Rafael Bastos (born 1 January 1985) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Brazilian League club Jacuipense.
Career
Early career Bastos was born in Rio de Janeiro. His previous club is Esporte Clube Bahia in Brazil. He won the league, called the Baiano League in 2007 with Esporte Clube Bahia. In August 2007, he was signed by C.F. Os Belenenses and under contract until 2008 with the Portuguese side.
Braga On 1 January 2010, Rafael Bastos signed for Braga from Japanese club Consadole Sapporo until June 2011. Unfortunately, because of a conflict with the head coach, he played only eight matches for the team in 2010, even he started as regular in January. In July, Braga agreed with the release of the player. Then, Rafael Bastos signed with the Romanian team CFR Cluj.
CFR Cluj On 20 September 2012, CFR 1907 Cluj enjoyed a dream start to UEFA Champions League group stage campaign against S.C. Braga, with Rafael Bastos scoring twice against his former club.
Al Nassr On 22 December 2012, it was announced that Bastos signed a two-and-a-half-year contract worth $800k per year with Al Nassr FC for an undisclosed fee, though media report estimated it to be €2.7 million.
In February 2015, he returned to Brazil signing for Figueirense.
Buriram United It was announced that Bastos would sign for Thai League club Buriram United on 19 May 2017.OFFICIAL : ปราสาทคว้า ราฟาเอล บาสโต๊ส แทนโควต้า คูตินโญ่ ลุยเลกสอง at https://www.fourfourtwo.com/th 19 May 2017 Retrieved 19 May 2017
Return to Brazil Bastos returned to Brazil and joined Brasil on 19 December 2017 for the 2018 season. He struggled in getting playing time during his stint in the club. Subsequently, on 22 May, he switched to Remo.
Mumbai City On 20 August 2018, Bastos joined Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC on a one-year deal.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBelenenses2007–08Primeira Liga1202000140Nacional2008–09Primeira Liga7020—90Vitória2009Série A0000122122Consadole Sapporo2009J2 League17100—171Braga2009–10Primeira Liga7021—91CFR Cluj2010–11Liga I23420503042011–12Liga I27300—2732012–13Liga I16321102286Total6610411528513Al Nassr2012–13Saudi Professional League11721—1382013–14Saudi Professional League9420—114Total201141—2412Levski Sofia2013–14A PFG8020—100Al-Kuwait2014–15Kuwaiti Premier League00112031Figueirense2015Série A25160103414América Mineiro2016Série A5151141243Chapecoense2016Série A60001070Hatta Club2016–17UAE Pro-League9000—90Buriram United2017Thai League T19000—90CRB2018Série B00100101201Remo2018Série C5000—50Mumbai City2018–19Indian Super League19500—195Career total1962438564929838
References
External links
Rafael Bastos at LevskiSofia.info