Rafael Gava
# Rafael Gava

Rafael Gustavo Meneghel Gava (born 20 May 1993), known as Rafael Gava, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Avaí.

## Club career

On 24 June 2019, Gava signed a 3-year contract with Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira. The following 28 January, he was loaned back to his home country with Cuiabá.

On 24 October 2020, Gava signed a permanent deal with Cuiabá until April 2022. The following 1 March, after helping the Dourado in their first-ever promotion to the Série A, he renewed his contract until December 2023.

## Career statistics

    As of 26 February 2023.

| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| ASA | 2014 | Série C | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Lajeadense | 2015 | Gaúcho | — | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Londrina | 2015 | Série C | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Londrina | 2016 | Série B | 30 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 6 |
| Londrina | 2017 | Série B | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Londrina | Total | Total | 61 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 95 | 8 |
| Caxias | 2018 | Série D | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Caxias | 2019 | Série D | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 9 |
| Caxias | Total | Total | 19 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 11 |
| Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cuiabá | 2020 | Série B | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| Cuiabá | 2021 | Série A | 31 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
| Cuiabá | 2022 | Série A | 29 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 2 |
| Cuiabá | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Cuiabá | Total | Total | 81 | 9 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 14 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 177 | 17 | 107 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 309 | 37 |

* ↑ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

## Honours

### Cuiabá

* Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2021, 2022, 2023
