Born in Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Raphael began his career as a forward, but soon moved into a centre-back position.
[1] After making his senior debut with Portuguese Terceira Divisão side Canas Senhorim in 2011, he returned to his home country with Duque de Caxias in the following year.
He subsequently served loans at CRB,[7] Tigres do Brasil, Macaé[8] and Maltese side Ħamrun Spartans,[9] before returning to his parent club on 12 May 2017.
In 2022, Sérgio Raphael switched teams and countries again, after agreeing to a deal with Naft Al-Basra in Iraq.
[16] After spending a period without a club and working as a model, Sérgio Raphael signed for Nova Iguaçu on 18 December 2023.