Rafael Papagaio is a 27-year-old professional football player from BRA. He currently plays for Kyoto Sanga, wearing the number 9 shirt. He plays primarily as a Forward. He stands at 179cm tall and weighs 76kg. His preferred foot is Right. His current market value is estimated at 3.2M €.

His most recent move was a Free from Cruzeiro Esporte Clube to Kyoto Sanga on 2025-01-20. The reported fee was 1.4M €.

In the Japanese J1 League 2026 season, Rafael Papagaio scored 3 goals and provided 1 assists across 4 appearances, averaging 0.8 goals per game with 15 shots attempted and 8 on target.