VietnamCentre Forward
Rafaelson
Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes / Xuân Son Nguyễn
- Date of birth: (29 years)
- Place of birth: Pirapemas (MA), Brazil
- Height: 1.85 m
- Baconbauer number 4
All positions:Positions
- Striker
- Left Winger
- Caps
- 18
- 13 starts · 5 as sub
- Goals
- 16
- 0.89 per game
- Assists
- 3
- 0.17 per game
- All-time · Vietnam
- #5
- in goals
- Cards
- 2
- 2 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
National Teams · Vietnam
| Year | Caps | Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total | 18 | 16 |
All international matches
- ASEAN Cup 2026 · Group B · Jalak Harupat Soreang StadiumHvs.
PhilippinesOwn contribution: Startedoff 60'Match report: Vietnam vs. Philippines 1–0Win - ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Finals · My Dinh National StadiumHvs.
ThailandOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Vietnam vs. Thailand 2–2Draw - ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Finals · Rajamangala StadiumAvs.ThailandOwn contribution: Startedoff 58'Match report: Thailand vs. Vietnam 0–2Win
- ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Semi-final · My Dinh National StadiumHvs.
MalaysiaOwn contribution: came on 59'2 goalsYellow cardMatch report: Vietnam vs. Malaysia 2–0Win - ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Semi-final · Kuala Lumpur StadiumAvs.MalaysiaOwn contribution: Started1 goaloff 81'Match report: Malaysia vs. Vietnam 0–2Win
- ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Group A · My Dinh National StadiumHvs.
CambodiaMatch report: Vietnam vs. Cambodia 3–1Win - ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Group A · Stadion PakansariAvs.
IndonesiaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Indonesia vs. Vietnam 0–3Win - ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Group A · My Dinh National StadiumHvs.
SingaporeMatch report: Vietnam vs. Singapore 0–0Draw - ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Group A · Chonburi StadiumAvs.
East TimorOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: East Timor vs. Vietnam 0–7Win - Friendly · Thái Nguyên StadiumHvs.
MyanmarOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Vietnam vs. Myanmar 4–0Win - Asian Cup 2027 · Group F · Thiên Trường StadiumHvs.MalaysiaOwn contribution: 2 goalsMatch report: Vietnam vs. Malaysia 3–1Win
- Friendly · Hàng Đẫy StadiumHvs.
BangladeshMatch report: Vietnam vs. Bangladesh 3–0Win - Asian Cup 2027 · Group F · New Laos National StadiumAvs.
LaosOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Laos vs. Vietnam 0–2Win - ASEAN Football Championship 2024 · Final · Rajamangala StadiumAvs.ThailandMatch report: Thailand vs. Vietnam 2–3Win
- ASEAN Football Championship 2024 · Final · Việt Trì StadiumHvs.ThailandOwn contribution: 2 goalsMatch report: Vietnam vs. Thailand 2–1Win
- ASEAN Football Championship 2024 · Semi-final · Việt Trì StadiumHvs.SingaporeOwn contribution: 2 goalsYellow cardMatch report: Vietnam vs. Singapore 3–1Win
- ASEAN Football Championship 2024 · Semi-final · Jalan Besar StadiumAvs.SingaporeOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Singapore vs. Vietnam 0–2Win
- ASEAN Football Championship 2024 · Group B · Việt Trì StadiumHvs.MyanmarOwn contribution: 2 goalsMatch report: Vietnam vs. Myanmar 5–0Win
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xuân Mạnh Phạm | 17 | 12 |
| 2 | Hoàng Đức Nguyễn | 17 | 12 |
| 3 | Quang Hải Nguyễn | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Tiến Anh Trương | 16 | 10 |
| 5 | Văn Vĩ Nguyễn | 16 | 8 |
| 6 | Hai Long Nguyễn | 16 | 2 |
| 7 | Thành Chung Nguyễn | 14 | 11 |
| 8 | Phạm Thành Long Lê | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | Hêndrio | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | Patrik Le Giang | 10 | 7 |
| 11 | Văn Hậu Đoàn | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | Đình Bắc Nguyễn | 10 | 6 |
| 13 | Geovane Magno | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | Hoàng Việt Anh Bùi | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Duy Mạnh Đỗ | 8 | 2 |
| 16 | Tiến Dũng Bùi | 6 | 5 |
| 17 | Tiến Linh Nguyễn | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Đình Triệu Nguyễn | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | Trần Việt Cường Nguyễn | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Ngọc Tân Doãn | 4 | 3 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 18 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Myanmar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | East Timor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Laos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cambodia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.