Sérgio Raphael dos Anjos

Sérgio Raphael dos Anjos (born 23 October 1992), known as Sérgio Raphael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ponte Preta.

Career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Raphael began his career as a forward, but soon moved into a centre-back position. After making his senior debut with Portuguese Terceira Divisão side Canas Senhorim in 2011, he returned to his home country with Duque de Caxias in the following year.

On 6 January 2014, Sérgio Raphael agreed to a deal with Bahia, but left on 16 January after a "consensus" over his contract was not reached. After having his permanence confirmed the following day, he still left the club on 24 January, before returning on 20 February after accepting the new conditions of the club.

In September 2014, after making no appearances for Bahia, Sérgio Raphael moved to Bangu. He subsequently served loans at CRB, Tigres do Brasil, Macaé and Maltese side Ħamrun Spartans, before returning to his parent club on 12 May 2017.

In December 2017, Sérgio Raphael was announced in the squad of Juventus-SP for the upcoming season. On 31 January 2019, after a short spell at Saudi club Al-Ain, he signed for Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia, but rescinded his deal with the club on 7 May.

On 23 August 2019, Sérgio Raphael returned to Malta and joined Sirens. He moved to fellow league team Hibernians on 21 January 2021, and won the 2021–22 Maltese Premier League with the club.

In 2022, Sérgio Raphael switched teams and countries again, after agreeing to a deal with Naft Al-Basra in Iraq. He moved to Sudanese side Al-Merrikh on 19 January of the following year, but left the country in April amidst the Sudanese civil war.

After spending a period without a club and working as a model, Sérgio Raphael signed for Nova Iguaçu on 18 December 2023. He was an undisputed starter as the club reached the 2024 Campeonato Carioca finals for the first time ever.

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Honours Duque de Caxias Copa Rio: 2013

Hibernians Maltese Premier League: 2021–22