Raphael Rossi

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rossi and the second or paternal family name is Branco.
Raphael Rossi
File:Raphael Rossi Branco Millwall Vs Swindon Town (21635586643) (cropped).jpg
Rossi with Swindon Town in 2015
Personal information
Full name Raphael Rossi Branco
Date of birth (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mafra
Number 29
Youth career
2000–2005 Guarani
2006 Paulínia
2007–2008 Corinthians
2008 Cruzeiro
2009 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Porto Alegre 10 (2)
2011–2012 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2012–2013 Whitehawk 29 (3)
2013–2017 Swindon Town 115 (6)
2017–2018 Boavista 30 (3)
2018–2021 Sion 10 (1)
2021 → Radomiak Radom (loan) 16 (1)
2021–2025 Radomiak Radom 109 (5)
2025– Mafra 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2025

Raphael Rossi Branco (born 25 July 1990), sometimes known as Raphael or Raphael Rossi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 3 club Mafra.

He began his career with Porto Alegre and moved to Europe in 2011 to join Brighton & Hove Albion, and then nearby Whitehawk, where he won the 2012–13 Isthmian League. He then signed for Swindon Town, playing 131 official matches and scoring seven goals for the League One club before joining Boavista in 2017 and Sion a year later. In 2021, he moved to Polish club Radomiak Radom where he remained until January 2025. Shortly after, he returned to Portugal to join Mafra.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Rossi debuted professionally for Porto Alegre and was spotted by an agent who was friend of Gus Poyet, then Brighton & Hove Albion manager. He went on a trial for the English club and an offer to sign for the team was stalled until the player could get an Italian passport. After that, Brighton demanded a statement from Branco's former youth clubs in which they would not receive future compensation, otherwise the club would have to pay £200,000 to register him, which meant he would be released.[1]

After unsuccessful trials in Europe and Brazil, he went to play again in England for Brighton-based club Whitehawk. Since he was signing for a non-professional club, he did not need any agreement with his former clubs and could move to other clubs for free. With Whitehawk, Rossi won the 2012–13 Isthmian League.[1]

Swindon Town

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On 2 August 2013, he joined Swindon Town on a one-year deal after impressing on a pre-season trip to Portugal after being invited by a former Brighton & Hove Albion assistant.[2] He was first called up for a matchday squad on 31 August, remaining unused as Swindon won 5–0 at the County Ground in a League One game against Crewe Alexandra.[3] He made his debut on 8 October in the second round of the Football League Trophy, playing the entirety of a 2–1 victory over League Two team Plymouth Argyle.[4] On 29 December he made his first league appearance, replacing the injured Grant Hall in the 53rd minute of a 1–1 draw away to Bradford City.[5] He was given his first league start on 14 January 2014, playing the full 90 minutes of a 0–2 loss away to Stevenage.[6] In total he played 18 matches over his first season, 15 of which were in the league.

He signed a new one-year contract on 30 June 2014.[7] On 30 August, he scored the first goal of his professional career, heading from Nathan Byrne's cross to equalise in a 1–1 home league draw against Coventry City.[8] In December, having previously been told that he had played his last game, he signed a further contract.[9] Rossi scored again on 7 February 2015, opening the scoring from John Swift's pass in a 2–0 home win over Barnsley which put Swindon into second place in League One.[10] He scored the only goal on 14 March to win away at Port Vale, heading in Harry Toffolo's corner in the eighth minute.[11] Rossi was an unused substitute on 24 May as Swindon lost 0–4 to Preston North End in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium.[12]

Swindon were relegated in Rossi's final season, 2016–17. On 8 October 2016, he was sent off for elbowing Lawrie Wilson in a 1–0 home loss to Bolton Wanderers.[13]

Boavista

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On 16 June 2017, Rossi signed a two-year deal with Primeira Liga club Boavista.[14] He made his debut on 20 August in a 1–0 loss at Marítimo, and scored his first goal for them a week later, the game's only in a home victory against Aves.[15]

FC Sion

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In June 2018, Rossi signed a three-year deal with Swiss club FC Sion.[16]

Loan to Radomiak Radom

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On 1 February 2021, Rossi moved to I liga club Radomiak Radom, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[17]

Radomiak Radom

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In July 2021, Rossi signed a permanent contract with Radomiak Radom having completed a successful loan spell.[18] On 11 January 2025, he left the club by mutual consent.[19]

Mafra

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Two days later, Rossi joined Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra.[20]

Playing style

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In addition to central defence, Rossi can play at right-back and midfield. His favourite player is compatriot defender David Luiz.[2]

Personal life

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His older brother Igor, also a defender, plays for Al-Faisaly in the Saudi Professional League.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto Alegre 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho 10 2 — — — — 10 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 2011–12 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitehawk 2012–13 Isthmian League 29 3 — — — — 29 3
Swindon Town 2013–14 EFL League One 15 0 0 0 0 0 — 3[c] 0 18 0
2014–15 EFL League One 30 3 1 0 2 0 — 0 0 33 3
2015–16 EFL League One 36 1 1 0 1 0 — 2[c] 0 40 1
2016–17 EFL League One 34 2 2 0 0 0 — 3[c] 1 39 3
Total 115 6 4 0 3 0 — 8 1 130 7
Boavista 2017–18 Primeira Liga 30 3 1 0 1 0 — — 32 3
Sion 2018–19 Swiss Super League 10 1 2 0 — — — 12 1
Radomiak Radom (loan) 2020–21 I liga 16 1 1 0 — — — 17 1
Radomiak Radom 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 32 2 0 0 — — — 32 2
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 30 2 2 0 — — — 32 2
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 30 1 0 0 — — — 30 1
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 17 0 1 0 — — — 18 0
Total 125 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 6
Career total 319 21 11 0 4 0 0 0 8 1 342 22
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Swiss Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Whitehawk

Radomiak Radom

References

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  • Raphael Rossi at 90minut.pl (in Polish)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Profile at the official Ekstraklasa website
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