Erik Rafael Barragán (born 13 March 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for CE Manresa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Rafael Barragán | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manresa | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barceloneta | |||
| Damm | |||
| 2015–2018 | Espanyol | ||
| 2018–2019 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Betis B | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Horta (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2020 | Mallorca B | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Manresa | 25 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Mirandés B | 29 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | Mirandés | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Burgos B | 11 | (4) |
| 2023– | Manresa | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rafael represented CF Barceloneta, CF Damm, RCD Espanyol and Real Betis as a youth. On 20 August 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Tercera División side UA Horta for the season.[1]
Rafael made his senior debut on 31 August 2019, starting in a 1–2 home loss against CF Pobla de Mafumet, and scored his first senior goal on 7 September by netting the opener in a 4–0 away routing of CF Igualada. The following 30 January, after scoring nine goals, he left the club and signed for RCD Mallorca's B-team.[2]
On 6 September 2020, Rafael joined CE Manresa also in the fourth tier.[3] On 26 July of the following year, he agreed to a contract with CD Mirandés and was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División RFEF.[4]
Rafael made his first team debut for the Jabatos on 1 December 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Unai Rementería in a 3–0 away win over CD San Roque de Lepe, in the season's Copa del Rey.[5] His professional debut occurred the following 2 January, as he replaced Imanol García de Albéniz late into a 2–0 home win over Real Zaragoza in the Segunda División championship.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Erik Rafael fitxa per l'Horta" [Erik Rafael signs for Horta] (in Catalan). Betevé. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Ferran Tacón i Erik Rafael deixen l'Horta" [Ferrán Tacón and Erik Rafael leave Horta] (in Catalan). Betevé. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "El CE Manresa es reforça amb el davanter Erik Rafael" [CE Manresa bolster themselves with the forward Erik Rafael] (in Catalan). Regió 7. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Villar, Erik Rafael y 'Facu' Moreyra se unen al nuevo proyecto del C.D.Mirandés B" [Fernando Villar, Erik Rafael and 'Facu' Moreyra join the new project of C.D. Mirandés B] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "El Mirandés sigue adelante" [Mirandés go forward] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "El Mirandés se encontró con un Marqués bigoleador" [Mirandés found themselves with a two-goal Marqués] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Víctor Sanchís y Erik Rafael debutan en LaLiga Smartbank" [Víctor Sanchís and Erik Rafael have debuted in LaLiga Smartbank] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
External links edit
- Erik Rafael at BDFutbol
- Erik Rafael at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Erik Rafael at Soccerway