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Rafael Santos (footballer, born 5 February 1998)

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Not to be confused with Rafael Santos (footballer, born 2 February 1998).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Rafael Santos
Santos in 2024
Personal information
Full name Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos
Date of birth (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 3
Youth career
2012–2013 Figueirense
2014–2015 Inter de Limeira
2016–2017 Mirassol
2017 → Atlético Madrid (youth loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Mirassol 0 (0)
2018 → Cruzeiro (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2022 Cruzeiro 15 (0)
2020 → Chapecoense (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Inter de Limeira (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Ponte Preta (loan) 26 (3)
2022 → Coritiba (loan) 15 (0)
2023– Orlando City 58 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos (born 5 February 1998) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.

Club career

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Santos developed in the academy of Mirassol, making his senior debut for the club on 2 July 2017 in the 2017 Campeonato Paulista, playing the full 90 minutes against Ferroviária in a 2–1 defeat. He scored his first goal on 27 August 2017, the opening goal in a 4–2 win over Penapolense in the same competition.

In 2018, he joined Cruzeiro, initially on loan. He made 27 appearances for the club's under-20 team including in the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores. On 14 August 2018, Santos made his first team debut for the club as a 76th-minute substitute for David in a 2–0 Série A defeat to Vasco da Gama. Having joined Cruzeiro permanently in 2019, Santos went on loan for spells with Chapecoense, Inter de Limeira and Ponte Preta in Série B and later with Coritiba in Série A. He made a combined 106 senior appearances while in Brazil in all competitions.

On 5 January 2023, Santos joined American Major League Soccer club Orlando City ahead of the 2023 season on a two-year contract with an additional two club option years.[1]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 November 2024[2][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Playoffs[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mirassol 2017 — — — — 13[c] 1 13 1
Cruzeiro (loan) 2018 Série A 1 0 — 0 0 — — 1 0
Cruzeiro 2019 2 0 — 0 0 — — 2 0
2020 0 0 1 0 — — 3[d] 0 4 0
2021 Série B 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2022 13 0 5 0 — — 12[d] 1 30 1
Total 16 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 37 1
Chapecoense (loan) 2020 Série B 5 0 — — — 0 0 5 0
Inter de Limeira (loan) 2021 — — — — 10[c] 1 10 1
Ponte Preta (loan) 2021 Série B 26 3 — — — — 26 3
Coritiba (loan) 2022 Série A 15 0 — — — — 15 0
Orlando City 2023 Major League Soccer 26 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 3[e] 0 34 1
2024 32 1 — 3 0 3 0 3[e] 0 40 1
Total 58 2 1 0 4 0 6 0 6 0 75 2
Career total 120 5 7 0 4 0 6 0 44 3 181 8
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ a b Campeonato Paulista
  4. ^ a b Campeonato Mineiro
  5. ^ a b Leagues Cup

Honors

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Chapecoense

Cruzeiro

References

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  1. ^ "Orlando City SC acquires Brazilian defender Rafael Santos". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  2. ^ "Rafael Santos - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos : oGol". www.ogol.com.br (in Portuguese).
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