Rafinha

Rafael Alcantara do Nascimento (born 12 February 1993), commonly known as Rafinha ([ʁɐˈfiɲa]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

He started his career with Barcelona, making his debut with the first team in 2011. After a loan at Celta, he played his first La Liga match for the former club in 2014.

Rafinha represented both Spain and Brazil at youth level, before debuting with the latter as a senior in 2015.

Club Career

Barcelona

Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Rafinha joined Barcelona's youth ranks at the age of 13. On 8 January 2011 he made his professional debut with the B team, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan dos Santos in the 55th minute of a 1–2 home loss against Girona for the Segunda Division. A week later, again off the bench and for the same competition, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 win at Salamanca, also adding an assist.

Rafinha made his debut with the senior Barcelona squad on 9 November 2011, taking the place of Cesc Fabregas for the last 15 minutes of a 1–0 away victory over Hospitalet in the Copa del Rey.

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