Born in
Rio de Janeiro, Augusto graduated from the youth academy of
Fluminense and made his senior debut in the
Série A season. After playing for
Duque de Caxias and
América-RN in his country on loan, he joined
Major League Soccer club
D.C. United on loan on 28 July 2012. On 11 November, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute for the injured
Marcelo Saragosa in a 3–1 defeat against
Houston Dynamo. On 14 June 2013, he returned to his parent club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. Seven days later, he joined Polish club
Legia Warsaw on a loan deal. On 14 May 2014, manager
Henning Berg announced that Augusto would return to
Flu in summer. After loan stints with
Bangu and
Madureira in 2015, Augusto was loaned out to
Indian Super League club
Chennaiyin FC on 11 August 2015. On 18 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against
ATK. Although his club went on to win the league, he missed the final due to an injury. On 17 July 2016, he signed permanently with the club. He went on to play all the matches for the club during the
season. On 31 January 2017, Augusto was reloaned to Brazilian club Bangu. On 20 July, he signed a two-year contract extension. He played 18 times during the
2017–18 season, scoring three goals and adding one assist, with his side winning the league. On 24 August 2019, Augusto signed for Bengaluru FC on a two-year deal, that kept him with the Blues till the end of the 2020–21 season. On 30 November 2020, Augusto signed for
Abahani Limited Dhaka in
Bangladesh Football Premier League. Raphael Augusto made his debut for Bashundhara Kings 12 august in Qatar during the AFC Challenge League. ==Honours==