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.

Rafael Leão
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Leão with AC Milan in 2022
Personal information
Full nameRafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birthAlmada, Portugal[2]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
AC Milan
Number17
Youth career
2006–2007Amora
2007–2008Foot 21
2008–2017Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017Sporting CP B12(7)
2017–2018Sporting CP3(1)
2018–2019Lille24(8)
2019–AC Milan116(31)
National team
2015Portugal U1610(2)
2015–2016Portugal U1711(4)
2016–2017Portugal U1917(5)
2017–2019Portugal U208(2)
2017–2021Portugal U2115(1)
2021–Portugal16(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)

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.

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References

  1. "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. 2.0 2.1 "Rafael Leão" (in português). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. "Rafael Leão". A.C. Milan. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.