PLAYER PROFILE / Attacking Midfield
Rafinha.
Not recorded · Brazil
TM 129473 · Retired 22 Dec 2025Age today33
Recorded moves18
Peak recorded value€28.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento
- Born
- 12 Feb 1993
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 174
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Chungbuk Cheongju FCLast recorded move · 22 Dec 2025
- SSD Imperia 1923Last recorded move · 22 Dec 2025
- Al-Arabi SCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2024
- Paris Saint-GermainLast recorded move · 03 Sep 2022
- Real SociedadLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2022
- FC BarcelonaLast recorded move · 05 Oct 2020
- Celta de VigoLast recorded move · 20 Jul 2020
- Inter MilanLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2018
- FC Barcelona AtlèticLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- FC Barcelona U19Last recorded move · 01 Jan 2011
- FC Barcelona U16Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
- FC Barcelona YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2025 | 32 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 21 Oct 2025 | 32 | Not recorded | €1.20m |
| 04 Apr 2025 | 32 | Not recorded | €2.00m |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 31 | Not recorded | €3.00m |
| 02 May 2024 | 31 | Al-Arabi SC | €3.80m |
| 27 Nov 2023 | 30 | Al-Arabi SC | €4.00m |
| 30 May 2023 | 30 | Al-Arabi SC | €4.00m |
| 10 Nov 2022 | 29 | Al-Arabi SC | €4.50m |
| 03 Jun 2022 | 29 | Real Sociedad | €9.00m |
| 21 Mar 2022 | 29 | Real Sociedad | €10.00m |
| 16 Dec 2021 | 28 | Paris Saint-Germain | €12.00m |
| 08 Oct 2021 | 28 | Paris Saint-Germain | €12.00m |
| 04 Jun 2021 | 28 | Paris Saint-Germain | €15.00m |
| 07 Jan 2021 | 27 | Paris Saint-Germain | €15.00m |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 27 | Paris Saint-Germain | €9.50m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 27 | Celta de Vigo | €9.50m |
| 20 Dec 2019 | 26 | Celta de Vigo | €12.00m |
| 11 Jun 2019 | 26 | FC Barcelona | €15.00m |
| 28 Feb 2019 | 26 | FC Barcelona | €15.00m |
| 21 Dec 2018 | 25 | FC Barcelona | €18.00m |
| 07 Jun 2018 | 25 | Inter Milan | €28.00m |
| 01 Jan 2018 | 24 | FC Barcelona | €15.00m |
| 05 Jun 2017 | 24 | FC Barcelona | €15.00m |
| 24 Jan 2017 | 23 | FC Barcelona | €15.00m |
| 15 Jul 2016 | 23 | FC Barcelona | €12.00m |
| 22 Feb 2016 | 23 | FC Barcelona | €12.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 22 | FC Barcelona | €12.00m |
| 23 Jan 2015 | 21 | FC Barcelona | €12.00m |
| 20 Jul 2014 | 21 | FC Barcelona | €12.00m |
| 23 Jan 2014 | 20 | Celta de Vigo | €7.50m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2025 | Not recorded | Chungbuk Cheongju FC | Not recorded | — |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Not recorded | SSD Imperia 1923 | Not recorded | — |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2024 | Al-Arabi SC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 03 Sep 2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | Al-Arabi SC | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2022 | Real Sociedad | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jan 2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | Real Sociedad | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 05 Oct 2020 | FC Barcelona | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | €1.50m |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Celta de Vigo | FC Barcelona | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 02 Sep 2019 | FC Barcelona | Celta de Vigo | Loan | €1.50m |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Inter Milan | FC Barcelona | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 22 Jan 2018 | FC Barcelona | Inter Milan | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Celta de Vigo | FC Barcelona | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 15 Jul 2013 | FC Barcelona | Celta de Vigo | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2013 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | FC Barcelona | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jan 2011 | FC Barcelona U19 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2009 | FC Barcelona U16 | FC Barcelona U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2007 | FC Barcelona Youth | FC Barcelona U16 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.