Rafa Andrade

Rafa Andrade
Personal information
Full name Rafaela Andrade da Silva
Date of birth (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Sousa, Brazil
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 88
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 São Bernardo 20 (1)
2016 Portuguesa 2 (0)
2016 Foz Cataratas 0 (0)
2017–2018 Kindermann 36 (4)
2018 → Napoli [pt] (loan) 1 (1)
2018 3B da Amazônia 3 (0)
2018 Tiradentes-CE 3 (1)
2018 Botafogo-PB 1 (1)
2019–2020 Ferroviária 53 (7)
2021 Palmeiras 17 (0)
2022–2024 Cruzeiro 38 (4)
2025– Santos 25 (4)
International career
2015 Brazil U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:51, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Rafaela Andrade da Silva (born 2 May 1997), known as Rafa Andrade, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos.

Club career

Born in Sousa, Paraíba, Rafa Andrade moved to São Paulo at the age of eight, and began her career with São Bernardo in 2014. She later represented Portuguesa, Foz Cataratas, Kindermann, Napoli [pt], 3B da Amazônia and Botafogo-PB before joining Ferroviária in 2019.

Rafa Andrade was a part of the squad of AFE which won the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1, but left the club on 28 December 2020. On 3 January 2021, she was announced at Palmeiras.

On 14 January 2022, Rafa Andrade was announced at Cruzeiro. On 5 January 2024, after being regularly used, she renewed her contract with the club for a further year.

On 12 December 2024, Rafa Andrade left the Cabulosas, and agreed to a one-year deal with Santos the following 15 January.

Career statistics

As of 24 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Bernardo 2014 Paulista —80———80
2015 —121———121
Total —201———201
Portuguesa 2016 Série A1 20————20
Foz Cataratas 2016 Série A1 ——8000—80
Kindermann 2017 Série A1 14072———212
2018 152————152
Total 29272———364
Napoli [pt] (loan) 2018 Série A2 11————11
3B da Amazônia 2018 Série A2 —30———30
Tiradentes-CE 2018 Cearense —31———31
Botafogo-PB 2018 Série A2 —11———11
Ferroviária 2019 Série A1 201130—60—391
2020 16540———205
Total 366170—60—596
Palmeiras 2021 Série A1 170113——41324
Cruzeiro 2022 Série A1 8160——10151
2023 14172———213
2024 16293——30285
Total 384225——40649
Santos 2025 Série A2 12213220—31305
Career total 1351597151006011225932

Honours

Kindermann

Botafogo-PB

Ferroviária

Palmeiras

Cruzeiro

Santos

Brazil U20

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rafa Andrade at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Campeã brasileira e promessa da Ferroviária: conheça a paraibana Rafa Andrade" [Champion of the Brasileiro and a prospect of Ferroviária: know the paraibana Rafa Andrade] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jogadoras se despedem e Ferroviária deve passar por reformulação em seu elenco" [Players bid farewell and Ferroviária may go through a revamp in their squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). RCI Araraquara. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Feminino do Verdão contrata meio-campista Rafa Andrade, ex-Ferroviária" [Verdão's women's team sign midfielder Rafa Andrade, formerly of Ferroviária] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Palmeiras, Rafa Andrade é anunciada pelo Cruzeiro" [Formerly of Palmeiras, Rafa Andrade is announced by Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Celeste. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Futebol Feminino: Cruzeiro renova com Rafa Andrade e Vanessinha" [Women's football: Cruzeiro renew with Rafa ANdrade and Vanessinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Celeste. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Futebol feminino: Cruzeiro anuncia saída de três atletas" [Women's football: Cruzeiro announce the departure of three athletes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Rafa Andrade chega ao Santos FC para reforçar meio campo das Sereias da Vila em 2025" [Rafa Andrade arrives at Santos FC to bolster the midfield of the Sereias da Vila in 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.