Rafael Leão
Attack - Left Winger
at AC Milan
at AC Milan
2,488 days · joined 2019-08-01
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
🎯50+ Assists
🏴100+ Caps
Market value
€70.00m
Left Winger Attack
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.3
goals / match
AC Milan
top club · 261 apps
Career highs
€90.00m
peak value · 2023
€49.50m
top transfer fee · 19/20
16
best season · 22/23
101 / 19
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1999-06-10 · 6 players total
315Appearances
94Goals
68Assists
36Yellow cards
0Red cards
58Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Rafael Leão |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão |
| Date of birth | 1999-06-10 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal Angola |
| Position | Attack - Left Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | AC Milan |
| Joined | 2019-08-01 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | Relatives |
| Outfitter | adidas |
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2025
25/26 — AC Milan
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — AC Milan
50 matches · 12 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — AC Milan
47 matches · 15 G · 14 A · across 4 competitions
May 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — AC Milan
48 matches · 16 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — AC Milan
42 matches · 14 G · 12 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — AC Milan
40 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: LOSC Lille → AC Milan
19/20 · Transfer · €49.50m
Jul 2019
19/20 — AC Milan
33 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2018
Transfer: Sporting CP → LOSC Lille
18/19 · Transfer · €20.20m
Jul 2018
18/19 — LOSC Lille
26 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Feb 2018
Transfer: Sporting B → Sporting CP
17/18 · Transfer
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sporting CP, Sporting CP B, Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19
22 matches · 13 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Sporting U19 → Sporting B
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sporting CP B, Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19
6 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Sporting U17 → Sporting U19
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: Sporting Sub-15 → Sporting U17
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Sporting Yth. → Sporting Sub-15
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €90.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
AC Milan
85.9%
LOSC Lille
3.1%
Sporting CP
2.3%
Sporting CP B
2.5%
Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19
6.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Milan | 7 | 19/20 | 25/26 | 261 | 71 | 62 | 4,466 |
| LOSC Lille | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 162 |
| Sporting CP | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 118 |
| Sporting CP B | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 129 |
| Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 326 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 24/25 | Champions League | AC Milan | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 266 |
| 24/25 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 332 |
| 24/25 | Serie A | AC Milan | 34 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 291 |
| 24/25 | Supercoppa Italiana | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Champions League | AC Milan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 442 |
| 23/24 | Europa League | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 157 |
| 23/24 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| 23/24 | Serie A | AC Milan | 34 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 281 |
| 22/23 | Champions League | AC Milan | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 915 |
| 22/23 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Serie A | AC Milan | 35 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 162 |
| 22/23 | Supercoppa Italiana | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | AC Milan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 294 |
| 21/22 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| 21/22 | Serie A | AC Milan | 34 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 238 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | AC Milan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 |
| 20/21 | Europa League Qualifying | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Serie A | AC Milan | 30 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 322 |
| 19/20 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Serie A | AC Milan | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 233 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | LOSC Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 162 |
| 17/18 | Europa League | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | Sporting CP B | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 107 |
| 17/18 | Liga NOS | Sporting CP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 17/18 | UEFA Youth League | Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | Sporting CP B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 16/17 | UEFA Youth League | Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Sporting Yth. | Sporting Sub-15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Sporting Sub-15 | Sporting U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Sporting U17 | Sporting U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Sporting U19 | Sporting B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-05 | Sporting B | Sporting CP | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-08 | Sporting CP | LOSC Lille | Transfer | 6000000 | €20.20m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-01 | LOSC Lille | AC Milan | Transfer | 15000000 | €49.50m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Hamstring injury | 2017-12-11 | 2018-02-05 | 57 | 7 |
| 17/18 | Muscle injury | 2018-03-05 | 2018-06-01 | 89 | 23 |
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2020-09-07 | 2020-09-21 | 15 | 3 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring muscle injury | 2020-11-18 | 2020-12-08 | 21 | 5 |
| 20/21 | Muscle injury | 2021-03-14 | 2021-04-05 | 23 | 10 |
| 21/22 | Hamstring muscle injury | 2021-12-04 | 2022-01-01 | 29 | 5 |
| 22/23 | Adductor pain | 2023-05-06 | 2023-05-15 | 10 | 3 |
| 23/24 | Hamstring muscle injury | 2023-11-11 | 2023-12-12 | 32 | 7 |
| 24/25 | Muscle injury | 2024-12-20 | 2025-01-04 | 16 | 3 |
| 25/26 | Calf injury | 2025-08-18 | 2025-09-15 | 29 | 3 |
Current€70.00m
Peak€90.00m
Low€500k
Δ since start+€69.50m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €70.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €90.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €80.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €90.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €90.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €70.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €85.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €35.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €28.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €24.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €28.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | #9 | 10 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23137 | #17 | 11 | 4 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16374 | #9 | 15 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16373 | #9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16372 | #17 | 17 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16371 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3300 | #17 | 40 | 5 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tijjani Reijnders | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Diogo Costa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ante Rebić | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yunus Musah | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Malick Thiaw | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alessio Romagnoli | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Diogo Dalot | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Pierre Kalulu | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Theo Hernández | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Brahim Díaz | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Franck Kessié | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sandro Tonali | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Rade Krunic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Giroud | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Ismaël Bennacer | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Davide Calabria | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Serie A | AC Milan | 15 | 35 |
| 21/22 | Serie A | AC Milan | 11 | 34 |
| 23/24 | Serie A | AC Milan | 9 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Serie A | AC Milan | 10 | 34 |
| 22/23 | Serie A | AC Milan | 10 | 35 |
| 21/22 | Serie A | AC Milan | 10 | 34 |
Last 50 matches for AC Milan while Rafael Leão was at the club (joined 2019-08-01). 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.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–2 | Cagliari Calcio | Available |
| 2026-05-17 | IT1 |
Genoa CFC | – | AC Milan | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 2–3 | Atalanta BC | Available |
| 2026-05-10 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 2–3 | Atalanta BC | Available |
| 2026-05-03 | IT1 |
US Sassuolo Calcio | 2–0 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-05-03 | IT1 |
US Sassuolo Calcio | 2–0 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 0–0 | Juventus FC | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 0–0 | Juventus FC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | IT1 |
Hellas Verona FC | 0–1 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | IT1 |
Hellas Verona FC | 0–1 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 0–3 | Udinese Calcio | Available |
| 2026-04-06 | IT1 |
SSC Napoli | 1–0 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-03-21 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 3–2 | Torino FC | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | IT1 |
SS Lazio | 1–0 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–0 | FC Internazionale Milano | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | IT1 |
US Cremonese | 0–2 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 0–1 | Parma Calcio 1913 | Available |
| 2026-02-18 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–1 | Como 1907 | Available |
| 2026-02-13 | IT1 |
AC Pisa 1909 | 1–2 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-02-03 | IT1 |
Bologna FC 1909 | 0–3 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | IT1 |
AS Roma | 1–1 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-01-18 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–0 | US Lecce | Available |
| 2026-01-15 | IT1 |
Como 1907 | 1–3 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-01-11 | IT1 |
ACF Fiorentina | 1–1 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2026-01-08 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–1 | Genoa CFC | Available |
| 2026-01-02 | IT1 |
Cagliari Calcio | 0–1 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-12-28 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 3–0 | Hellas Verona FC | Available |
| 2025-12-14 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 2–2 | US Sassuolo Calcio | Available |
| 2025-12-08 | IT1 |
Torino FC | 2–3 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–0 | SS Lazio | Available |
| 2025-11-23 | IT1 |
FC Internazionale Milano | 0–1 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | IT1 |
Parma Calcio 1913 | 2–2 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-11-02 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–0 | AS Roma | Available |
| 2025-10-28 | IT1 |
Atalanta BC | 1–1 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-10-24 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 2–2 | AC Pisa 1909 | Available |
| 2025-10-19 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 2–1 | ACF Fiorentina | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | IT1 |
Juventus FC | 0–0 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-09-28 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 2–1 | SSC Napoli | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | IT1 |
Udinese Calcio | 0–3 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-09-14 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–0 | Bologna FC 1909 | INJURED Calf injury |
| 2025-08-29 | IT1 |
US Lecce | 0–2 | AC Milan | INJURED Calf injury |
| 2025-08-23 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 1–2 | US Cremonese | INJURED Calf injury |
| 2025-05-24 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 2–0 | AC Monza | Available |
| 2025-05-18 | IT1 |
AS Roma | 3–1 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-05-14 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 0–1 | Bologna FC | Available |
| 2025-05-09 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 3–1 | Bologna FC 1909 | Available |
| 2025-05-05 | IT1 |
Genoa CFC | 1–2 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | IT1 |
Venezia FC | 0–2 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-04-23 | IT1 |
Inter | 0–3 | AC Milan | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | IT1 |
AC Milan | 0–1 | Atalanta BC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Rafael Leão'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSC Napoli | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 29% |
| Torino FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 41% |
| AS Roma | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 48% |
| ACF Fiorentina | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 50% |
| Udinese Calcio | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 45% |
| Cagliari Calcio | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 72% |
| Genoa CFC | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 61% |
| Inter | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 6% |
| Atalanta BC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 27% |
| Juventus FC | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 23% |
| Hellas Verona FC | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 92% |
| Empoli FC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 75% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal | |
| 21/22 | Goal #50 (career) |
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 | 50 | 889 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 23/24 | 47 | 935 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 |
| 22/23 | 48 | 1,077 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 21/22 | 42 | 676 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 20/21 | 40 | 639 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 18/19 | 26 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| 17/18 | 22 | 319 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie A
198 apps
55 G
47 A
Ligue 1
24 apps
8 G
2 A
Ledman LigaPro
12 apps
7 G
1 A
Champions League
30 apps
6 G
7 A
Italy Cup
17 apps
6 G
3 A
UEFA Youth League
11 apps
6 G
2 A
Europa League
14 apps
4 G
4 A
Liga NOS
3 apps
1 G
1 A
Taça de Portugal
1 apps
1 G
0 A
Supercoppa Italiana
2 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Rafael Leão?
Rafael Leão is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left winger for AC Milan.
How old is Rafael Leão?
Rafael Leão is 26 years old. He was born on June 10, 1999 in Almada.
What position does Rafael Leão play?
Rafael Leão plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).
What club does Rafael Leão play for?
Rafael Leão currently plays for AC Milan.
How many career goals has Rafael Leão scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rafael Leão has scored 94 goals in 315 appearances.
What is Rafael Leão's market value?
Rafael Leão's most recent reported market value is €70.00m.