Rafael Crivellaro
Rafael Schuler Crivellaro (born 18 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Schuler Crivellaro | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Internacional | ||
| 2007−2009 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Caxias | 10 | (1) |
| 2010 | Guaratinguetá | 9 | (0) |
| 2011−2015 | Vitória Guimarães | 41 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Trofense (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2012−2015 | Vitória Guimarães B | 24 | (15) |
| 2015 | Ajman Club | 13 | (5) |
| 2015−2016 | Wisła Kraków | 20 | (3) |
| 2016−2017 | Arouca | 24 | (3) |
| 2017−2018 | Sepahan | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Feirense | 31 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Chennaiyin | 27 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Jamshedpur | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Chennaiyin | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:10, 24 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Porto Alegre, Crivellaro youth development was spent at Internacional and Empoli. In 2009, he joined, Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul competing in the third tier. From there, he moved to Guaratinguetá making his professional debut on 19 October 2010 in a match against Icasa.[1]
Crivellaro joined Vitória Guimarães in January 2011,[2] being loaned to Trofense for the 2011-12 season on 26 August 2011.[3] The following year, he returned to Guimarães, competing in their first team, but also having short stints in their reserve-side, winning an award in November 2014 for SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month.[4]
On 28 January 2015, Crivellaro move to the Ajman Club, at the time, managed by Manuel Cajuda.[5] Not even six months later, on 24 June 2015, he moved to Poland, joining Wisła Kraków.[6]
Crivellaro joined Primeira Liga club Arouca on a two-year contract on 17 June 2016.[7]
On 3 September 2019,[8] Crivellaro penned a deal with Chennaiyin as their latest foreign recruit.[9] Crivellaro was appointed as captain of Chennaiyin FC in November 2020 ahead of the 2020–21 Indian Super League season. Later he was ruled out of the rest of the season due to an ankle injury.[10] On 16 July 2021, Chennayin FC announced that they have extended the contract of Crivellaro on a multi year deal.[11]
On 7 December 2022, Crivellaro joined Indian Super League rivals Jamshedpur on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 August 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | State league | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caxias | 2009 | Série C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Guaratinguetá | 2010 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 4 | |||
| Trofense (loan) | 2011–12 | Liga de Honra | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | ||||||
| Ajman Club | 2014–15 | UAE Pro League | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||
| Wisła Kraków | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Arouca | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Sepahan | 2017–18 | Gulf Pro League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Feirense | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||||
| Chennaiyin | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||||||
| Jamshedpur | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Chennaiyin | 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 226 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 44 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup, Super Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga, Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Appearance(s) in play-offs for AFC Champions League
Honours
- Vitória de Guimarães
- Chennaiyin FC
Runners-up : 2019–20
- Personal
- SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month: November 2014[4]
References
- "Americana 1-1 Icasa". Footballzz. 19 October 2010.
- "Rafael Crivellaro reforça meio-campo Vitoriano" [Rafael Cirvellaro strengthens the Vitoria's midfield]. vitoriasempre.net (in Portuguese). 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- "Rafael Crivellaro chega por empréstimo" [Rafael Crivellaro arrives on loan]. clubedesportivotrofense.blogspot.pt (in Portuguese). 26 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- "Crivellaro recebeu troféu de melhor jogador da Segunda Liga" [Crivellaro received trophy of best player in Segunda Liga]. ligaportugal.pt (in Portuguese). LPFP. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- "Crivellaro ruma aos Emirados Árabes Unidos" [Crivellaro heads to United Arab Emirates]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- "Brazylijski pomocnik na testach medycznych w Wiśle" [Brazilian midfield having medical test at Wisla]. przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- "Rafael Crivellaro chega a Arouca" [Rafael Crivellaro arrives in Arouca] (in Portuguese). Arouca's Official Website. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "ISL: Chennaiyin FC signs Brazilian midfielder Rafael Crivellaro".
- "Chennaiyin rope in Rafael Crivellaro as their latest foreign recruit". Indian Super League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Crivellaro Injured". footballexpress.in. 20 December 2020.
- "Rafael Crivellaro extends contract with Chennaiyin FC". Official Chennaiyin FC Website. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- "Jamshedpur FC complete the signing of midfielder Rafael Crivellaro". www.fcjamshedpur.com. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- Rafael Crivellaro at Soccerway
External links
- Rafael Crivellaro at Soccerway
- Rafael Crivellaro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rafael Crivellaro at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Super League Profile