Rafa Soares

Rafa
Personal information
Full name Luís Rafael Soares Alves
Date of birth (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995
Place of birth Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 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)
2016Académica (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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2013–14 111111
2014–15 302302
2015–16 205205
Total618618
Académica (loan) 2015–16 151000000151
Total151000000151
Rio Ave (loan) 2016–17 2100002041
Career Total78100000208010

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Rafa". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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