Leonardo Rafael dos Santos (born 25 April 2001), known as Léo Rafael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ceará.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Rafael dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ceará | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Barretos | ||
| 2017 | Rio Claro | ||
| 2017–2018 | Juventude | ||
| 2018–2019 | Bragantino | ||
| 2021 | Ceará | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Grêmio Osasco | 6 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Caldense | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Ceará | 4 | (1) |
| 2023 | → América-RN (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Léo Rafael played youth football for Barretos, Rio Claro, Juventude and Bragantino, leaving the latter in 2019 when the club merged with Red Bull Brasil.[1] He subsequently joined Grêmio Osasco, and made his senior debut during the 2019 Copa Paulista.
On 12 September 2020, Léo Rafael signed for Caldense.[2] The following 17 March, he moved to Ceará, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[1]
On 6 September 2021, Léo Rafael renewed his contract with Ceará for a further year.[3] He was promoted to the first team on 27 December,[4] and made his first team debut for the club the following 22 February, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Cearense home win over Iguatu.[5]
Léo Rafael made his Série A debut on 17 April 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Richard in a 1–3 home loss against Botafogo.[6]
Career statistics edit
- As of 18 April 2022[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio Osasco | 2019 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8[a] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Caldense | 2020 | Série D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ceará | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours edit
- Ceará
References edit
- ^ a b "Léo Rafael é o novo reforço do sub-20 do Ceará" [Léo Rafael is the new addition of the under-20s of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte News Mundo. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Caldense confirma mais seis reforços para a disputa da Série D" [Caldense confirm six more additions for the Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Caldense. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Com multa altíssima, Ceará renova contrato do meia do Sub-20 Léo Rafael" [With a very high release clause, Ceará renew contract of the midfielder of the under-20s Léo Rafael] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Meia Léo Rafael será integrado ao Ceará de Tiago Nunes" [Léo Rafael will integrated into Tiago Nunes' Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Técnico do Ceará explica opção e elogia Léo Rafael após titularidade: 'Tem se destacado" [Ceará manager explains option and praises Léo Rafael after starting spot: 'He has been standing out'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE45. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Com dois de Erison, Botafogo bate Ceará por 3 a 1 e vence a primeira no Brasileirão" [With two goals from Erison, Botafogo defeat Ceará by 3–1 and win the first one in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Léo Rafael at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
External links edit
- Ceará profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)