Rafael

Gava

CM Botafogo SP #10

Central Midfield · Midfielder · #10

Rafael Gava

Botafogo SP Paulista A1

Date of birth / Age: 33 · 20 May 1993
Citizenship: Brazil
Foot: Right
Height · Weight: 1.78 m · 76 kg
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2026

Top 20% of central midfielders in the world
#283 central midfielder aged 30+
Top 36% in the Serie B

Benchmarks

central midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank: #932; central midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #283; among central midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 65%; of Serie B central midfielders rank below him
Finishing: 0.0; goals above expected · better than 55% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

5 Expected

69 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

15 Expected

11.4

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Season 2026

Appearances: 21
Starting eleven: 30
Goals: 1
Assists: 7
Yellow cards: 1
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 1,483

Starting eleven143%

30 of 21 appearances

Minutes played1,483

71 per appearance

Goal involvement8

1 goals · 7 assists

Positions played

256 matches · since 2015

RBLWCFRWAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	143	13	18
Defensive Midfield	47	3	5
Attacking Midfield	44	2	6
Right Winger	13	0	0
Other · CF, LW, RB	9	0	2

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026	Serie B	Botafogo SP	14	23	1	7	1	0	0	935
2026	Paulista A1	Botafogo SP	7	7	0	–	0	–	0	548
2025	Serie B	Goiás	30	24	2	4	1	0	0	2,045
2025	Goiano 1	Goiás	14	10	0	–	1	–	0	914
2025	Copa Verde	Goiás	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	131
2024	Serie B	Goiás	31	24	2	4	3	1	0	2,090
2024	Catarinense 1	Avaí	10	4	0	–	2	–	0	476
2024	Copa do Brasil	Goiás	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	191
2023	Serie B	Avaí	30	30	0	2	3	0	1	2,420
2023	Serie A	Cuiabá	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
2023	Copa Verde	Cuiabá	4	1	1	–	1	–	0	134
2022	Serie A	Cuiabá	29	24	1	2	2	0	0	2,051
2022	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Cuiabá	5	4	0	–	0	–	0	336
2022	Copa do Brasil	Cuiabá	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	179
2021	Serie A	Cuiabá	31	20	2	5	2	0	0	1,709
2020	Serie B	Cuiabá	21	20	6	1	1	0	0	1,466
2020	Copa Verde	Cuiabá	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	270
2021	Copa do Brasil	Cuiabá	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	201
2019/20	Primeira Liga	Paços de Ferreira	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	70
2019	Gaúcho 1	Caxias	10	10	6	–	1	–	0	761
2019	Serie D	Caxias	6	6	1	–	1	–	0	523
2018	Gaúcho 1	Caxias	11	11	2	–	2	–	0	970
2018	Serie B	Brasil de Pelotas	8	8	0	1	1	0	0	532
2018	Copa do Brasil	Caxias	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017	Paranaense 1	Londrina	14	7	0	–	2	–	0	729
2017	Serie B	Londrina	13	5	0	0	2	0	0	607
2017	Primeira Liga	Londrina	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	229
2017	Copa do Brasil	Londrina	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	72
2016	Serie B	Londrina	30	24	3	3	10	0	0	2,166
2016	Paranaense 1	Londrina	14	10	2	–	3	–	0	847
2016	Copa do Brasil	Londrina	2	1	1	–	0	–	0	134
2015	Serie C	Londrina	18	18	2	–	6	–	1	1,538
2015	Gaúcho 1	Lajeadense	13	12	2	–	4	–	0	1,050
2015	Copa do Brasil	Lajeadense	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2014	Alagoano	ASA	8	4	2	–	1	–	0	396
2014	Serie C	ASA	6	2	0	–	0	–	0	225
2014	Copa do Brasil	ASA	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	182

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			404	329	36	29^*	52	1^*	2	27,414

By competition	Apps	G	A
Serie B	177	14	22
Serie A	61	3	7
Gaúcho 1	34	10	–
Paranaense 1	28	2	–
Serie C	24	2	–
Copa do Brasil	16	1	–
Goiano 1	14	0	–
Catarinense 1	10	0	–
Copa Verde	9	1	–
Alagoano	8	2	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Transfer Goiás Botafogo SP Transfer
Apr 2024 Apr 2024 · Transfer Avaí Goiás Transfer
Apr 2023 Apr 2023 · Transfer Cuiabá Avaí Transfer
Oct 2020 Oct 2020 · Transfer Paços de Ferreira Cuiabá Transfer
Oct 2020 Oct 2020 · Back from Loan Cuiabá Paços de Ferreira Back from Loan
Jan 2020 Jan 2020 · Loan Paços de Ferreira Cuiabá Loan Loan
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Transfer Caxias Paços de Ferreira Transfer
Dec 2018 Dec 2018 · Back from Loan Brasil de Pelotas Caxias Back from Loan
Sept 2018 Sept 2018 · Loan Caxias Brasil de Pelotas Loan Loan
Nov 2017 Nov 2017 · Transfer Londrina Caxias Transfer
May 2015 May 2015 · Transfer Lajeadense Londrina Transfer
Jan 2015 Jan 2015 · Transfer Internacional Lajeadense Transfer

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