Raul Steffens

Raul
Personal information
Full name Raul Jonas Steffens
Date of birth (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997
Place of birth Lagoa dos Três Cantos, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AVS
Youth career
Juventude
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Juventude 5 (0)
2019 → Cianorte (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → FC Cascavel (loan) 26 (0)
2021 Aimoré 10 (0)
2021 CSA 1 (0)
2022 Novo Hamburgo 3 (0)
2022 Criciúma 0 (0)
2023 Barra-SC 0 (0)
2023–2024 São Luiz 11 (0)
2024–2026 Botafogo 10 (0)
2026– AVS 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:35, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Raul Jonas Steffens (born 28 July 1997), known as Raul, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AVS.

Career

Early career

Raul was born in Lagoa dos Três Cantos, Rio Grande do Sul,[1] and was a Juventude youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 9 April 2017, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss to rivals Caxias.[2]

After spending the most of his spell as a backup to Douglas Silva, Matheus Cavichioli and Marcelo Carné, Raul was loaned to Cianorte on 15 April 2019.[3] On 25 September, after making no appearances for the club, he moved to FC Cascavel also in a temporary deal.[4]

A regular starter with Cascavel, Raul signed for Aimoré on 4 January 2021,[5] and was a first-choice during the 2021 Campeonato Gaúcho. On 16 April, he joined Série B side CSA,[6] but was mainly a fourth-choice behind Thiago Rodrigues, Lucas Frigeri and Darley.

On 21 December 2021, Raul was announced at Novo Hamburgo for the upcoming season.[7] Again a backup, he moved to second division club Criciúma on 30 March,[8] but left the club without appearing in any matches and signed for Barra-SC on 1 December.[9]

São Luiz

On 14 May 2023, Raul was announced at São Luiz.[10] He was an immediate starter for the club, winning the Copa FGF and the Recopa Gaúcha with them.[1]

Botafogo

On 7 March 2024, Raul signed a contract with Série A side Botafogo until the end of 2025.[11] He spent his first year as a third-choice behind John and Gatito Fernández, only making his club debut on 10 January 2025, in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca loss to Maricá.[12]

While still a third-choice behind Neto and Léo Linck, Raul renewed his link until March 2027 on 28 October 2025.[13] He only made his top tier debut on 4 December of that year, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Cruzeiro as Neto and Linck were both out injured.[14]

As Neto and Linck recovered, Raul was initially back to the third-choice spot for the 2026 season, but became a starter in March after the other two players were in poor form.[15]

Career statistics

As of 23 March 2026[16]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventude 2017 Série B 101000——20
2018 000000—6[a]060
2019 003000——30
Total 104000—60110
Cianorte (loan) 2019 Série D 00————00
FC Cascavel (loan) 2020 Série D 110150———260
Aimoré 2021 Série D 00100———100
CSA 2021 Série B 1000——0010
Novo Hamburgo 2022 Gaúcho —30———30
Criciúma 2022 Série B 0000———00
Barra-SC 2023 Catarinense —00———00
São Luiz 2023 Gaúcho ————11[a]0110
2024 —11010—1[b]0130
Total —11010—120240
Botafogo 2024 Série A 00——00—00
2025 205010000080
2026 30500000—80
Total 50100100000160
Career total 1805302000180910
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha

Honours

CSA

Criciúma

São Luiz

Botafogo

References

  1. 1 2 "Atuando pelo São Luiz de Ijuí, goleiro Raul de Lagoa dos Três Cantos conquista a Recopa Gaúcha" [Playing for São Luiz de Ijuí, goalkeeper Raul from Lagoa dos Três Cantos win the Recopa Gaúcha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lagoa dos Três Cantos. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Identificado com o clube, Raul ganha mais uma chance como titular no Juventude" [Identified with the club, Raul receives another chance as a starter at Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Goleiro Raul é emprestado pelo Juventude para clube paranaense" [Goalkeeper Raul is loaned from Juventude to paranaense club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sananduva e Raul serão emprestados pelo Juventude até o final de 2020" [Sananduva and Raul will be loaned by Juventude until the end of 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Goleiro Raul se apresenta ao Aimoré, em 15 de janeiro" [Goalkeeper Raul presents himself at Aimoré, on 15 January] (in Brazilian Portuguese). JE Acontece. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Direção do CSA contrata e regulariza o goleiro Raul" [CSA's board sign and register goalkeeper Raul] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Raul e Escobar são os novos reforços do Noia para o Gauchão" [Raul and Escobar are the new additions of Noia for the Gauchão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Novo Hamburgo. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Criciúma anuncia a contratação do goleiro Raul, ex-Novo Hamburgo" [Criciúma announce the signing of goalkeeper Raul, formerly of Novo Hamburgo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sem atuar pelo Tigre nesta temporada, goleiro Raul é anunciado no Barra" [Without playing for Tigre this season, goalkeeper Raul is announced at Barra] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Engeplus. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "São Luiz anuncia goleiro Raul" [São Luiz announce goalkeeper Raul] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC São Luiz. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Oportunidade merecida" [Deserved opportunity] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Raul estreia pelo Botafogo depois de 10 meses e tem confiança por espaço: "Meu momento"" [Raul debuts for Botafogo after 10 months and trusts in having space: "My moment"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Contrato renovado" [Contract renewed] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Com quatro titulares em 2025, Botafogo revive dilema no gol antes de duelo decisivo no Brasileiro" [With four starters in 2025, Botafogo relive dillema in goal before decisive match in the Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Goleiro Raul supera desconfiança e é destaque do Botafogo mais de dois anos após brilhar no futebol gaúcho" [Goalkeeper Raul overcomes lack of trust and is the spotlight of Botafogo more than two years after shining in the gaúcho football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Raul at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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