Rafael Leão
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is da Conceição and the second is Leão.
Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐfɐˈɛɫ ˈljɐ̃w̃]; born 10 June 1999) is a Portuguese footballer. He plays as a forward for Serie A club AC Milan and the Portugal national team.
| File:LeaoFCSalzburg2022(cropped).jpg Leão with AC Milan in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1999
(aged 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Amora | ||
| 2007–2008 | Foot 21 | ||
| 2008–2017 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Sporting CP B | 12 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Sporting CP | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Lille | 24 | (8) |
| 2019– | AC Milan | 116 | (31) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Portugal U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U19 | 17 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Portugal U20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2021– | Portugal | 16 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:28, 10 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:27, 10 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
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Leão made his first-team debut in 2018 after graduating from the Sporting CP youth system, winning the 2017–18 Taça da Liga. He terminated his contract because of an incident in the club. Shortly after, he joined Ligue 1 club Lilie on a free transfer. AC Milan signed him in 2019 for a reported fee of €35 million. In his third season in the club, he helped them win the 2021–22 Serie A, which ended the club's lack of league titles for 11-years. He was also voted Serie A Most Valuable Player and was listed among the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or.
Rafael Leão Media
- LeaoLille2018.jpg
Rafael Leão with Lille during summer pre-season in August 2018
- Leao Milan 2022.jpg
Leão playing for AC Milan in 2022
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Leão at an event organised by PlayStation in 2023
- Rafael Leão WC2022.jpg
Rafael Leão con la nazionale portoghese al campionato mondiale di calcio del 2022 in Qatar
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rafael Leão" (in português). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "Rafael Leão". A.C. Milan. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.