# Raja Rafe

Raja Rafe (Arabic: رَجَا رَافِع; born 1 May 1983 in Jaramana, Rif Dimashq, Syria) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a striker for Taliya SC, which competes in the Syrian Premier League, and is a member of the Syria national football team.
Rafe is Syria's all-time second goalscorer with 32 goals in 84 matches, preceded by Firas Al-Khatib.

## International goals

    Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 17 December 2002 | Al Kuwait SC Stadium, Kuwait City | Yemen | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
| 2. | 21 December 2002 | Al Kuwait SC Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
| 3. | 21 December 2002 | Al Kuwait SC Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
| 4. | 21 December 2002 | Al Kuwait SC Stadium, Kuwait City | Lebanon | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2002 Arab Nations Cup |
| 5. | 14 November 2003 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
| 6. | 23 March 2004 | Jounieh Municipal Stadium, Jounieh | Lebanon | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 19 April 2004 | Khartoum | Sudan | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 1 June 2004 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 3 June 2004 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 10. | 10 June 2004 | Khaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium, Homs | Tajikistan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11. | 19 June 2004 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | Lebanon | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2004 WAFF Championship |
| 12. | 23 June 2004 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | Jordan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2004 WAFF Championship |
| 13. | 25 June 2004 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | Iran | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2004 WAFF Championship |
| 14. | 8 September 2004 | Central Stadium, Dushanbe | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 15. | 6 October 2004 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 16. | 26 January 2005 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait | 2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 17. | 9 November 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | Indonesia | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 18. | 18 November 2007 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Indonesia | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 19. | 18 November 2007 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Indonesia | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 20. | 18 November 2007 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Indonesia | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 21. | 17 May 2008 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Iraq | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 22. | 27 December 2008 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 23. | 18 January 2009 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Turkmenistan | 2–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 24. | 23 January 2009 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| – | 5 June 2009 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Sierra Leone | ?–? | 6–0 | Unofficial friendly |
| – | 5 June 2009 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Sierra Leone | ?–? | 6–0 | Unofficial friendly |
| 25. | 8 November 2009 | SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi | Thailand | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 26. | 14 November 2009 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi | Vietnam | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
| 27. | 23 January 2010 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 28. | 15 October 2013 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |
| 29. | 31 March 2015 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 30. | 31 March 2015 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe | Tajikistan | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 31. | 11 June 2015 | Samen Stadium, Mashhad | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 32. | 11 June 2015 | Samen Stadium, Mashhad | Afghanistan | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Individual
* Syrian League Top Goalscorer: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016.