Rafael Santiago Gonçalves, commonly known as Rafael Grampola is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Juventude. Career Early career Rafael Grampola was still an u-20 player with Rio Preto when he played his first competitive games in the 2008 Copa Paulista.</ref> After scoring ten goals in the competition, he was promoted to the senior team to play in the second division of the 2009 Campeonato Paulista. After a successful campaign, scoring seven goals, he was signed by Ipatinga for R$250,000. At Ipatinga he made his national league debut as a substitute in the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B game against Fortaleza. This was his one and only appearance in the competition, and in 2010 he signed initially for Atlético Sorocaba to play the second division of 2010 Campeonato Paulista and then for Caxias do Sul who were to play in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. He was unable to break into the team at Caxias do Sul, and joined Sergipe at the end of the season. Here he quickly became an idol of the club, as top scorer of the 2011 Campeonato Sergipano and being voted best forward in the competition. Bahia Good performances for Sergipe came to the attention of Bahia who signed Rafael Grampola on a deal until the end of 2012. He initially went into the under-23 squad to play in 2011 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia, where he scored two goals against Feirense. He did not repeat this success, and was loaned to Monte Azul in December 2011 to again play in the second division of Campeonato Paulista. He returned to Bahia with an injury, and with Sergipe still owning 20% of the player's rights, an internet campaign was started by fans of the club to secure his return. Instead, he was transferred to Anápolis, and subsequently loaned out to clubs competing in the lower divisions of Campeonato Goiano. Mexico and Gama In December 2013, Rafael Grampola signed for Mexican Ascenso MX side Zacatepec, where he did not have a good experience, getting injured and struggling to get back in the team. After eight months he returned to Brazil with Gama. At the start of his career with Gama he was not popular, being booed by fans during the semi-final of the 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense, however he scored two goals in the final which secured the tournament victory In 2016, although the