Rafael Bastos
Rafael Bastos is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Brazilian League club Jacuipense.
Career
Early career
Bastos was born in Rio de Janeiro. His previous club is Esporte Clube Bahia in Brazil. He won the league, called the Baiano League in 2007 with Esporte Clube Bahia. In August 2007, he was signed by C.F. Os Belenenses and under contract until 2008 with the Portuguese side.Braga
On 1 January 2010, Rafael Bastos signed for Braga from Japanese club Consadole Sapporo until June 2011. Unfortunately, because of a conflict with the head coach, he played only eight matches for the team in 2010, even he started as regular in January. In July, Braga agreed with the release of the player. Then, Rafael Bastos signed with the Romanian team CFR Cluj.CFR Cluj
On 20 September 2012, CFR 1907 Cluj enjoyed a dream start to UEFA Champions League group stage campaign against S.C. Braga, with Rafael Bastos scoring twice against his former club.Al Nassr
On 22 December 2012, it was announced that Bastos signed a two-and-a-half-year contract worth $800k per year with Al Nassr FC for an undisclosed fee, though media report estimated it to be €2.7 million.In February 2015, he returned to Brazil signing for Figueirense.