Luís Rafael Soares Alves

Rafa

Personal information
Full name	Luís Rafael Soares Alves
Date of birth	9 May 1995
Place of birth	Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Académica (on loan from Porto)
Number	55
Youth career
2003–2005	Alpendorada
2005–2014	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–	Porto B	61	(8)
2016–	→ Académica (loan)	10	(1)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Portugal U16	11	(0)
2011–2012	Portugal U17	12	(1)
2012	Portugal U18	3	(0)
2012–2014	Portugal U19	30	(2)
2014	Portugal U20	7	(0)
2014–	Portugal U21	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2016

Luís Rafael Soares Alves (born 9 May 1995), commonly known as Rafa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra on loan from FC Porto as a left back.

Club career

Born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, Rafa joined FC Porto's youth system in 2005. from local FC Alpendorada. On 21 August 2013, while still a junior, he made his professional debut with the former's B-team, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win against Portimonense SC for the Segunda Liga championship.^[1]

Club statistics

As of 10 April 2016^[2]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2013–14	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	2014–15	30	2	—		—		—		30	2
	2015–16	20	5	—		—		—		18	5
Total		61	8	—		—		—		59	8
Académica (loan)	2015–16	11	1	0	0	0	0	—		11	1
Career Total		72	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	9

References

1. "Portimonense-FC Porto B, 0–1: O "miúdo" deu 3 pontos" [Portimonense-FC Porto B, 0–1: The "kid" gave 3 points] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
2. "Rafa". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

External links

• Rafa at footballzz.co.uk
• Rafa profile at ForaDeJogo