Table of Biography
Raphinha is a popular Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Barcelona as well as for the Brazil national team. Raphinha was selected for Brazil’s squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Early Life and Childhood
Raphinha was born on December 14, 1996, in the city of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. His age is 27 years as of 2024 and his full name is Raphael Dias Belloli.
Similarly, he is Brazilian and Italian by nationality and Catholic by religion. Moreover, he belongs to the Italian ethnicity and his zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
His father was a musician and he has one younger brother. However, there is no information available on the web regarding his mother.
Education
In terms of his educational background, there is no information available on the web regarding his schools, colleges, and academics. He might have done his schooling at a community school in Porto Alegre.
Later, he might have skipped college as he started pursuing his professional career at an early age.
Career and Professional Life
Moving on to his career, he started his career at the age of 18 with Avai football club. Later, on February 2, 2016, he signed for the Portuguese Vitoria Guimaraes club with the help of footballer Deco, who signed him to his agency D20 Sports and arranged his transfer to Vitoria.
On March 13, 2016, he made his debut for the Vimaranenses playing against Pacos de Ferreira. On August 20, 2016, he scored his first goal for the club. Also, on September 14, 2017, he made his first appearance in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League playing against Red Bull Salzburg.
In addition, he also won the Vitoria Guimaraes Breakthrough Player of the Year in 2017. He scored 18 goals during 43 games during the 2017–18 Primeira Liga season for Vitoria Guimaraes club.
In May 2018, he was transferred to the Portuguese club Sporting CP until 2019. In 2019, he signed for a French club Rennes with a transfer fee of around €21 million.
Similarly, on October 5, 2020, he joined Leeds United on a four-year contract for a fee reported to be in the range of £17 million to €20 million. Furthermore, on November 28, 2020, he scored his first Leeds goal to win over Everton.
In August 2021, he was called to represent Brazil in the team’s World Cup qualifiers against Chile, Peru, and Argentina. On July 15, 2022, he signed for La Liga club Barcelona on a five-year contract for a reported fee of £50M.
On September 3, 2022, he scored his first Barcelona goal over Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Recently, On 7 November 2022, he was named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Caption: Raphinha playing football. Source: Cricket Soccer
Brand Endorsements
Raphael is the brand ambassador of AFUN. However, no information is available on the web regarding the other brands he has cooperated with. Furthermore, we may see him associated with more brands and supporting their products in the coming days.
Awards and Nomination
In 2017, he won the Vitoria Guimaraes Breakthrough Player of the Year. Also, he won the Portuguese League Cup in 2018. Similarly, he won the Portuguese Cup in 2019. Likewise, he won the Spanish Super Cup in 2022.
However, his best form has yet to be acknowledged by his audience and he still has much more to do. Furthermore, we believe that his talent will earn him several awards in the future.
Caption: Raphinha getting an award. Source: D20 Sports
Raphinha – Net Worth 2024
Raphael has an estimated net worth of around $10 million. Similarly, his source of income is mainly his Footballer profession. However, his weekly and monthly wages are unknown.
He has also worked very hard since childhood to achieve this fame. Also, he is active in his career and is on the way to raising his net worth in the future.
Relationship Status
Raphael married Natalia Rodrigues in February 2022 and she is a model by profession. They first met in 2013 and it is seen that they both are happy being together at the moment. They don’t have children yet. Also, he doesn’t have any past relationships or previous engagements.
Caption: Raphinha with his wife. Source: Twitter
Scandal
Raphinha has always been concerned with his professional life. However, he hasn’t been associated with rumors or controversies that would hamper his professional career. Also, he avoids the media and engaging in situations that can damage his reputation.
Body Measurements
Talking about his height he is 5 Feet 9 inches tall and weighs 68kg. Similarly, Raphinha has a good physique that measures 38-31-37 inches and has beautiful black eyes and hair.
Also, his suitable dress size is 7 and his shoe size is 10(US). Moreover, he follows a solid workout and diet plan and a balanced lifestyle to maintain his body measurements.
Raphinha – Social Media
Raphael is very popular on social media and his fans love him for his positive influence on them. He is active on Instagram, where he likes to post snaps of his latest photo shoots with his friends.
He has 5.3M followers on Instagram and owns an Insta account @raphinha. Similarly, his Twitter handle is @raphinheta with 548 followers. His Facebook account is @RaphinhaReal and he has 16k followers.