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Rafael Leão
Attacker#17

Rafael Leão

PortugalPortugalPortugalPortugal

Attacker

Position

Portugal

Nationality

Portugal's electrifying winger with blistering pace and silky skills. Leão can change any game in an instant with his direct running.

International career

48

Caps

5

Intl goals

5

Intl assists

Career clubs

Career transfers

  1. 1 Aug 2019Transfer
  2. 8 Aug 2018

Honours

Super Cup

Winner

Italy · 2× (2025, 2023)

Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi

Winner

Italy · 2× (2024, 2023)

Serie A

Winner

Italy · 3× (2023/2024, 2021/2022, 2020/2021)

Júniores U19

Winner

Portugal · 2× (2017/2018, 2016/2017)

Taça da Liga

Winner

Portugal · 1× (2017/2018)

UEFA U17 Championship

Winner

Europe · 1× (2015/2016)

Coppa Italia

Runner-up

Italy · 1× (2024/2025)

UEFA U21 Championship

Runner-up

Europe · 1× (2019/2021)

Ligue 1

Runner-up

France · 1× (2018/2019)

Taça de Portugal

Runner-up

Portugal · 1× (2017/2018)

UEFA U19 Championship

Runner-up

Europe · 1× (2016/2017)

Injury record

Calf Injury

Aug 2025

Hamstring

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025

Hamstring

Nov 2023 – Dec 2023

Ankle/Foot Injury

Aug 2018 – Sept 2018

24 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Recent form

Season by season

SeasonTeamAppsGoalsAssistsRating
2025AC Milan301036.89
2024AC Milan7114127.10
2023AC Milan5716147.39
2022AC Milan6420126.98
2021AC Milan5817107.08

Discipline

45

Yellow cards

1

Red cards

262

Fouls

Strengths

Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.

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World Cup history

2022: Quarter-final | 2026: Portugal's X-factor

Career highlights

  • Serie A MVP at 23
  • AC Milan's most valuable player
  • Fastest player in Serie A

Achievements

Serie A Champion 2022Serie A MVP 2022Portuguese international