Player Details

Name

Rafaelle

Pronunciation

ha-fa-ELLIE

Height

5' 9"

Date of Birth

6.18.1991 (33)

Birthplace

Bahia, Brazil

National Team

Brazil

Position

Defender

Roster Category

Active
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Orlando Pride defender Rafaelle placed on Season Ending Injury List 

Orlando Pride defender Rafaelle placed on Season Ending Injury List 

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 5, 2024) — Orlando Pride defender Rafaelle has been placed on the Season Ending Injury list after suffering a partial tear in her quadriceps tendon in her right leg, the Club announced today. Rafaelle has been working with the Pride’s medical team and partners at Orlando Health
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Career Summary

How Acquired: via Discovery on July 3, 2023

Club Highlights:

  • Selected No. 10 overall by the Houston Dash in the 2014 NWSL Draft, the first Brazilian to be drafted in the NWSL
  • Prior to selecting Orlando, totaled 35 appearances and four goals at Arsenal
  • Led the club to the Conti Cup title in March 2023

International Highlights:

  • Made her debut for Brazil’s senior national team in December 2011
  • Has been named to two Women’s World Cup rosters (2015 and 2023) and two Olympic rosters (2016 and 2020)
  • During the 2022 calendar year, Rafaelle was named Brazil’s captain, leading her country to the  2022 Copa América Femenina title, her second with Brazil
  • Won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and finished as runner-up in the 2021 SheBelieves Cup

College Highlights:

  • Played three years in the United States at the University of Mississippi
  • Currently ranks second in school history in career points (108) and goals (44), as well as single-season points (33) and goals (22)