Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael da Silva Floro[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 January 1994||
Place of birth | Quarteira, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Novi Pazar | ||
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) |
2020–2021 | Panevėžys | 51 | (5) |
2022 | AC Oulu | 23 | (5) |
2023– | Novi Pazar | 12 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 |
Rafael da Silva Floro (born 19 January 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left back for the team Novi Pazar in the Serbian SuperLiga.
Born in Quarteira, Algarve, Floro played youth football with six clubs, including local C.D.R. Quarteirense from ages 8 to 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.[2]
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.[3] That same day, he made his professional debut, being replaced midway through the second half of a 2–1 away loss against Rotherham United in the first round of the League Cup.[4] 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.[5]
On 10 May 2015, after no further competitive appearances for the Owls, Floro was released.[6] Shortly after, he returned to his country and joined Primeira Liga club C.F. Os Belenenses on a four-year deal.[7] He also failed to play one single competitive match with the latter, being loaned to teams in the lower leagues.[8]
Floro returned to the Portuguese second tier on 31 January 2017, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract with Gil Vicente F.C. after leaving Louletano DC.[9] He continued to compete in that league but also the third,[10] having abroad spells in Lithuania with FC Stumbras and FK Panevėžys[11][12] and in Finland with AC Oulu.[13]
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.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |