (2001-09-30) 30 September 2001
Place of birth Salto, Brazil
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Maringá
(on loan from Coritiba)
Youth career
2015–2016 Cruzeiro
2017–2021 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Coritiba 8 (0)
2023Sampaio Corrêa (loan) 0 (0)
2023–Maringá (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2023

Rafael William Dias Pinheiro (born 30 September 2001), known as Rafael William, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maringá, on loan from Coritiba.

Club career

Born in Salto, São Paulo, Rafael William joined Cruzeiro's youth setup at the age of 13. Released by the club in the end of 2016, he subsequently moved to Coritiba.[1]

Promoted to the first team for the 2022 season, Rafael William made his debut with the main squad on 2 February of that year, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Paranaense home win over Rio Branco-PR.[2][3] A backup to Alex Muralha, he made his Série A debut on 12 June, starting in a 2–0 home loss to Palmeiras as Muralha was injured.[4]

Career statistics

As of 12 June 2022[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coritiba 2022 Série A 10200030
Career total 102000000030

    Honours

    Coritiba

    References

    1. "Esporte no DNA: a história de Rafael William, goleiro do sub-20 do Coritiba" [Sport in the DNA: the story of Rafael William, goalkeeper of Coritiba's under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Um Dois Esportes. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
    2. "Rafael William estreia no Coritiba, Morínigo projeta sequencia e pede paciência" [Rafael William debuts at Coritiba, Morínigo projects sequence and asks for patience] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
    3. "Rafael William estreia na equipe profissional" [Rafael William debuts in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
    4. "Palmeiras domina o Coritiba, vence e volta à liderança do Brasileirão" [Palmeiras dominate Coritiba, win and get back to the leadership of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
    5. Rafael William at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2022.


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