GOAL reports that Barcelona and Brazil winger Raphinha is in Singapore for two friendlies with the Brazil national team, with his club-and-country travel set to amount to roughly two full trips around the globe in 98 days.
Upcoming club journeys
GOAL reports that before the end of the month, Raphinha is due to travel to Azerbaijan and La Coruña with Barcelona. On 23 November, he is due to travel from Barcelona to Baku, a journey of 3,958 kilometres, before returning from Baku to Barcelona on 25 November over the same distance. On 28 November, he is due to travel from Barcelona to La Coruña, a journey of 1,085 kilometres, before returning to Barcelona on 29 November.
GOAL reports that Raphinha will face Deportivo La Coruña at the Riazor for the first time on 29 November. Five days after flying home from Singapore, he is scheduled to travel with Barcelona to Azerbaijan for a Champions League tie, adding another 7,916 kilometres, followed by a 2,170-kilometre journey to La Coruña.
Club and country mileage
GOAL reports that since 23 August, when Barcelona opened their La Liga campaign against Elche, Raphinha has travelled a total of 76,761 kilometres for club and country. GOAL states that the shortest lap of the world along the equator covers 40,075 kilometres, and reports that Raphinha has circled the planet almost twice in a little over three months.
GOAL states that Raphinha's total distance travelled for Barcelona matches is 19,838 kilometres, while his total distance travelled for Brazil matches is 53,923 kilometres. For all those air miles, he has scored 19 goals in a Barcelona shirt this season.
Injuries and minutes management
GOAL reports that Raphinha has suffered three muscle injuries across his last three Brazil appearances, leading to an agreement with coach Carlo Ancelotti to manage his minutes.
GOAL reports that in late September, after travelling 18,350 kilometres and playing two friendlies in Australia, Raphinha picked up a muscle oedema in his right thigh. He did not play again for two weeks, then returned to action against Real Betis. GOAL reports that he managed just an hour against Paris Saint-Germain and sat out the 4,468-kilometre round trip to Istanbul for the game against Galatasaray.
Listed journeys
GOAL lists Raphinha's journey from Barcelona to Valencia on 5 September and his return on 6 September at 348 kilometres each way. It also lists journeys from Barcelona to Valencia on 12 September and from Valencia to Barcelona on 13 September, again at 348 kilometres each way.
GOAL lists a 993-kilometre journey from Barcelona to Seville and the same journey back on 19 September. It lists the 15,873-kilometre trip from Barcelona to Townsville on 21 September, the 2,477-kilometre journey from Townsville to Melbourne on 26 September and the 16,827-kilometre return from Melbourne to Barcelona on 30 September.
GOAL also lists journeys from Barcelona to Seville on 16 October and back on 18 October, both covering 993 kilometres, followed by trips from Barcelona to Paris on 19 October and back on 20 October, both covering 1,038 kilometres. Raphinha travelled from Barcelona to Singapore on 11 November, a distance of 10,873 kilometres, and is due to travel back to Barcelona on 18 November over the same distance.
GOAL, citing Mundo Deportivo, reports that Raphinha does not wear a hat or a bow tie.
