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Rafa Soares

Rafa Soares

Defender - Left-Back  at FC Famalicão
Age31
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.77 m
Footleft
BornMay 9, 1995
at FC Famalicão 629 days · joined 2024-09-02
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €1.50m
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Vitória Guimarães SC
top club · 82 apps

Career highs

€3.50m
peak value · 2019
€1.50m
top transfer fee · 18/19
6
best season · 15/16
72 / 3
int'l caps / goals
336Appearances
18Goals
49Assists
39Yellow cards
1Red cards
86Full matches (90′)
Full nameRafa Soares
Name in home countryLuís Rafael Soares Alves
Date of birth1995-05-09 (31 yrs)
Place of birthMarco de Canaveses, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height177.00 m
Current clubFC Famalicão
Joined2024-09-02
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentNINE Sports ...
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Famalicão
2 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2024
Transfer: PAOK Salonika → Famalicão
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — PAOK Thessaloniki, FC Famalicão
31 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — PAOK Thessaloniki
21 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — PAOK Thessaloniki
33 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → PAOK Salonika
22/23 · Transfer
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Vitória Guimarães SC
34 matches · 2 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: SD Eibar → Vit. Guimarães
20/21 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — SD Eibar
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → SD Eibar
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Vitória Guimarães SC, SD Eibar
23 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
Transfer: FC Porto → Vit. Guimarães
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Vitória Guimarães SC
31 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Portimonense → FC Porto
18/19 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jan 2018
Transfer: FC Porto → Portimonense
17/18 · Transfer
Jan 2018
Transfer: Fulham → FC Porto
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: FC Porto → Fulham
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Fulham FC, FC Fulham U23, Portimonense SAD
19 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Rio Ave → FC Porto
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
Transfer: FC Porto → Rio Ave
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Rio Ave FC
38 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: FC Porto B → FC Porto
16/17 · Transfer
Jun 2016
Transfer: Coimbra → FC Porto B
15/16 · Return from loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: FC Porto B → Coimbra
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Porto B, Académica Coimbra
35 matches · 6 G · 12 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Porto B
30 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Porto B, FC Porto Youth League
17 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: FC Porto U19 → FC Porto B
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Porto B
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: FC Porto U17 → FC Porto U19
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Porto U15 → FC Porto U17
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: FC Porto Youth → FC Porto U15
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
7,766 min
Minutes played by club
FC Famalicão 0.0%
PAOK Thessaloniki 4.4%
Vitória Guimarães SC 34.4%
SD Eibar 0.0%
Fulham FC 0.0%
Portimonense SAD 0.0%
FC Fulham U23 0.0%
Rio Ave FC 12.4%
Académica Coimbra 16.8%
FC Porto B 28.6%
FC Porto Youth League 3.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Famalicão 2 24/25 25/26 30 0 3 0
PAOK Thessaloniki 3 22/23 24/25 57 2 6 341
Vitória Guimarães SC 3 18/19 21/22 82 2 15 2,672
SD Eibar 2 19/20 20/21 28 0 1 0
Fulham FC 1 17/18 17/18 3 0 0 0
Portimonense SAD 1 17/18 17/18 11 0 2 0
FC Fulham U23 1 17/18 17/18 5 0 0 0
Rio Ave FC 1 16/17 16/17 38 3 5 960
Académica Coimbra 1 15/16 15/16 15 1 5 1,305
FC Porto B 4 12/13 15/16 61 8 12 2,218
FC Porto Youth League 1 13/14 13/14 6 2 0 270

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€875K9€1.8M14€2.6M18€3.5M13/14 — 3 goals (FC Porto B)313/1414/15 — 2 goals (FC Porto B)14/15 — 5 assists714/1515/16 — 6 goals (Académica Coimbra)15/16 — 12 assists1815/1616/17 — 3 goals (Rio Ave FC)16/17 — 5 assists816/1717/18 — 2 assists217/1818/19 — 5 assists518/1919/20 — 2 assists219/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/22 — 2 goals (Vitória Guimarães SC)21/22 — 8 assists1021/2222/23 — 5 assists522/2323/24 — 2 goals (PAOK Thessaloniki)23/24 — 1 assists323/2424/25 — 2 assists224/2525/26 — 1 assists125/2614/15 — €500K15/16 — €900K16/17 — €1.8M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €3.5M20/21 — €2.4M21/22 — €2M22/23 — €2M23/24 — €1.8M24/25 — €1.2M25/26 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 121215/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 8821/2222/23: 5522/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga Portugal FC Famalicão 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Champions League Qu. PAOK Thessaloniki 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Europa League Qualifying PAOK Thessaloniki 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Liga Portugal FC Famalicão 26 0 2 5 0 0
24/25 Super League 1 PAOK Thessaloniki 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Taça de Portugal FC Famalicão 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Conference L. PAOK Thessaloniki 4 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Kypello Elladas PAOK Thessaloniki 4 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 SL1 Play-off PAOK Thessaloniki 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Super League 1 PAOK Thessaloniki 9 2 0 1 0 341
23/24 UECL Quali PAOK Thessaloniki 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Kypello Elladas PAOK Thessaloniki 5 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 SL1 Play-off PAOK Thessaloniki 9 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Super League 1 PAOK Thessaloniki 17 0 4 3 0 0
22/23 UECL Quali PAOK Thessaloniki 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 2 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 30 1 5 4 0 2,548
21/22 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 2 1 2 0 0 124
20/21 Copa del Rey SD Eibar 3 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 LaLiga SD Eibar 19 0 1 2 0 0
19/20 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Vitória Guimarães SC 4 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 LaLiga SD Eibar 6 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 10 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 27 0 4 4 0 0
18/19 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 3 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Fulham FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy FC Fulham U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS Portimonense SAD 11 0 2 2 0 0
17/18 Premier League 2 FC Fulham U23 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Allianz Cup Rio Ave FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Europa League Qualifying Rio Ave FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 32 3 5 4 0 960
16/17 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ledman LigaPro FC Porto B 20 5 7 0 0 353
15/16 Liga NOS Académica Coimbra 15 1 5 2 0 1,305
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 30 2 5 3 1 1,131
13/14 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 11 1 0 1 0 734
13/14 UEFA Youth League FC Porto Youth League 6 2 0 0 0 270
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 FC Porto Youth FC Porto U15 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 FC Porto U15 FC Porto U17 Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 FC Porto U17 FC Porto U19 Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 FC Porto U19 FC Porto B Transfer 0
15/16 2016-01-15 FC Porto B Coimbra Loan 900000
15/16 2016-06-30 Coimbra FC Porto B Return from loan 1000000
16/17 2016-07-01 FC Porto B FC Porto Transfer 1000000
16/17 2016-07-15 FC Porto Rio Ave Loan 1000000
16/17 2017-06-30 Rio Ave FC Porto Return from loan 2000000
17/18 2017-08-22 FC Porto Fulham Loan 2000000
17/18 2018-01-30 Fulham FC Porto Return from loan 2000000
17/18 2018-01-31 FC Porto Portimonense Transfer 2000000
18/19 2018-07-01 Portimonense FC Porto Transfer 1500000 €1.50m
18/19 2018-07-05 FC Porto Vit. Guimarães Transfer 1500000
19/20 2020-01-31 Vit. Guimarães SD Eibar Loan 3000000
20/21 2021-06-30 SD Eibar Vit. Guimarães Return from loan 1600000
22/23 2022-07-01 Vit. Guimarães PAOK Salonika Transfer 2000000
24/25 2024-09-02 PAOK Salonika Famalicão Transfer 1200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 ankle sprain 2017-07-27 2017-10-02 68 11
18/19 unknown injury 2019-04-29 2019-05-30 32 3
21/22 unknown injury 2021-10-20 2021-11-08 20 4
22/23 strain 2022-07-28 2022-08-17 21 1
22/23 Knee problems 2022-10-12 2022-10-19 8 1
24/25 unknown injury 2024-09-17 2024-10-01 15 2
24/25 unknown injury 2025-01-18 2025-01-26 9 1
Current€1.50m
Peak€3.50m
Low€500k
Δ since start+€1.00m
€500k€1.25m€2.00m€2.75m€3.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31372 #5 11 0 former national player
Team #23137 #5 12 1 former national player
Team #16374 #5 9 0 former national player
Team #16373 #5 7 0 former national player
Team #16372 #5 30 2 former national player
Team #16371 #5 3 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Alhassan Wakaso 1 0 0
João Nunes 2 0 0
Alexandre Guedes 2 4 0
Pedro Henrique 2 0 0
Pedro Rebocho 2 0 0
Tozé 2 2 0
Raphael Guzzo 2 1 0
Brandon Thomas 2 1 0
Davidson 2 0 0
João Graça 2 0 0
Rony Lopes 2 0 0
Francisco Ramos 2 1 0
Andrija Zivkovic 2 1 0
Falaye Sacko 2 0 0
Dominik Kotarski 2 0 0
Stefan Schwab 2 0 0
Víctor García 2 0 0
Giannis Konstantelias 2 0 0
Gonçalo Paciência 2 4 0
Ivo Rodrigues 2 2 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
15/16 Ledman LigaPro FC Porto B 5 20
16/17 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 3 32
13/14 UEFA Youth League FC Porto Youth League 2 6

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 Ledman LigaPro FC Porto B 7 20
15/16 Liga NOS Académica Coimbra 5 15
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 5 30

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-06-30 SD Eibar Vit. Guimarães Return from loan €1.60m
19/20 2020-01-31 Vit. Guimarães SD Eibar Loan €3.00m
17/18 2018-01-30 Fulham FC Porto Return from loan €2.00m
17/18 2017-08-22 FC Porto Fulham Loan €2.00m
16/17 2017-06-30 Rio Ave FC Porto Return from loan €2.00m
16/17 2016-07-15 FC Porto Rio Ave Loan €1.00m
15/16 2016-06-30 Coimbra FC Porto B Return from loan €1.00m
15/16 2016-01-15 FC Porto B Coimbra Loan €900k

Last 50 matches for FC Famalicão The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-16 PO1 FC Famalicão 0–0 FC Alverca Available
2026-05-11 PO1 CF Estrela da Amadora 0–0 FC Famalicão Available
2026-05-11 PO1 CF Estrela da Amadora 0–0 FC Famalicão Available
2026-05-02 PO1 FC Famalicão 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Available
2026-05-02 PO1 FC Famalicão 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Available
2026-04-26 PO1 GD Estoril Praia 0–1 FC Famalicão Available
2026-04-26 PO1 GD Estoril Praia 0–1 FC Famalicão Available
2026-04-19 PO1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FC Famalicão Available
2026-04-19 PO1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 FC Famalicão Available
2026-04-10 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–1 Moreirense FC Available
2026-04-04 PO1 FC Porto 2–2 FC Famalicão Available
2026-03-21 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–0 CD Nacional Available
2026-03-14 PO1 Vitória Guimarães 1–2 FC Famalicão Available
2026-03-06 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–0 FC Arouca Available
2026-03-01 PO1 Rio Ave FC 0–0 FC Famalicão Available
2026-02-23 PO1 FC Famalicão 2–0 Casa Pia AC Available
2026-02-15 PO1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 FC Famalicão Available
2026-02-09 PO1 FC Famalicão 3–1 AVS Available
2026-02-01 PO1 Gil Vicente FC 5–0 FC Famalicão Available
2026-01-25 PO1 FC Famalicão 3–0 CD Tondela Available
2026-01-18 PO1 CD Santa Clara 0–1 FC Famalicão Available
2026-01-04 PO1 FC Alverca 1–0 FC Famalicão Available
2025-12-27 PO1 FC Famalicão 2–3 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2025-12-22 PO1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 FC Famalicão Available
2025-12-14 PO1 FC Famalicão 4–0 GD Estoril Praia Available
2025-12-06 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga Available
2025-11-29 PO1 Moreirense FC 2–2 FC Famalicão Available
2025-11-09 PO1 FC Famalicão 0–1 FC Porto Available
2025-11-01 PO1 CD Nacional 0–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-10-26 PO1 FC Famalicão 2–0 Vitória Guimarães Available
2025-10-05 PO1 FC Arouca 1–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-09-28 PO1 FC Famalicão 0–0 Rio Ave FC Available
2025-09-21 PO1 Casa Pia AC 1–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-09-13 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal Available
2025-08-30 PO1 AVS 0–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-08-24 PO1 FC Famalicão 0–0 Gil Vicente FC Available
2025-08-16 PO1 CD Tondela 0–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-08-10 PO1 FC Famalicão 3–0 CD Santa Clara Available
2025-05-16 PO1 FC Famalicão 2–1 Casa Pia AC Available
2025-05-10 PO1 CD Santa Clara 2–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-05-03 PO1 SC Farense 2–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-04-25 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–1 Sporting Clube de Braga Available
2025-04-18 PO1 FC Porto 2–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-04-12 PO1 FC Famalicão 3–0 GD Estoril Praia Available
2025-04-05 PO1 FC Arouca 1–2 FC Famalicão Available
2025-03-30 PO1 FC Famalicão 4–1 AVS Available
2025-03-15 PO1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-03-10 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–0 Rio Ave FC Available
2025-03-01 PO1 CD Nacional 2–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-02-23 PO1 FC Famalicão 2–0 Moreirense FC Available

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
SC Farense 6 1 3 2 7 9 -2 17%
Casa Pia AC 6 3 1 2 4 6 -2 50%
CD Mafra 6 1 2 3 9 10 -1 17%
Académico de Viseu 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 67%
CD Nacional 6 1 1 4 4 11 -7 17%
CD Feirense 6 2 2 2 7 9 -2 33%
GD Chaves 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 33%
FC Penafiel 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 67%
Leixões SC 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 50%
SL Benfica B 6 2 0 4 8 15 -7 33%
Varzim SC 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 25%
Estrela Amadora 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 31 0 5 0 0 0
23/24 21 341 2 0 0 0.53
22/23 33 0 4 0 0 0
21/22 34 2,672 5 0 0 0.17
20/21 22 0 3 0 0 0
19/20 23 0 3 0 0 0
18/19 31 0 4 0 0 0
17/18 19 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 38 960 5 0 0 0.47
15/16 35 1,658 2 0 0 0.11
14/15 30 1,131 3 0 1 0.32
13/14 17 1,004 1 0 0 0.09

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal 2
61 apps
8 G
12 A
Liga Portugal
153 apps
5 G
25 A
Super League 1
28 apps
2 G
4 A
UEFA Youth League
6 apps
2 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
9 apps
1 G
3 A
Europa League Qualifying
7 apps
0 G
1 A
SL1 Play-off
12 apps
0 G
1 A
Kypello Elladas
9 apps
0 G
1 A
Allianz Cup
7 apps
0 G
1 A
LaLiga
25 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Rafa Soares

Who is Rafa Soares?

Rafa Soares is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Famalicão.

How old is Rafa Soares?

Rafa Soares is 31 years old. He was born on May 9, 1995 in Marco de Canaveses.

What position does Rafa Soares play?

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

What club does Rafa Soares play for?

Rafa Soares currently plays for FC Famalicão.

How many career goals has Rafa Soares scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rafa Soares has scored 18 goals in 336 appearances.

What is Rafa Soares's market value?

Rafa Soares's most recent reported market value is €1.50m.