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Raí da Silva Pessanha (born 21 April 2002), simply known as Raí, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo.

Club career

Born in the neighborhood of Maré, Rio de Janeiro, Raí joined Botafogo in 2015, aged 13.^[1] After impressing with the under-20s in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he made his first team debut on 30 January of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Breno in a 2–0 Campeonato Carioca home win over Bangu.^[2]

Raí scored his first senior goal on 3 February 2022, scoring his team's fourth in a 4–2 home win over Madureira.^[3]

As of 21 March 2023.^[4]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Botafogo	2022	Série A	0	0	9	1	0	0	—		—		9	1
Botafogo	2023	Série A	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
Career total			0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1

^ "Jovem do Botafogo tem nome de craque e quase foi dispensado por ser pequeno" [Botafogo youngster has the name of a star and was nearly released due to being small] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Preparador usa exemplos de Erison, Raí e Felipe Ferreira em preleção na vitória do Botafogo: 'Tem que ser f...'" [Fitness coach uses examples of Erison, Raí and Felipe Ferreira in pre-match talk on Botafogo's victory: 'You have to be damn good'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Humildade, destaque na Copinha e 'técnica de camisa 10': quem é Raí, meia que selou a vitória do Botafogo" [Humbleness, spotlight in the Copinha and 'tecnique of a number 10': who is Raí, midfielder who sealed Botafogo's victory] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ Raí at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2022.