Raphinha: Bio, Age, Salary, Stats, Playing Style, Partner & Net Worth

Raphael Dias Belloli, popular as Raphinha, is one of the best modern-day football players in the world who plays as a forward for La Liga club, Barcelona. The Brazil-born winger has been making waves since his days at Leeds United in the English Premier League. Raphinha is considered the current best player of Barcelona, given his contribution to the Spanish club’s success in both La Liga and UEFA Champions League.

The Brazilian forward is in electric form in the 2024-25 season and looking to finish the calendar year with more than 40 G/A contributions. In his debut season, he won the La Liga title and Supercopa de Espana with the Catalan outfit. After rising through the ranks of Vitoria de Guimaraes, Raphinha has been on an inclined journey in his career.

Raphinha Bio

Raphinha’s Salary & Net Worth

Raphinha has always maintained distance from PR stunts, unlike other big stars in football, which has made it difficult to get hold of his current net worth. However, according to a report published by The Globaldata in 2024, the football superstar has an estimated net worth of around £24 million.

He is one of the most valuable squad members at Barcelona, a stature that earns him a hefty annual salary of £10.3 million for his services. This whopping amount of money has been making him wealthier since 2022.

Brand Endorsements/ Advertisements

As Raphinha is one of the most sought-after forwards in Europe since lighting up the Spanish top flight and European Club tournament, he is endorsed by a big giant of the sports community, Nike. Apart from Nike, he is sponsored by Spotify and UNHCR. The Brazilian starlet’s jersey is made by Nike and UNHCR also has a stake in those.

Raphinha Car Collection

There is not enough information available about the car collection of Barcelona forward Raphinha. However, he has a Mercedes Benz Sedan worth thousands of dollars. He also has two houses in Leeds and Barcelona.

Raphinha’s Wife & Family

Raphinha’s father Rafael Belloli was a drummer for a band named Samba Tri and a big fan of the Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho. The Belloli family got closer to Ronaldinho after he started inviting Raphinha’s father’s band to his house to perform. His mother was a housewife. Raphinha grew up in an ordinary house and faced financial issues in his childhood.

After he started playing football, he started getting attention from everywhere and in 2013, he met his wife Natalia Rodrigues Belloli, who is a fashion influencer. The present happy couple remained as friends until 2021 before getting married in 2022 in an intimate wedding ceremony. In May 2023, Raphinha’s family was completed after the birth of their son, Gael.

Raphinha’s Early Life

Born in a poor family, Raphinha grew up in the Restinga Favela, an outskirt area of Porto Alegre. Due to Ronaldinho’s influence in childhood, Raphinha’s dream of pursuing football was fueled at a tender age. With a dream of playing for Barcelona one day, the young Brazilian knocked on the doors of Internacional and Gremio but returned empty-handed because of his small and weak physique.

But perseverance, grit and dream pushed the Brazilian attacker to choose the wildest form of football in the unofficial tournaments where the players played on muddy and dusty fields with no safety measures, boots or uniforms. From there, the destiny of Raphinha was written.

At the age of 17, he was brought to Imbituba, a small countryside club, before he made his move to Avai at the age of 18. Through consistent hard work and dedication, Raphinha mastered the art of football in his own style and reached Europe after joining Vitoria Guimaraes, a Portuguese club in 2016.

Raphinha’s Career

Club Career

In 2016: Raphinha was signed by Vitoria de Guimaraes and it took him months to blend in European football. In the 2017-18 Europa League, he made his debut against Red Bull Salzburg and won the Player of the tournament for his club in 2017, thanks to an impressive campaign that saw him score 18 goals in all competitions.

In 2018: After his meticulous rise in the Portuguese league, Sporting CP lured him in 2018. But, regular injuries limited his chances in the club and he finished the season with only four goals despite winning Taca da Liga and Taca de Portugal. In Lisbon, he made a friendship bond with the current Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, who used to steer the midfield of Sporting CP back then..

In 2019: With his growing influence on the game, Raphinha became a hot prospect in the transfer market and the French club Rennes signed him by paying a club-record fee of £23 million in 2019. He played for two seasons in Ligue 1 and couldn’t deliver his best for the club as he accumulated only eight goals and seven assists.

In 2020: Raphinha was signed by Leeds United for an undisclosed fee and was brought to the Premier League. The Brazilian star began to impress the English crowd with his quick feet and a bag full of tricks and skills. In the 2021-22 season, he finished the calendar year as the top scorer of Leeds United with 11 goals under his belt.

In 2022: Barcelona paid around £55 million to sign Raphinha on a five-year deal. In September, he scored his first goal for the Catalan giants in a 3-0 win against Sevilla in an away fixture.

In 2023: Raphinha won his first title with Barcelona after beating Real Madrid 3-1 in the final of Supercopa de Espana. Later that year, he was the creator of the winning goal against Espanyol that led Barcelona to the 2022-23 La Liga Champions trophy.

In 2024: Raphinha is currently the best player of Barcelona Football Club. He is scoring and assisting left and right almost on every occasion. He was named player of the match against both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in two important matches where Barcelona defeated them 4-1 and 4-0 respectively. He played a crucial role in beating Real Madrid in the final of the 2025 Supercopa de Espana as well.

International Career

Raphinha had to wait a lot to get a call-up from the Brazil National Football Team as he made his international debut in 2021 in the World Cup qualifiers campaign. He made his full debut in a 3-1 win against Venezuela. He also went to Qatar to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Brazil’s defeat against Croatia made Raphinha’s journey short. He also scored a goal in the 2024 Copa America tournament against Colombia.

Raphinha’s Awards & Achievements