Léo_Rafael
Léo Rafael
Brazilian footballer
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 | (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23) | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
- 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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
- Ceará
- "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.
- Ceará profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)