Rafael "Rafa" Ferreira de Souza, commonly known as Rafael "Rafa" Mineiro, (born June 3, 1988) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the Flamengo team of the Novo Basquete Brasil, in Brazil.
Professional career
In his pro club career, Mineiro has played in both the South American 2nd-tier level FIBA South American League, and the South American 1st-tier level FIBA Americas League.
National team career
Mineiro represented the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup, in Mexico City. He also played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.
NBB career statistics
NBB regular season
| † | Denotes seasons in which Rafael Mineiro won NBB championship |
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | 2PT FG% | 3PT FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2009 | Paulistano | 21 | 24.6 | .557 | .214 | .685 | 5.3 | .6 | .7 | .8 | 11.2 |
| 2009–10 | São José | 10 | 22.6 | .672 | .143 | .563 | 4.8 | .8 | 1.2 | .1 | 11.1 |
| 2010–11 | São José | 21 | 24.3 | .554 | .256 | .667 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .9 | .5 | 8.2 |
| 2011–12 | Pinheiros | 28 | 14.0 | .678 | .188 | .600 | 2.3 | .5 | .7 | .7 | 5.5 |
| 2012–13 | Pinheiros | 33 | 32.6 | .596 | .358 | .704 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .7 | 13.9 |
| 2013–14 | Pinheiros | 29 | 30.7 | .611 | .361 | .616 | 5.1 | 1.7 | .8 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| 2014–15 | Limeira | 25 | 27.7 | .579 | .292 | .697 | 4.9 | 1.6 | .6 | .7 | 10.6 |
| 2015–16† | Flamengo | 28 | 21.9 | .544 | .353 | .673 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .4 | .6 | 8.0 |
| 2016–17 | Flamengo | 28 | 20.2 | .531 | .323 | .620 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | 5.9 |
| 2017–18 | Franca | 24 | 24.5 | .577 | .259 | .662 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 7.7 |
| 2018–19† | Flamengo | 26 | 20.0 | .540 | .267 | .579 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .2 | 6.9 |
| Career | | 273 | 24.2 | .582 | .319 | .654 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .7 | .6 | 9.2 |
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NBB playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | 2PT FG% | 3PT FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2010 | São José | 7 | 25.7 | .606 | .000 | .630 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .6 | 8.1 |
| 2011 | São José | 8 | 25.2 | .474 | .400 | .600 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .6 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | Pinheiros | 7 | 13.6 | .647 | .286 | .625 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | .4 | 4.7 |
| 2013 | Pinheiros | 10 | 30.2 | .500 | .259 | .714 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .5 | .7 | 9.8 |
| 2014 | Pinheiros | 4 | 34.0 | .519 | .211 | .500 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .8 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 2015 | Limeira | 7 | 21.9 | .467 | .286 | .778 | 3.0 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | 7.9 |
| 2016† | Flamengo | 13 | 19.5 | .533 | .250 | .600 | 3.5 | .8 | .5 | .6 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | Flamengo | 5 | 21.1 | .609 | .333 | .929 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .4 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 2017 | Franca | 3 | 20.9 | .353 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | 4.3 |
| 2019† | Flamengo | 12 | 19.2 | .510 | .231 | .480 | 4.8 | .7 | .3 | .8 | 6.1 |
| Career | | 76 | 22.6 | .518 | .256 | .640 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .6 | 7.6 |
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