Rafa Travalão


Rafaela de Miranda Travalão, known as Rafa Travalão or Rafinha, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for São Paulo.

Club career

She played for the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League in the 2015 season. She was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.
In 2016, she joined Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga club St. Pölten-Spratzern. In 2017, Rafinha joined Ferroviária in Brazil.
In October 2019, she participated in the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship with Abu Dhabi, where she scored a goal in a 2–1 win over Riffa, followed by a hat-trick in an 11–0 thrashing of Arab Orthodox.
Rafinha later played for Internacional and São Paulo, before joining Saudi club Al-Riyadh in November 2023.

International career

In July 2013 Rafinha represented Brazil at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. She made her senior debut in September 2013, against New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup. At the 2014 South American Games, Rafinha scored the winning goal in Brazil's 2–1 win over Colombia. On the eve of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Rafina was called into Brazil's squad as a replacement for Érika, who had sustained a knee injury.

Honors

;Ferroviária
Winner
Runners-up