Rafinha Alcántara do Nascimento was born on February 12, 1993 in São Paulo (Brazil) into a family of athletes: his father, Iomar do Nascimento, better known as Mazinho, was a renowned Brazilian soccer player and his mother, Valeria Alcántara, was a soccer player. professional volleyball. Rafinha’s older brother, Thiago Alcántara, is also a footballer.
Rafinha started his career at the Futbol Club Barcelona quarry at the age of 13 and, after a brief assignment to Celta de Vigo, he has never stopped defending the Barça shield. Today he plays as a midfielder in the first team and is an Olympic medalist with Brazil.