Rafa Soares
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Rafael Soares Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Marco de Canaveses, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave (on loan from Porto) | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Alpendorada | ||
| 2005–2014 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Porto B | 61 | (8) |
| 2016 | → Académica (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Rio Ave (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2012 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Portugal U19 | 30 | (2) |
| 2014 | Portugal U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014– | Portugal U21 | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016. | |||
Luís Rafael Soares Alves (born 9 May 1995), commonly known as Rafa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left back for Rio Ave F.C. on loan from FC Porto.
Club career
Born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, Rafa joined FC Porto's youth system in 2005. from local FC Alpendorada. On 21 August 2013, while still a junior, he made his professional debut with the former's B-team, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win against Portimonense SC for the Segunda Liga championship.[1]
From January 2016 to June 2017, Rafa was on loan to Académica de Coimbra and Rio Ave FC, with both clubs competing in the Primeira Liga.
Club statistics
- As of 3 September 2016[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2013–14 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 8 | — | — | — | 61 | 8 | ||||
| Académica (loan) | 2015–16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2016–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career Total | 78 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 10 | |
References
- ↑ "Portimonense-FC Porto B, 0–1: O "miúdo" deu 3 pontos" [Portimonense-FC Porto B, 0–1: The "kid" gave 3 points] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ "Rafa". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
External links
- Rafa at thefinalball.com
- Rafa profile at ForaDeJogo
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