Rafael Vaz

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rafael Vaz

| fullname = Rafael Vaz dos Santos

| image = Universidad de Chile - Colo-Colo, 2018-04-15 - Rafael Vaz.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Vaz playing for Universidad de Chile in 2018

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Caieiras, Brazil{{cite web|title= Com lançamentos e passes, Rafael Vaz comemora estilo zagueiro-volante|url= http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/vasco/noticia/2013/07/com-lancamentos-e-passes-rafael-vaz-comemora-estilo-zagueiro-volante.html|publisher=globoesporte.com |date=23 July 2013 |accessdate= 16 August 2020}}

| currentclub = Náutico

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = 1998–2001

| youthclubs1 = Corinthians

| youthyears3 = 2002

| youthclubs3 = Paulista

| youthyears4 = 2003

| youthclubs4 = Grêmio Barueri

| youthyears5 = 2004–2006

| youthclubs5 = Palmeiras

| years1 = 2006–2008

| clubs1 = Palmeiras

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2007

| clubs2 = → Gama (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = → Oeste (loan)

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008

| clubs4 = Bahia

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2009

| clubs5 = Iguaçu

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2010

| clubs6 = CRAC

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2010

| clubs7 = Votuporanguense

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2011

| clubs8 = Paraná

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2012

| clubs9 = Vila Nova

| caps9 = 18

| goals9 = 6

| years10 = 2013

| clubs10 = Ceará

| caps10 = 2

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2013–2016

| clubs11 = Vasco da Gama

| caps11 = 29

| goals11 = 4

| years12 = 2016–2018

| clubs12 = Flamengo

| caps12 = 49

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2018

| clubs13 = → Universidad de Chile (loan)

| caps13 = 19

| goals13 = 3

| years14 = 2019–2020

| clubs14 = Goiás

| caps14 = 39

| goals14 = 6

| years15 = 2020–2022

| clubs15 = Al-Khor

| caps15 = 30

| goals15 = 4

| years16 = 2022

| clubs16 = Avaí

| caps16 = 18

| goals16 = 0

| years17 = 2023

| clubs17 = São Bernardo

| caps17 = 24

| goals17 = 2

| years18 = 2023

| clubs18 = → Londrina (loan)

| caps18 = 17

| goals18 = 0

| years19 = 2024–

| clubs19 = Náutico

| caps19 = 0

| goals19 = 0

| club-update = 23 December 2023

}}

Rafael Vaz dos Santos (born 17 September 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for Náutico.

Career

=Flamengo=

On 8 June 2016 Flamengo signed Rafael after his contract with Vasco da Gama expired.{{cite web |title= Rafael Vaz chega fugindo da fama de artilheiro: "Quero ser bom defensor" |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/2016/06/flamengo-apresenta-rafael-vaz-que-deve-estrear-contra-o-figueirense.html#atleta-rafael-vaz |publisher=globoesporte.com |date=8 June 2016 |accessdate=19 July 2016}}

==Universidad de Chile (loan)==

On 25 January 2018 Flamengo loaned Vaz to Universidad de Chile until the end of 2018.{{cite web | url= http://www.lance.com.br/futebol-internacional/universidad-chile-anuncia-contratacao-rafael-vaz.html | title= Universidad de Chile anuncia a contratação de Rafael Vaz | date= 10 February 2018 | access-date= 16 February 2018 | publisher= LANCENET}}{{cite web | url= http://www.ahoranoticias.cl/noticias/deportes/216288-rafael-vaz-ya-esta-en-santiago-para-sumarse-a-universidad-de-chile.html | title= Rafael Vaz ya está en Santiago para sumarse a Universidad de Chile | date= 12 February 2018 | access-date= 16 February 2018 | publisher= www.ahoranoticias.cl}}

Career statistics

:(Correct {{as of|2020|9|9}}.)

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Paraná Clube \|2011 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Série C \|0	0	2	0\|

\|13	2	15	2
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Vila Nova \|2012 \|18	6	4	1\|

\|0	0	22	7
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Ceará \|2013 \|Série B \|2	0	4	1\|

\|24	3	30	4
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Vasco da Gama \|2013 \|Série A \|14	3\|





\|14	3
2014 \|Série B \|5	0	2	0\|

\|5	2	12	2
2015 \|Série A \|9	1	1	0\|



\|10	1
2016 \|Série B \|1	0	3	2\|

\|7	2	11	4
colspan="2"\|Total !29	4	6	2	0	0	12	4	47	10
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Flamengo \|2016 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Série A \|29	0\|

\|3	0\|

\|32	0
2017 \|20	1	4	0	7	1	15	0	47	2
colspan="2"\|Total !49	1	4	0	10	1	15	0	79	2
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|U. de Chile (loan) \|2018 \|Primera División \|19	3	7	0	3	0\|

\|29	3
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Goiás \|2019 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Série A \|32	5	2	0\|

\|14	2	48	3
2020 \|7	1	3	2\|

\|2	0	12	3
colspan="2"\|Total !39	6	5	2	0	0	16	2	60	6
colspan="3"\|Career total !156	20	32	6	13	1	80	11	278	37