Rafael Bio
| Full Name | Rafael Pereira da Silva | 
| Birth Date | July 9, 1990 | 
| Birth Place | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 
| Age | 18 | 
| Position | Defender | 
| Squad # | 21 | 
Rafael signed for Manchester United along with his twin brother Fabio in January 2008.
The Brazilian is a right-back who is also able to play as a right-sided midfielder.
He was part of his country's squad at the World Under-17 Championships in 2007.
He began his career at Fluminense as a youth where he was initally spotted by United's scouting network.
Sir Alex Ferguson was hugely impressed with his performance against Peterborough in a pre-season friendly in August 2008.
That led to Rafael making his debut for the Red Devils at the start of the 2008/09 season, replacing fellow young star Frazier Cambpell for the final 10 minutes.
The player is at attcking full-back who loves to get forward and join in with the attack.
Fabio Bio
| Full Name | Fabio Pereira da Silva | 
| Birth Date | July 9, 1990 | 
| Birth Place | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 
| Age | 18 | 
| Position | Defender | 
| Squad # | 20 | 
Like his twin brother Rafael, Fabio moved to Manchester United in January 2008 after being spotted playing for Fluminese in his homeland of Brazil.
With his brother a right-back, Fabio could complete a twin full-back pairing as he is left-footed. They are both attack-minded defenders.
Fabio was the captain of Brazil at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup and also top scored, winning rave reviews.
He is also a dead-ball expert.
 

 
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