Rafael

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Rafael
77

4.57

M.€

1

34

years

GS

Profile of Rafael

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
11
Matches
played
990'
Minutes
played
16
1.45
Goals/90'
3
Matches
unbeaten
2/0
0.18
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

MLS, 5 days ago
Rafael
Rafael Cabral Barbosa
34
years
BRA
Brazil
88
kgs
Goa
position
186
cms
1
shirt number
4.57
M.€
77
ELO

Born on 20 May 1990 in Sorocaba

Personal data
Country of birth
Brazil Brazil
Other nationality
Portugal Portugal
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
South America
Region of birth
South America
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake
Current competition
MLS MLS
Previous club
Grêmio Grêmio
Previous competition
Série A Série A
Historic team
Santos FC Santos FC
Historical competition
Série A Série A
Most common shirt number
1
Other shirt numbers
33, 12

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
MLS
33%
Wins
3 W
0 D
6 L
CONCACAF Champions Cup
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
1 L
Leagues Cup
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 9 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
9
FC Dallas
FC Dallas 12 9 3 3 3 10 11 -1
10
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes 10 9 3 1 5 19 17 +2
11
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake 9 9 3 0 6 8 14 -6
12
St. Louis City
St. Louis City 9 9 2 3 4 5 6 -1
13
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City 7 9 2 1 6 15 19 -4

Attributes

62
jump
68
diving
63
saves
56
kicking
68
Positioning
72
reflexes

Rating progression

77 ▼ -4
2270 10
1777 13
2215 18
2092 19
858 22
1256 24
2119 24
Highest value in career
84 (2023)
Rankings
General
2075º
Age
73º
By country
214º 214º
By position
218º GS GS

Evolution of market value

4 M€ ▼ -1.1
2270 10
1777 13
2215 18
2092 19
858 22
1256 24
2119 24
Highest value in career
23.15M (2013)
Rankings
General
7377º
Age
87º
By country
558º 558º
By position
472º GS GS
Contract information
Provider
Mizuno
Start of contract
31/01/2025
NEW SIGNING
End of contract
31/12/2026
Contract length
25/04/2026
Last signing
31/01/2025
Total transfer window transactions
5M€

Current transfer news

Official
origin_Rafael
Rafael
destination_Rafael
Real Salt Lake sign Rafael from Cruzeiro on a free transfer

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 31/01/2025
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Free transfer
24/25 31/12/2024
Grêmio
Grêmio
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
End of loan
23/24 19/04/2024
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
Grêmio
Grêmio
Loan
21/22 18/01/2022
Reading
Reading
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
Free transfer
19/20 06/08/2019
Escudo
Reading
Reading
Free agent
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 5M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 11
16
1.45
77
Calendar year 11
16
1.45
77
Last 6 months 11
16
1.45
77
Last 365 days 17
24
1.41
79
Last 3 years 120
113
0.94
77
Last 5 years 198
217
1.1
75
Career 476
524
1.1
74

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
Cards
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
2024/25
11 16 1 2 0 11 11 0 990' 34 5.8 77
MLS
MLS
9 14 1 1 0 9 9 0 810' 34 5.7 77
CONCACAF Champions Cup
CONCACAF Champions Cup
2 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 180' 34 5.3 77
Grêmio
Grêmio
2023/24
6 8 0 0 0 6 5 1 456' 34 5.2 82
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
2023/24
15 16 0 0 0 15 15 0 1350' 33 6.7 83
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
2022/23
51 46 0 3 0 51 51 0 4590' 33 7.1 78
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
2021/22
54 45 1 4 0 54 54 0 4860' 32 7.2 70

Teammates

Player rating and role
Diego Luna
F
Diego Luna
76
2
Justen Glad
D
Justen Glad
75
-1
Braian Ojeda
MF
Braian Ojeda
75
1
Diogo Gonçalves
MF
Diogo Gonçalves
74
-1
Z. Macmath
GK
Z. Macmath
74
1
Brayan Vera
D
Brayan Vera
73
-1
D. Marczuk
F
D. Marczuk
73
3
Alexandros Katranis
D
Alexandros Katranis
72
-1
S. Junqua
D
S. Junqua
69
1
J. Brown
D
J. Brown
68
-1
B. Davis
D
B. Davis
65
1
W. Agada
F
W. Agada
64
-1
P. Quinton
D
P. Quinton
63
6
Pablo Ruíz
MF
Pablo Ruíz
62
-6
N. Palacio
MF
N. Palacio
61
-5
L. Brook
F
L. Brook
58
-1
Tyler Wolff
F
Tyler Wolff
53
0
A. Piol
F
A. Piol
52
13
F. Ajago
F
F. Ajago
52
16

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Santos FC
Santos FC
4 189 189 16865' 207 17
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
3 120 120 10800' 107 7
Reading
Reading
3 98 98 8820' 126 4
Napoli
Napoli
3 45 44 3961' 50 0
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
1 11 11 990' 16 2
Grêmio
Grêmio
1 6 5 456' 8 0
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
1 4 4 360' 3 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Série A
Série A
6 137 136 12202' 156 7
Championship
Championship
3 95 95 8550' 121 3
Paulista A1
Paulista A1
3 57 57 5060' 58 4
Série B Brazil
Série B Brazil
1 37 37 3330' 25 3
Serie A
Serie A
4 34 33 3015' 39 0

Teams played for

Santos FC
Santos FC
4 season
Goals conceded
207
189
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro
3 season
Goals conceded
107
120
Reading
Reading
3 season
Goals conceded
126
98
Napoli
Napoli
3 season
Goals conceded
50
45
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
1 season
Goals conceded
16
11
Grêmio
Grêmio
1 season
Goals conceded
8
6
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
1 season
Goals conceded
3
4

For the national team

3775
3 times at International
7
Average number of goals
2.33
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
10
Matches as a starter
3
Debut
30/5/2012
Age on debut
22.0 years old
Last match
9/6/2012
Age in last game
22.1 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
Card
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Brazil
Brazil
2012
3 7 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 22 5.1 78
International Friendly
International Friendly
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 22 5.1 78

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Hulk
F
Hulk
92
0
Neymar
F
Neymar
91
0
Danilo
D
Danilo
90
0
Thiago Silva
D
Thiago Silva
89
0
Marcelo
D
Marcelo
89
0
Casemiro
MF
Casemiro
88
0
David Luiz
D
David Luiz
88
0
Oscar
MF
Oscar
87
0
Lucas Moura
F
Lucas Moura
86
0
Neto
GK
Neto
84
0
Alex Sandro
D
Alex Sandro
83
0
Giuliano
MF
Giuliano
83
0
A. Pato
F
A. Pato
82
0
Leandro Damião
F
Leandro Damião
82
0
Jefferson
GK
Jefferson
80
0
Juan Jesus
D
Juan Jesus
80
0
Sandro
D
Sandro
79
0
Romulo
MF
Romulo
78
0
Rafael
D
Rafael
78
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Brazil
Brazil
1 3 3 270' 7 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 3 3 270' 7 0

Titles

  • Copa Libertadores winner
    Copa Libertadores winner
  • Recopa Sudamericana winner
    Recopa Sudamericana winner
  • Brazilian cup winner
    Brazilian cup winner
  • Italian cup winner
    Italian cup winner
  • Italian Super Cup winner
    Italian Super Cup winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut in category
MLS
MLS
23 FEB. 25
34 years

Best performances