Ralf (footballer)

	Ralf in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ralf de Souza Teles
Date of birth	June 9, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vila Nova
Number	8
Youth career
2002	Taboão da Serra
2003	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Imperatriz
2007	XV de Jaú
2007	Gama
2008	Noroeste
2008–2009	Grêmio Barueri
2010–2015	Corinthians
2016–2017	Beijing Guoan
2018–2019	Corinthians
2020–2021	Avaí
2022	Cianorte
2022–	Vila Nova
International career‡
2011–2013	Brazil
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:52, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
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Ralf de Souza Teles (born June 9, 1984), known simply as Ralf, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Vila Nova.

Club career

Ralf led Barueri to its first ever season in the Campeonato Paulista and Brazilian Série A.^[2] His consistent and quality play with Barueri led Corithians to make him one of several midfielders signed by the club in the 2010 pre-season.^[3] On July 13, 2012, he renewed his contract with Corinthians for another three years, despite transfer offers coming from European clubs.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 18 November 2023^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
XV de Jaú	2007	Paulista A2	—		21	2	—		—		—		21	2
Gama	2007	Série B	36	0	—		—		—		—		36	0
Noroeste	2008	Paulista	—		17	0	—		—		—		17	0
Barueri	2008	Série B	11	0	—		—		—		—		11	0
	2009	Série A	35	1	21	0	—		—		—		56	1
	Total		46	1	21	0	—		—		—		67	1
Corinthians	2010	Série A	28	2	13	0	—		8	0	—		49	2
	2011		33	1	22	0	—		2	0	—		57	1
	2012		29	1	15	0	—		14	1	2	0	60	2
	2013		36	1	17	0	4	0	8	0	—		65	1
	2014		30	0	15	0	6	1	—		—		51	1
	2015		31	1	14	0	1	0	10	0	—		56	1
	Total		187	6	96	0	11	1	42	1	2	0	337	8
Beijing Guoan	2016	Chinese Super League	30	1	—		4	0	—		—		34	1
	2017	Chinese Super League	27	0	—		2	0	—		—		29	0
	Total		57	1	—		6	0	—		—		63	1
Corinthians	2018	Série A	19	1	4	0	6	0	2	0	—		31	1
	2019	Série A	23	1	13	0	8	0	5	0	—		49	1
	Total		42	2	17	0	14	0	7	0	—		80	2
Avaí	2020	Série B	33	0	2	0	—		—		—		35	0
Cianorte	2022	Paranaense	—		13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Vila Nova	2022	Série B	27	0	—		2	0	—		5	0	34	0
	2023	Série B	31	0	13	0	2	0	—		3	0	49	0
	Total		58	0	13	0	4	0	—		8	0	83	0
Career total			459	10	200	2	33	1	49	1	10	0	753	14

Honours

Club

Imperatriz

Campeonato Maranhense: 2005

Corinthians

International

Brazil

Superclásico de las Américas (2): 2011, 2012

Individual

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2011^[6]

References

^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. November 29, 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2012.
^ "Volante Ralf diz que o Barueri está perto da primeira vitória no Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. June 10, 2009.
^ "Ralf promete "guerra e suor" pelo 123" (in Portuguese). Abril.com.br. December 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
^ "Por Seleção, Ralf e Paulinho recusam propostas e ficam no Corinthians".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Ralf statistics". Ogol.
^ "Os eleitos do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão!" (in Portuguese). Lance!. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

External links

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[FCWC_2012-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. November 29, 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2012.

[2] "Volante Ralf diz que o Barueri está perto da primeira vitória no Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. June 10, 2009.

[3] "Ralf promete "guerra e suor" pelo 123" (in Portuguese). Abril.com.br. December 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

[4] "Por Seleção, Ralf e Paulinho recusam propostas e ficam no Corinthians".^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Ralf statistics". Ogol.

[prêmiocraquedobrasileirão2011-6] "Os eleitos do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão!" (in Portuguese). Lance!. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

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Ralf in 2023
Full name	Ralf de Souza Teles^[1]
Date of birth	(1984-06-09) June 9, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vila Nova
Number	8
Youth career
2002	Taboão da Serra
2003	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Imperatriz	49	(8)
2007	XV de Jaú	21	(2)
2007	Gama	36	(0)
2008	Noroeste	18	(1)
2008–2009	Grêmio Barueri	35	(1)
2010–2015	Corinthians	187	(6)
2016–2017	Beijing Guoan	57	(1)
2018–2019	Corinthians	19	(1)
2020–2021	Avaí	35	(0)
2022	Cianorte	13	(0)
2022–	Vila Nova	24	(0)
International career^‡
2011–2013	Brazil	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:52, 9 October 2022 (UTC)