Market value
€100k
Centre-Back Defender
At a glance
Paços de Ferreira hubCareer snapshot
12Clubs played for
11/12Debut season
0.02Goals per match
NacionalTop club · 63 apps
Career highs
€350kPeak value · 2019
-Top transfer fee
2Best season · 21/22
-Caps / int'l goals
209Appearances
5Goals
5Assists
45Yellow cards
1Red cards
48Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Rafa Vieira |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1992-07-09 (34 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Vieira do Minho, Portugal |
| Citizenship |  Portugal |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 187.00 m |
| Current club | FC Paços de Ferreira |
| Joined | 2025-08-07 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | ProTalent |
Aug 2025
Transfer: Leixões → Paços Ferreira
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 - FC Paços de Ferreira
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 - Leixões SC
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Al-Bukiryah → Leixões
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 - Leixões SC
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Nacional → Al-Bukiryah
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 - CD Nacional
43 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 - CD Nacional
20 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Coimbra → Nacional
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 - Académica Coimbra
35 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Farense → Coimbra
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 - SC Farense
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: SC Covilhã → Farense
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 - SC Covilhã
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Vilaverdense → SC Covilhã
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 - Vilaverdense FC
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Bragança → Vilaverdense
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 - GD Bragança
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
14/15 - GD Ribeirão
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: GD Ribeirão → Bragança
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2014
Transfer: Guimarães B → GD Ribeirão
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 - Vitória Guimarães SC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
12/13 - Vitória Guimarães SC B
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Vitória SC U19 → Guimarães B
12/13 · Transfer
Jun 2012
Transfer: GD Ribeirão → Vitória SC U19
11/12 · Return from loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: Vitória SC U19 → GD Ribeirão
11/12 · Loan
Dec 2011
Transfer: Lousada → Vitória SC U19
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
11/12 - AD Lousada
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
Transfer: Vitória SC U19 → Lousada
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2009
Transfer: Vitória SC U17 → Vitória SC U19
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Vitória SC U15 → Vitória SC U17
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: Vitória SC Yth → Vitória SC U15
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €350k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
FC Paços de Ferreira
0.0%
Leixões SC
0.0%
CD Nacional
93.0%
Académica Coimbra
0.0%
SC Farense
0.0%
SC Covilhã
0.0%
Vilaverdense FC
7.0%
GD Bragança
0.0%
GD Ribeirão
0.0%
Vitória Guimarães SC
0.0%
Vitória Guimarães SC B
0.0%
AD Lousada
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Paços de Ferreira | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leixões SC | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CD Nacional | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 3,981 |
| Académica Coimbra | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SC Farense | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Covilhã | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vilaverdense FC | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| GD Bragança | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GD Ribeirão | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Lousada | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Paços de Ferreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Liga Portugal 2 | Leixões SC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Taça de Portugal | Leixões SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Allianz Cup | Leixões SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga Portugal 2 | Leixões SC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Taça de Portugal | Leixões SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Allianz Cup | CD Nacional | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Nacional | 33 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2,968 |
| 22/23 | Taça de Portugal | CD Nacional | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Allianz Cup | CD Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Nacional | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 788 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | Académica Coimbra | 32 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | Académica Coimbra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | SC Farense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | SC Farense | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Taça de Portugal | SC Farense | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | SC Covilhã | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | SC Covilhã | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | SC Covilhã | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Camp. Portugal Ap. Campeão | Vilaverdense FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | Vilaverdense FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 15/16 | Taça de Portugal | GD Bragança | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Taça de Portugal | GD Ribeirão | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Taça de Portugal | AD Lousada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Vitória SC Yth | Vitória SC U15 | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Vitória SC U15 | Vitória SC U17 | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Vitória SC U17 | Vitória SC U19 | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Vitória SC U19 | Lousada | Loan | 0 | - |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-31 | Lousada | Vitória SC U19 | Return from loan | 0 | - |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Vitória SC U19 | GD Ribeirão | Loan | 0 | - |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | GD Ribeirão | Vitória SC U19 | Return from loan | 0 | - |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Vitória SC U19 | Guimarães B | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-31 | Guimarães B | GD Ribeirão | Transfer | 150000 | - |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | GD Ribeirão | Bragança | Transfer | 150000 | - |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Bragança | Vilaverdense | Transfer | 150000 | - |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Vilaverdense | SC Covilhã | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | SC Covilhã | Farense | Transfer | 350000 | - |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Farense | Coimbra | Transfer | 300000 | - |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Coimbra | Nacional | Transfer | 300000 | - |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Nacional | Al-Bukiryah | Transfer | 250000 | - |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-09 | Al-Bukiryah | Leixões | Transfer | 250000 | - |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-07 | Leixões | Paços Ferreira | Transfer | 100000 | - |
No recorded injuries.
Current€100k
Peak€350k
Low-
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | - |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16372 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Gomes | 1 | 0 | 934 |
| Mika | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilberto | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leandro Sanca | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guima | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adriano Castanheira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulité | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustavo Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Dias | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pipe Gómez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jota | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabinho | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luís Esteves | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rúben Macedo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Gomes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Witi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladan Danilović | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dudu Teodora | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Nacional | 2 | 19 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Nacional | 1 | 33 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | Vilaverdense FC | 1 | 3 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | Académica Coimbra | 3 | 32 |
| 23/24 | Liga Portugal 2 | Leixões SC | 1 | 11 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Nacional | 1 | 19 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | GD Ribeirão | Vitória SC U19 | Return from loan | - | - |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Vitória SC U19 | GD Ribeirão | Loan | - | - |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-31 | Lousada | Vitória SC U19 | Return from loan | - | - |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Vitória SC U19 | Lousada | Loan | - | - |
Teams faced most often by Rafa Vieira's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals, see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académico de Viseu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 50% |
| Leixões SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 50% |
| SC Farense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 25% |
| FC Penafiel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25% |
| UD Vilafranquense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 25% |
| Estrela Amadora | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50% |
| CD Mafra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 0% |
| FC Porto B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50% |
| CD Feirense | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 25% |
| SL Benfica B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 50% |
| Sporting Covilhã | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50% |
| CD Trofense | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 43 | 3,193 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 21/22 | 20 | 788 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 20/21 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 5 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 12/13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
LigaPro
173 apps
3 G
5 A
Taça de Portugal
27 apps
1 G
0 A
Allianz Cup
7 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Rafa Vieira?
Rafa Vieira is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Paços de Ferreira.
How old is Rafa Vieira?
Rafa Vieira is 34 years old. He was born on July 9, 1992 in Vieira do Minho.
What position does Rafa Vieira play?
Rafa Vieira plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Rafa Vieira play for?
Rafa Vieira currently plays for FC Paços de Ferreira.
How many career goals has Rafa Vieira scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rafa Vieira has scored 5 goals in 209 appearances.
What is Rafa Vieira's market value?
Rafa Vieira's most recent reported market value is €100k.