Rafael Donato (footballer)

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Portuguese name|Ferreira|Donato}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rafael Donato

| image = Rafael Donato 2023.png

| caption = Donato in 2023

| fullname = Rafael Ferreira Donato

| height = {{height|m=1.93}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| currentclub = Grêmio Novorizontino

| clubnumber = 3

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1= 2002–2007

| youthclubs1= Botafogo

| youthyears2= 2008

| youthclubs2= Palmeiras

| youthyears3= 2008–2009

| youthclubs3= Audax Rio

| years1 = 2009–2011

| clubs1 = Audax Rio

| caps1 = 7

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012

| clubs2 = Bahia

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2012–2017

| clubs3 = Cruzeiro

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2013

| clubs4 = → Bahia (loan)

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2014

| clubs5 = → Criciúma (loan)

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = → Joinville (loan)

| caps6 = 39

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2017–2018

| clubs7 = União da Madeira

| caps7 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018–2019

| clubs8 = Al-Kawkab

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2020

| clubs9 = Brasiliense

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 1

| years10= 2020–2023

| clubs10= Vila Nova

| caps10 = 160

| goals10= 17

| years11= 2024–

| clubs11= Grêmio Novorizontino

| caps11 = 3

| goals11= 0

| club-update = 19:57, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Rafael Ferreira Donato (born 17 March 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Grêmio Novorizontino.