Raphinha injury crisis: three Brazil trips in 2026, three injuries

Raphinha has suffered three injuries across Brazil's 2026 FIFA windows; he now travels to Singapore for friendlies against Japan and Singapore on Nov 14–17, raising fresh injury concerns at Barcelona.

Barcelona captain Raphinha has been injured in all three FIFA international windows of 2026, a troubling pattern that has Barcelona worried ahead of his latest trip with Brazil to Singapore.

Raphinha suffered a muscular problem on March 26 in a friendly against France in Boston, ruling him out of Barcelona's Champions League quarter-final against Atlético Madrid. He was injured again during the World Cup in Philadelphia on June 20 in a group-stage match against Haiti and did not play again in the tournament. Most recently, he was hurt on September 29 in Sydney in a meaningless friendly against Australia.

Now Brazil travels to Singapore for friendlies against Japan and Singapore on November 14 and 17. If Raphinha plays both matches, he will have minimal preparation time before Barcelona's league match against Villarreal on November 22.

The club is particularly concerned given the injury history and Raphinha's importance to the team—he has 19 goals and three assists this season and is Barcelona's top scorer, captain, and a key player under manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Raphinha recently renewed his contract through 2030 and said he knows how to manage himself, but Barcelona faces a tense period with the league title, Champions League top-eight qualification, and Copa del Rey all at stake in the coming weeks.