About Rafael
4 goals in 19 games (969 minutes) — and no assists — was Rafael's 2019 Kakkonen return — 0.37 goal involvements per 90. Measured against the 67 Kakkonen forwards who played 450+ minutes in 2019, he ranked in the 63rd percentile by goal involvements per 90 — above the cohort median, and 25th of 67 for goals scored.
His recorded league football covers 3 domestic leagues: Veikkausliiga (136 appearances, 27 goals), Kakkonen (61 appearances, 20 goals) and Ykkösliiga (11 appearances, 1 goal). 4 of those 11 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2012–2014, 83 league games, 28 a year.