Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993)

Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993)

Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento (born 9 November 2011), known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He started his career with Barcelona, making his debut with the first team in 2011. After a loan at Celta, he played his first La Liga match for the former club in 2014. In January 2018, Inter Milan signed him on loan with an option to buy for €35 million. He signed a three-year deal with PSG on 5 October 2020, after extending his contract until 2021 after he rejoined Celta on a season-long loan. In November 2018, he ruptured the anterior cruciate lig

About Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993) in brief

Summary Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993)Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento (born 9 November 2011), known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He started his career with Barcelona, making his debut with the first team in 2011. After a loan at Celta, he played his first La Liga match for the former club in 2014. He has represented both Spain and Brazil at youth level, before debuting with the latter at senior level in 2015. He was voted the league’s Breakthrough Player of the Season in 2013-14, ahead of Real Madrid’s Jesé and Rayo Vallecano’s Saúl Ñíguez.

In January 2018, Inter Milan signed him on loan with an option to buy for €35 million. He made his debut for the club six days later in the last moments of the 1–1 draw against S. A. L. He signed a three-year deal with PSG on 5 October 2020, after extending his contract until 2021 after he rejoined Celta on a season-long loan. In November 2018, he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee during a draw at Atlético Madrid, again being sidelined for several months.