Rafael Vitor

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Santos|de Freitas}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rafael Vitor | image = | fullname = Rafael Vitor Santos de Freitas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|01|05|df=y}} | birth_place = Brazil | height = {{height|m=1.92}} | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Amazonas FC | clubnumber = 14 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2013–2015 | clubs1 = Atlético Mineiro | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = → Tupi MG (loan) | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = → Novorizontino (loan) | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = América | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = Atlético Mineiro | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = → Boa (loan) | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = → Rio Negro (loan) | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = → Vila Nova (loan) | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2018 | clubs9 = Brasil de Pelotas | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2019 | clubs10 = Nacional AM | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2019 | clubs11 = Amazonas FC | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 2020–2025 | clubs12 = Penang | caps12 = 96 | goals12 = 17 | years13 = 2025– | clubs13 = Amazonas FC | caps13 = 11 | goals13 = 0 | club-update = 18 December 2025 }}

'''Rafael Vitor Santos de Freitas''' (born 5 January 1993), commonly known as '''Rafael Vitor''', is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Amazonas FC.

==Career== On 3 August 2021, Rafael Vitor scored the fastest goal in the Malaysia Super League when he scored a goal just 9 seconds after the opening whistle against Perak FC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.semuanyabola.com/rafael-vitor-cipta-gol-terpantas-liga-super-pintas-rekod-12-saat-fakri-saarani/|title=Rafael Vitor Cipta Gol Terpantas Liga Super, Pintas Rekod 12 Saat Fakri Saarani|work= Semuanya Bola|language=ms |access-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804031225/https://www.semuanyabola.com/rafael-vitor-cipta-gol-terpantas-liga-super-pintas-rekod-12-saat-fakri-saarani/|archive-date=4 August 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, he also scored a hat-trick in a 3-5 win for Penang.

==Career statistics==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League}} !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes Malaysia Cup}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Penang F.C. |2021 |rowspan="4"|Malaysia Super League |21||5||3||1||0||0||0||0||24||6 |- |2022 |15||2||2||0||0||0||2||0||19||2 |- |2023 |25||4||2||0||0||0||2||0||29||4 |-

|2024–25 |20||4||3||0||0||0||2||0||25||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !81!!15!!10!!1!!0!!0!!6!!0!!97!!16 |- |}

==Honours== ===Club=== ;Penang * Malaysia Premier League: 2020

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rafael Vitor}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Boa Esporte Clube players Category:Penang F.C. players Category:Malaysia Super League players Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen