Rafael Assis (footballer, born 1990)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Assis and the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.

Rafael Assis

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Henrique Assis Cardoso
Date of birth	(1990-10-31) 31 October 1990
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Trofense
Youth career
2008	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Cruzeiro	0	(0)
2008	→ Ipatinga (loan)
2009	Bahia
2009–2010	Leme
2010	→ Duque de Caxias (loan)
2011	Figueirense
2012	Tigres do Brasil
2013	Olaria	15	(0)
2014	Santa Rita	18	(0)
2014–2015	Beira-Mar	41	(1)
2015–2017	Chaves	51	(0)
2017–2021	Braga	7	(0)
2018–2021	Braga B	11	(0)
2018–2019	→ Paços Ferreira (loan)	14	(0)
2019–2020	→ Al-Fayha (loan)	8	(0)
2020	→ Londrina (loan)	3	(0)
2021–2022	Varzim	3	(0)
2022–2023	Al-Khaldiya	14	(0)
2023	Al-Najma	12	(0)
2023–	Trofense	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023

Rafael Henrique Assis Cardoso, known as Rafael Assis (born 31 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 3 club Trofense.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Campeonato Carioca for Olaria on 19 January 2013 in a game against Audax Rio.

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Chaves on 4 September 2016, when he played the whole game in a 1–0 victory against Nacional.