Rafael Rodrigues
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Vela Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AVS (on loan from Benfica B) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | CB Estarreja | ||
| 2014–2022 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Benfica B | 76 | (1) |
| 2024– | →AVS (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Portugal U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:34, 20 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Rafael Vela Rodrigues (born 27 January 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for loan AVS from Benfica B.
International career
[edit]Rodrigues has represented Portugal at youth international level.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 31 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Benfica
References
[edit]- ^ "Rafael Rodrigues". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Rafael Rodrigues at Soccerway
- ^ Rafael Rodrigues at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ Conheça os 24 heróis da Youth League (Benfica)
- ^ "Sub-20: a Taça Intercontinental é nossa!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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