Brazilian football player Raphinha is well-known for his attacking incisiveness and creativity. He is also known for his interpretation of space, anticipation, intelligence, vision, passing, first touch, close control, and change of pace. He has great excellency in crossing, tackling, work rate, stamina, and speed.
Raphinha is a Brazilian professional footballer. He currently plays as a winger for La Liga club Barcelona. In his International career, Raphinha has represented Brazil's national team since 2021. In August 2021, Raphinha was called up to represent Brazil in the team's World Cup qualifiers against Chile, Argentina, and Peru. On 7 October 2021, Raphinha made his full debut against Venezuela.
Footballer Raphinha began his football career by joining the youth team of Avaí Futebol Clube-based Florianópolis in Santa Catarina in 2014 at the age of 17. Before starting his professional football career, Raphinha participated in the várzea tournaments until the age of 18. He was promoted to Avaí's senior team in 2015. On 2nd February 2016, Raphinha was transferred to the Portuguese club Vitória Guimarães.
He made his first appearance in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League on 14 September 2017 against Red Bull Salzburg. In May 2018, he transferred to the Portuguese club Sporting CP until 2019. He signed for the French club Rennes in 2019. On 5 October 2020, he joined Leeds United on a four-year contract. On 15 July 2022, Raphinha signed for La Liga club Barcelona on a five-year contract for a reported initial fee of £50m.
Rafinha was born on 14th December 1996 in Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. His birth name is Raphael Dias Belloli. He holds a Brazilian nationality and belongs to a mixed ethnicity of partial Italian descent. His star sign is Sagittarius. He is a follower of Christianity.
Footballer Raphinha was born into a poor family. His father, Maninho Belloli, was a jobbing musician was a member of a band named Samba Tri in Porto Alegre in Brazil while his mother Ms. Belloli is a homemaker. He grew up in Restinga, a slum neighborhood of Porte Alegre.
The 25 years old Barcelona star is currently linked with his long-time sweetheart Natalia Rodrigues. Natalia is a 23-year-old beautiful model who hails originally from Brazil. After staying in a relationship since childhood, Raphinha finally proposed to Natalia on New year's Day of 2022 and became engaged.
The 25-year-old Brazilian created a candle-lit path through the house for Taia to walk down. He also shared the post to his own Instagram as the couple celebrated becoming engaged. The love birds' relationship is still going stronger; they are planning to marry soon.
As of November 2022, the net worth of Raphinha is estimated to be €15 million. In July 2022 the right winger signed a contract with Barcelona that nets him a whopping salary of €5.2 million annually. His current market value is €50 million.
The football star hasn't lack behind in living a moderate lifestyle through his massive earnings. He owns a beautiful apartment in Barcelona. His family has real estate property in Brazil. The player drives an Audi, a black Lambo, and a luxury sedan worth thousands of dollars.
Brazilian football player, Raphinha is 5 ft 9 inches tall and his body weight is around 68 Kg. He has an Athletic build body. As a football player, he regularly does workouts and gym exercises to keep himself fit and active. He has a short-cropped haircut that is black in color. His eyes color are dark brown.
He always does heavy exercise which includes weight lifting, push-ups, Single-leg squats, Dumbbell bench step-ups, and others. He arrives every morning at the Barcelona FC football training center for warm-ups and training.