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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bezerra and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.

Rafaelson
Nguyễn Xuân Son
Xuân Son in 2024
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Xuân Son[1]
Birth name Rafaelson Benzema Fernandes
Date of birth (1997-03-30) 30 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Pirapemas, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
Number 14
Youth career
–2013 Bahia
2013–2016 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Vitória 12 (1)
2018 → Vegalta Sendai (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Vegalta Sendai 0 (0)
2019–2020 Næstved 24 (5)
2020 Nam Dinh 18 (6)
2020–2021 SHB Da Nang 12 (6)
2021–2023 Topenland Binh Dinh 39 (21)
2023– Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 31 (38)
International career‡
2024– Vietnam 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 December 2024

Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes (born 30 March 1997), simply known as Rafaelson and also known as Nguyễn Xuân Son, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh. Born in Brazil, he represents the Vietnam national football team.

Club career

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Vitória

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A Vitória youth graduate, Rafaelson was accused of having an illegal age in April 2015,[3] a claim which was later dismissed by the club.[4] He was promoted to the first team in September, by manager Vagner Mancini.[5]

Rafaelson made his professional debut on 5 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Robert in a 2–1 home loss against Botafogo for the Série B championship. His first goal came on 31 October, netting the last in a 3–2 home loss against Náutico. He contributed with seven appearances during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to Série A.

On 30 June 2016, Rafaelson made his top tier debut, replacing Tiago Real in a 3–2 home win against Sport Recife.

Vegalta Sendai

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In February 2018, Rafaelson joined Japanese club Vegalta Sendai on a loan deal.[6] A month later, he made his first appearance for the team in the J.League Cup game against Albirex Niigata, but suffered a serious injury in the match that required three months of recovery.[7] In August 2020, his transfer to Vegalta Sendai was made permanent. However, in January 2019, he departed from the club after his contract expired, without having appeared any league game.[8]

Næstved

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On 13 April 2019, Rafaelson moved to Denmark and joined Næstved.[9] He scored 5 goals after 24 league appearances for the team in two seasons.[10]

Nam Định

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Næstved announced on 12 January 2020, that they had sold Rafaelson to Vienamese club Nam Định in the V.League 1.[10] After one season at Nam Định, despite his good form, the club was unable to keep him due to financial difficulty, leading him to join V.League 1 fellow SHB Đà Nẵng, where he also stayed for only season.[11]

Bình Định

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In September 2021, Rafaelson was transferred to Topenland Bình Định.[12] On 3 September 2022, he scored his first hattrick in V.League 1 in to help his team defeat the league's leading team Hanoi FC 3–0.[13] He later lead his team to the 2022 Vietnamese Cup final, scoring a hattrick in the semi-final game against Đông Á Thanh Hóa.[14] In the 2023 season, Rafaelson became the league top scorer, netting a total of 16 goals and was named in the team of the season.[15]

Return to Nam Định and dominance in V.League 1

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On 28 August 2023, after his contract with Topenland Bình Định expired, Rafaelson made his return to Nam Định.[16] On 26 May 2024, he scored five goals in a 5–2 victory against Đông Á Thanh Hóa, which tied the record for most goals scored by a single player in a single game in the V.League 1 history with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai's Nguyễn Đình Việt back in 2007. On 25 June 2024, Rafaelson netted a hat-trick in a 5–1 league win against Khánh Hòa, thus securing the first national league title for Nam Định since 1985.[17] He finished the season as the league's top scorer with 31 goals, thus broke the record for most goals scored by a single player in a single V.League 1 season, previously held by Lê Huỳnh Đức (25 goals).[18] In addition to the top scorer award, Rafaelson was also given the "Player of the season" award and featured in the league's team of the season for the second season in a row.[19]

On 31 August 2024, Rafaelson scored a brace in the 2024 Vietnamese Super Cup final to contribute in Nam Định's 3–0 win against Đông Á Thanh Hóa, winning the trophy for the first time in the club's history.[20]

In the 2024–25 V.League 1, Rafaelson was naturalised and registered for the league under the name Nguyễn Xuân Son, following his Vietnamese citizenship application.

International career

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In November 2024, FIFA authorized Nguyễn Xuân Son to represent the Vietnam national team after 5 years of residency in the country. He was named in Vietnam's preliminary squad for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.[21] He was later named in the final squad for the tournament.[22]

Xuân Son made his debut for the Vietnam national team on 21 December 2024 where he scored two goals and made 2 assists in a 5–0 victory against Myanmar during 2024 ASEAN Championship group stage.[23]

Personal life

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Rafaelson got married in January 2018 and have two children.[24] In August 2024, after five years of residency in the country, he applied for Vietnamese citizenship at the Nam Định Department of Justice, expressing his wish to represent the Vietnam national team in the future.[25][26]

On 20 September 2024, Rafaelson officially obtained Vietnamese citizenship with Vietnamese personal name Nguyễn Xuân Son.[27]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 December 2024

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória 2015 Série B 7 1 0 0 — — — 7 1
2016 Série A 1 0 0 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2017 4 0 2 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2018 0 0 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 12 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Vegalta Sendai 2018 J1 League 0 0 — 0 0 — 1[a] 0 1 0
Næstved BK 2018–19 1st Division 6 1 — 0 0 — — 6 1
2019–20 18 4 — 2 0 — — 20 4
Total 24 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 5
Nam Định 2020 V.League 1 18 6 — 1 2 — — 19 8
SHB Đà Nẵng 2021 12 6 — 0 0 — — 12 6
Topenland Bình Định 2022 21 5 — 4 3 — — 25 8
2023 18 16 — 2 1 — — 20 17
Total 39 21 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 45 25
Thép Xanh Nam Định 2023–24 V.League 1 24 31 — 3 1 — — 27 32
2024–25 7 7 — 0 0 5[b] 5 1[c] 2 13 14
Total 31 38 0 0 3 1 5 5 1 2 40 46
Total career 136 77 3 0 13 7 5 5 2 2 166 91
  1. ^ Appearance in J.League Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League Two
  3. ^ Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup

International

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As of match played 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Vietnam 2024 2 3
Total 2 3
List of international goals scored by Nguyễn Xuân Son
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 December 2024 Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì, Vietnam  Myanmar 2–0 5–0 2024 ASEAN Championship
2. 4–0
3. 26 December 2024 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–0 2–0

Honours

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Vitória

Topenland Bình Định

Thép Xanh Nam Định

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Nguyễn Xuân Son". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Rafaelson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Atacante do Vitória que marcou gol no BAVI sub-20 é denunciado por suposto 'gato'" [Vitória forward who scored a goal in under-20's BAVI is denounced for a supposed 'wrong age'] (in Spanish). Galáticos Online. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Em nota, Vitória defende jogador acusado de ser 'gato'" [On a note, Vitória defend player accused of having 'wrong age'] (in Portuguese). Bahia Notícias. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Recém-promovido ao time principal, Rafaelson avalia primeira partida como titular: "Procurei fazer o melhor"" [Newly-promoted to the first team, Rafaelson analyzes first match as a starter: "I tried to do the best"] (in Portuguese). Cenário MT. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ^ "ECヴィトーリア（ブラジル） ラファエルソン選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 10 February 2018.
  7. ^ "仙台の新外国人FWが日本デビュー戦で全治3か月の重傷" (in Japanese). Gekisaka. 15 March 2018.
  8. ^ "ラファエルソン選手 契約満了のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 10 January 2019.
  9. ^ Dårlige pasninger irriterer Næstved-træner, bold.dk, 25 April 2019
  10. ^ a b Næstved sender brasilianer til Vietnam, bold.dk, 12 January 2020
  11. ^ "SHB Đà Nẵng chia tay chân sút chủ lực chỉ sau một mùa giải" (in Vietnamese). Bongda24h. 10 September 2021.
  12. ^ "CLB Topenland Bình Định chốt ngoại binh V-League 2022" (in Vietnamese). Công An Đà Nẵng. 29 September 2021.
  13. ^ "V-League 2022: Cú sốc lớn trên sân Hàng Đẫy" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 3 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Rafaelson đưa Topenland Bình Định vào chung kết Cúp quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 23 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Rafaelson trở thành " Vua phá lưới " V-League 2023" (in Vietnamese). Việt Báo. 28 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Vua phá lưới V.League 2023 đầu quân cho Thép Xanh Nam Định" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 28 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Nam Định lần đầu vô địch V-League" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 25 June 2024.
  18. ^ Hiếu Lương (26 May 2024). "Tiền đạo Nam Định phá kỷ lục ghi bàn của Lê Huỳnh Đức" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  19. ^ "'Siêu nhân' Rafaelson xuất sắc nhất V-League, HLV Vũ Hồng Việt được vinh danh" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 9 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Nam Định lần đầu tiên vô địch Siêu Cúp Quốc gia 2024" (in Vietnamese). Báo Nhân Dân. 31 August 2024.
  21. ^ "HLV Kim Sang Sik bổ sung Xuân Son, Văn Vĩ cùng Văn Toàn cho đội tuyển Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao & Văn Hóa. 3 December 2024.
  22. ^ "HLV Kim Sang Sik công bố danh sách 26 cầu thủ tham dự ASEAN Cup 2024" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 5 December 2024.
  23. ^ Quan, Anh (21 December 2024). "TRỰC TIẾP Việt Nam 5-0 Myanmar: Xuân Son kiến tạo, Tiến Linh ghi bàn". VTV. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  24. ^ "仙台ＦＷラファエルソン加入会見「寒いのは大好き」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 6 February 2018.
  25. ^ "Ngoại binh Rafaelson và khát khao khoác áo ĐT Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Brazilian striker, top scorer of V. League, applies for Vietnamese citizenship". VnExpress. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Brazilian prolific striker becomes Vietnamese citizen". VnExpress. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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