Rafael Leão

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Rafael Leão
Personnel
Surname Rafael Alexandre Conceição Leão
birthday June 10, 1999
place of birth Almada ,  Portugal
size 188 cm
position striker
Juniors
Years station
2006-2007 Amora FC
2007-2008 Foot 21
2008-2017 Sporting Lisbon
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2017 Sporting Lisbon B 12 (7)
2018 Sporting Lisbon 3 (1)
2018-2019 Lille OSC 24 (8)
2019– AC Milan 31 (6)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2015 Portugal U-16 10 (2)
2015-2016 Portugal U-17 11 (4)
2016-2017 Portugal U-19 17 (5)
2017-2019 Portugal U-20 8 (2)
2017– Portugal U-21 9 (1)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2019/20

2 As of November 19, 2019

Rafael Alexandre Conceição Leão (born June 10, 1999 in Almada ) is a Portuguese football player . He has been under contract with the Italian first division club AC Milan since August 2019 .

Club career

Sporting Lisbon

Leão was born to Angolan parents in Almada , in the Setúbal district . After a brief stint at Amora FC , he joined the Sporting Lisbon youth team at the age of nine. On May 21, 2017, still a junior, he made his debut for the club's reserve. He was substituted into the second half and scored the 1-1 equalizer against the second team of SC Braga .

Under coach Jorge Jesus , Leão made his debut for the first team in the Primeira Liga on February 11, 2018 after he was substituted on for Bryan Ruiz and played the last 21 minutes of the 2-0 home win against CD Feirense . On March 2, 2018, he scored the goal to equalize against FC Porto after he came on for the injured Seydou Doumbia and became the youngest goalscorer for Sporting against this club.

On June 14, 2018, Leão unilaterally terminated his contract at the Estádio José Alvalade after hooligans attacked players during training.

Lille OSC

After there had been rumors of a move to Borussia Dortmund in the meantime, Leão joined the French club OSC Lille on August 8, 2018 after a free transfer and signed a five-year contract. He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in his second game for the club against SM Caen .

AC Milan

On August 1, 2019, Rafael Leão was signed by the Italian first division club AC Milan . He received a contract with a term until June 30, 2024.

National team

On November 10, 2017, at the age of only 18, Leão played his first international match for the Portugal U-21 national team. He played 31 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Romania in qualifying for the 2019 European Under-21 Football Championship

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Poderá Rafael Leão vir a ser a nova estrela do Sporting? (pt) . In: Record , February 13, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018. 
  2. ↑ RAFAEL LEÃO »» Do futebol de rua nas Paivas à sua passagem pelo Amora (pt) . In: Jornal de Desporto , March 6, 2018. Accessed March 23, 2018. 
  3. ↑ BVB still trying to find a striker - Batshuayi no longer an option? Retrieved January 21, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Rafael Leão au LOSC ( French ) Lille OSC. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ acmilan.com - COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: RAFAEL LEÃO - L'attaccante portoghese ha firmato un contratto di 5 anni con il Club , acmilan.com, August 1, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Leão, Rafael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Conceição Leão, Rafael Alexandre (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH Almada , Portugal