Rafael de Sousa Albuquerque

Rafael de Sousa Albuquerque, called Rafa, rarely Rafael ( * March 1, 1992 in Hamburg ) is a German - Portuguese football goalkeeper.

Career

Rafa played in his youth by 2010 in the youth teams of the Portuguese first division club FC Porto and top. Only in the 2007/ 08 season he played on loan in the youth of Padroense FC. In summer 2010, he joined the U- 19 of the Premier League rivals Rio Ave FC, before he coached from 2011 with the first team. However, he was only Auswechseltorwart. On 6 August 2011, the 10th matchday of the Erstligasaison 2011/12, Rafa came in the home game against Nacional Funchal ( 2:1) to his debut in professional football, as he was substituted at half time for the injured Brazilian goalkeeper Huanderson. It was Rafa without conceding a goal.