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Rafa Rodrigues

Rafa Rodrigues

Defender - Left-Back  at Al-Ain FC
Age24
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.83 m
Footleft
BornJanuary 27, 2002
at Al-Ain FC 300 days · joined 2025-07-28
👕100+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €800k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
19/20
debut season
0.03
goals / match
SL Benfica B
top club · 76 apps

Career highs

€1.80m
peak value · 2023
top transfer fee
2
best season · 21/22
38 / 1
int'l caps / goals
167Appearances
5Goals
8Assists
34Yellow cards
0Red cards
63Full matches (90′)
Full nameRafa Rodrigues
Name in home countryRafael Vela Rodrigues
Date of birth2002-01-27 (24 yrs)
Place of birthOliveira do Bairro, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height183.00 m
Current clubAl-Ain FC
On loan from ↩ SL Benfica B parent contract: 2026-06-30
Joined2025-07-28
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentAS1
Outfitteradidas
Jun 2026
Transfer: Al-Ain → Benfica B
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
Transfer: Benfica B → Al-Ain
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Al-Ain FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2025
Transfer: Avs FS → Benfica B
24/25 · Return from loan
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: Benfica B → Avs FS
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — Avs Futebol
24 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — SL Benfica B
28 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
2022 — SL Benfica UEFA U19
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica U23, SL Benfica UEFA U19
35 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Benfica U23 → Benfica B
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica U23
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Benfica U23
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — SL Benfica U23, SL Benfica UEFA U19
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Benfica U17 → Benfica U19
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: Benfica U15 → Benfica U17
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Benfica Yth → Benfica U15
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: CB Estarreja F. → Benfica Yth
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: O. Bairro Fo. → CB Estarreja F.
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.80m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
5,630 min
Minutes played by club
Al-Ain FC 0.0%
Avs Futebol 18.2%
SL Benfica B 40.4%
SL Benfica 0.0%
SL Benfica UEFA U19 16.0%
SL Benfica U23 25.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Al-Ain FC 1 25/26 25/26 4 0 0 0
Avs Futebol 1 24/25 24/25 24 1 1 1,027
SL Benfica B 4 20/21 23/24 76 1 5 2,276
SL Benfica 1 22/23 22/23 0 0 0 0
SL Benfica UEFA U19 3 19/20 21/22 14 1 2 899
SL Benfica U23 3 19/20 21/22 49 2 0 1,428

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€450K2€900K3€1.4M4€1.8M19/20 — 1 assists119/2020/21 — 1 goals (SL Benfica U23)120/2121/22 — 2 goals (SL Benfica UEFA U19)21/22 — 2 assists421/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/24 — 1 goals (SL Benfica B)23/24 — 3 assists423/2424/25 — 1 goals (Avs Futebol)24/25 — 1 assists224/2525/2621/22 — €225K22/23 — €875K23/24 — €1.8M24/25 — €1.8M25/26 — €800KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

19/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/212022: 00202221/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

19/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212022: 00202221/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 UAE League Cup Al-Ain FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 UAE Pro League Al-Ain FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Liga Portugal Avs Futebol 21 1 0 5 0 1,027
24/25 Play-Off Liga Portugal Avs Futebol 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Taça de Portugal Avs Futebol 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 28 1 3 8 0 2,276
22/23 Champions League SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 31 0 1 8 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 16 0 1 3 0 0
21/22 Liga Revelação SL Benfica U23 4 1 0 2 0 360
21/22 Revelação U23 - Championship SL Benfica U23 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 U-23 Cup Portugal SL Benfica U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 10 1 1 1 0 899
2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup SL Benfica UEFA U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga Revelação SL Benfica U23 8 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Liga Revelação - Second Round SL Benfica U23 13 1 0 2 0 1,068
20/21 U-23 Cup Portugal SL Benfica U23 4 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 Liga Revelação SL Benfica U23 15 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 3 0 1 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2010-07-01 O. Bairro Fo. CB Estarreja F. Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 CB Estarreja F. Benfica Yth Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 Benfica Yth Benfica U15 Transfer 0
17/18 2017-07-01 Benfica U15 Benfica U17 Transfer 0
19/20 2019-07-01 Benfica U17 Benfica U19 Transfer 0
19/20 2020-01-01 Benfica U19 Benfica U23 Transfer 0
21/22 2021-07-01 Benfica U23 Benfica B Transfer 0
24/25 2024-07-09 Benfica B Avs FS Loan 1800000
24/25 2025-06-30 Avs FS Benfica B Return from loan 800000
25/26 2025-07-28 Benfica B Al-Ain Loan 800000
25/26 2026-06-30 Al-Ain Benfica B Return from loan 800000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
23/24 unknown injury 2023-09-04 2023-09-25 22 3
24/25 unknown injury 2024-08-13 2024-08-18 6 1
24/25 Muscle injury 2024-12-02 2025-01-02 32 4
Current€800k
Peak€1.80m
Low€175k
Δ since start+€575k
€175k€581k€988k€1.39m€1.80m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €675k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €875k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31372 #5 6 0 former national player
Team #23137 #5 6 0 former national player
Team #16374 #5 13 1 recent national player
Team #16373 #15 9 0 former national player
Team #16372 #16 1 0 former national player
Team #16371 #16 3 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Hugo Félix 2 0 727
Tomás Araújo 2 0 0
Lenny Lacroix 1 0 0
André Gomes 1 0 0
Rafael Brito 2 0 0
Leo Kokubo 2 0 0
Diogo Nascimento 2 0 0
António Silva 2 0 0
Nuno Félix 2 0 0
Diego Moreira 2 0 0
Henrique Araújo 2 1 0
João Resende 2 0 0
Diogo Capitão 1 0 0
Gerson Sousa 1 0 0
Paulo Bernardo 2 0 0
Luís Semedo 2 1 0
Žan Jevšenak 1 0 0
Martim Neto 2 0 0
Cher Ndour 2 0 0
Filipe Cruz 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
21/22 Liga Revelação SL Benfica U23 1 4
20/21 Liga Revelação - Second Round SL Benfica U23 1 13
21/22 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 1 10

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 3 28
19/20 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 1 3
21/22 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 1 16

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Al-Ain Benfica B Return from loan €800k
25/26 2025-07-28 Benfica B Al-Ain Loan €800k
24/25 2025-06-30 Avs FS Benfica B Return from loan €800k
24/25 2024-07-09 Benfica B Avs FS Loan €1.80m

Teams faced most often by Rafa Rodrigues's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
CD Feirense 8 3 0 5 11 13 -2 38%
Leixões SC 8 3 2 3 15 12 +3 38%
Académico de Viseu 7 1 2 4 5 8 -3 14%
FC Penafiel 7 4 2 1 7 5 +2 57%
CD Mafra 7 3 0 4 10 12 -2 43%
FC Porto B 7 5 1 1 17 9 +8 71%
UD Oliveirense 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 33%
GD Chaves 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 50%
Casa Pia AC 4 2 1 1 11 5 +6 50%
CD Nacional 4 3 0 1 11 4 +7 75%
União Torreense 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 25%
Académica de Coimbra 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
19/20 Senior debut season
20/21 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 24 1,027 5 0 0 0.44
23/24 28 2,276 8 0 0 0.32
22/23 31 0 8 0 0 0
21/22 35 1,259 6 0 0 0.43
20/21 26 1,068 5 0 0 0.42
19/20 18 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal 2
76 apps
1 G
5 A
UEFA Youth League
13 apps
1 G
2 A
Liga Portugal
21 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga Revelação
27 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga Revelação - Second Round
13 apps
1 G
0 A
Play-Off Liga Portugal
2 apps
0 G
1 A
U-23 Cup Portugal
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Rafa Rodrigues

Who is Rafa Rodrigues?

Rafa Rodrigues is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Al-Ain FC.

How old is Rafa Rodrigues?

Rafa Rodrigues is 24 years old. He was born on January 27, 2002 in Oliveira do Bairro.

What position does Rafa Rodrigues play?

Rafa Rodrigues plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Rafa Rodrigues play for?

Rafa Rodrigues currently plays for Al-Ain FC.

How many career goals has Rafa Rodrigues scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rafa Rodrigues has scored 5 goals in 167 appearances.

What is Rafa Rodrigues's market value?

Rafa Rodrigues's most recent reported market value is €800k.