Rafaël Dias
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafaël Marques Dias Brito | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Covilhã, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Besançon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | FC 4 Rivières 70 | ||
| 2003–2010 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Sochaux | 29 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Arles-Avignon (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | US Créteil | 30 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Racing Besançon | 13 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | US Créteil | 26 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Besançon | 38 | (24) |
| 2021– | Racing Besançon | 32 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | France U15 | 4 | (2) |
| 2007 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2011 | |||
Rafaël Marques Dias Brito (born 29 January 1991), commonly known as Rafaël Dias, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for French club Racing Besançon.
Brito was born in Covilhã, Portugal, but acquired French nationality and was a France youth international having earned caps with the under-15 and under-16 teams. Dias recently switched allegiances to his birth country Portugal after joining up with the nation's under-20 team in 2010.
Dias plays as an attacking midfielder and is the son of former S.C. Covilhã player Quim Brito, as well as the nephew of former Portuguese international César Brito. He made his professional debut on 7 April 2010 in a league match against Marseille. On 2 September 2010, Dias signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Sochaux until June 2013.