Raí Nascimento

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.

Raí Nascimento de Oliveira (born 18 May 1998), sometimes known simply as Raí, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ludogorets Razgrad.

Raí Nascimento

Personal information
Full name	Raí Nascimento de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II
Number	21
Youth career
2012–2013	Stadium Casablanca
2013–2014	Stadium Venecia
2016–2017	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Alfindén	34	(24)
2016–2018	Zaragoza B	21	(2)
2017–2021	Zaragoza	8	(0)
2019–2020	→ Ibiza (loan)	36	(5)
2021	Deportivo La Coruña	13	(0)
2021–2023	Bahia	34	(4)
2023–	Ludogorets Razgrad II	11	(5)
2023–	Ludogorets Razgrad	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:39, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Raí Nascimento moved to Spain at the age of 14 and joined AD Stadium Casablanca's youth setup. In 2014, after representing Stadium Venecia, he moved to AD Alfindén in the regional leagues.^[1][2]

Raí made his senior debut on 21 December 2014, aged just 16, by starting in a 2–2 Primera Regional away draw against El Gancho CF. His first goal came on the following 18 January, the last in a 2–0 win at CD Perdiguera; he finished the season with eleven goals in just 15 appearances.

Zaragoza

In August 2016, Raí joined Real Zaragoza,^[1] but could not play until January due to the lack of international clearance.^[3] Initially assigned to the youth teams,^[4] he made his debut for the B-team on 8 January 2017 starting and scoring in a 2–4 Tercera División away loss against CD Belchite 97.^[5] He also scored in his second appearance late in the month, netting the fifth in a 5–0 home routing of AD Sabiñánigo.^[6]

Raí made his first team debut on 19 March 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rolf Feltscher in a 1–2 home loss against Sevilla Atlético in the Segunda División.^[7] On 27 April he extended his contract until 2021,^[8] and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 6 June.^[9]

On 29 January 2019, Raí was loaned to Segunda División B side UD Ibiza until the end of the season.^[10] On 11 July, his loan was renewed for a further year.^[11]

After returning from loan, Raí was assigned to the main squad, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 28 September 2020.^[12] The following 25 January, however, he terminated his contract after appearing rarely.^[13]

Deportivo La Coruña

On 27 January 2021, Raí agreed to a short-term deal with Deportivo de La Coruña in the third division.^[14]

Bahia

On 23 September 2021, Raí returned to his home country after signing for Série A side Bahia until June 2022.^[15]

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 7 February 2023, Raí signed a contract with Ludogorets Razgrad.^[16]

Career statistics

As of 20 July 2023^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alfindén	2014–15	Primera Regional	15	11	—		—		—		—		15	11
	2015–16[18]		19	13	—		—		—		—		19	13
	Total		34	24	—		—		—		—		34	24
Zaragoza B	2016–17[19]	Tercera División	4	4	—		—		—		2[a]	0	6	4
	2017–18	Segunda División B	21	2	—		—		—		—		21	2
	Total		25	6	—		—		—		2	0	27	6
Zaragoza	2016–17	Segunda División	2	0	—		0	0	—		—		2	0
	2017–18		0	0	—		2	0	—		—		2	0
	2018–19		1	0	—		1	0	—		—		2	0
	2020–21		5	0	—		2	1	—		—		7	1
	Total		8	0	—		5	1	—		—		13	1
Ibiza (loan)	2018–19	Segunda División B	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
	2019–20		23	4	—		0	0	—		1[a]	0	24	4
	Total		35	5	—		0	0	—		1	0	36	5
Deportivo La Coruña	2020–21	Segunda División B	13	0	—		0	0	—		—		13	0
Bahia	2021[20]	Série A	15	3	8	3	—		—		—		23	6
	2022[20]	Série B	19	1	8	1	3	0	—		—		30	2
	Total		34	4	16	4	3	0	—		0	0	53	8
Ludogorets Razgrad	2022–23	Bulgarian First League	7	0	—		4	0	—		—		11	0
Career total			156	37	16	4	12	1	0	0	3	0	187	42

1. Appearance(s) in promotion playoffs

References

1. "Raí Nascimento, una apuesta brasileña en edad juvenil" [Raí Nascimento, a Brazilian bet in a young age] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. "Radiografía a Raí" [X-ray to Raí] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
3. "El Zaragoza inscribirá al brasileño Raí el 2 de enero" [Zaragoza will register the Brazilian Raí on 2 January] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
4. "El Zaragoza inscribe a Raí y Raúl Agné ya puede contar con él" [Zaragoza register Raí and Raúl Agné already can count with him] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
5. "C.D. Belchite 97 4–2 Deportivo Aragón | Crónica" [C.D. Belchite 97 4–2 Deportivo Aragón | Report] (in Spanish). Aúpa Deportivo Aragón. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
6. "Deportivo Aragón 5–0 AD. Sabiñanigo | Crónica" [Deportivo Aragón 5–0 AD. Sabiñanigo | Report] (in Spanish). Aúpa Deportivo Aragón. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
7. "El Sevilla Atlético hunde al Zaragoza en el descuento y con un jugador de portero" [Sevilla Atlético sink Zaragoza in the stoppage time and with a field player as a goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
8. "Raí Nascimento renueva con el Real Zaragoza por cuatro temporadas" [Raí Nascimento renews with Real Zaragoza for four seasons] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
9. "Cinco futbolistas que iniciaron la campaña en el Deportivo Aragón estarán en el primer equipo" [Five players who started the season with Deportivo Aragón will be in the first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
10. "Acuerdo para la cesión de Raí Nascimento al Ibiza" [Agreement for the loan of Raí Nascimento to Ibiza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
11. "Acuerdo con el UD Ibiza para la cesión de Raí por una temporada más" [Agreement with UD Ibiza for the loan of Raí for one further season] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
12. "Raí Nascimento renueva con el Real Zaragoza hasta 2023" [Raí Nascimento renews with Real Zaragoza until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
13. "El Real Zaragoza y Raí acuerdan el final de su relación contractual" [Real Zaragoza and Raí agree the end of their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
14. "Raí Nascimento, nuevo jugador del Dépor 20·21" [Raí Nascimento, new player of Dépor 20–21] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
15. "Bem-vindo, Raí" [Welcome, Raí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
16. "Лудогорец привлече бразилско крило" [Ludogorets signed with Brazilian winger] (in Bulgarian). Ludogorets.com. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
17. Raí Nascimento at BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
18. "NASCIMENTO DE OLIVEIRA, RAI" (in Spanish). Aragonese Football Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
19. Raí Nascimento at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
20. Raí at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

External links

• Raí at BDFutbol