Galatasaray

Rafael Leão

Forward#27

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bio

Born in Almada in 1999, Rafael Leão made his senior debut with Sporting CP in 2017 and now plays for Galatasaray S.K.. He has also played for Lille OSC and AC Milan. He plays as a forward. He has represented the Portugal national under-16 football team and the Portugal national under-17 football team.

Key facts

Age: 27
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 78 kg
Number: #27
Born: 10/6/1999
Birthplace: Almada
Debut: 2017
Position: Forward
Nationality: Portugal

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@iamrafaeleao93 X@RafaeLeao7 Facebook

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2017–now

2014–2016Portugal national under-16 football teamNational team
2015–2016Portugal national under-17 football teamNational team
2016–2017Portugal national under-19 football teamNational team
2017–2019Portugal national under-20 football teamNational team
2017–2021Portugal national under-21 football teamNational team
2017–2018Sporting CP
2018–2019Lille OSC
2019–2026AC Milan
2021–Portugal men's national football teamNational team
2026–Galatasaray S.K.

Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 UEFA Nations League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
2026-27 Champions League	1	1	3	1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 UEFA Champions LeagueGalatasaray	3	0	1	1	0	144	1	0	0	3	2	1	3	0	5	0
2026 UEFA Nations LeaguePortugal	2	0	0	3	1	97	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
2026 FIFA World CupPortugal	5	1	1	4	1	155	0	0	0	5	4	1	2	0	2	0
2026 International FriendlyPortugal	1	0	0	1	0	47	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0
2025-26 Serie AAC Milan	29	9	3	63	24	1,861	5	0	9	29	6	19	34	0	22	0
2025 UEFA Nations LeaguePortugal	3	0	0	0	0	184	0	0	1	3	1	3	8	0	1	0
2024-25 Serie AAC Milan	34	8	8	67	30	2,330	5	0	4	34	9	18	52	0	27	0
2024-25 UEFA Champions LeagueAC Milan	10	3	1	16	10	798	2	0	3	10	1	8	11	0	12	0
2024 UEFA Nations LeaguePortugal	6	1	1	11	3	361	0	0	0	6	1	7	5	0	2	0
2024 International FriendlyPortugal	4	1	–	–	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023-24 Serie AAC Milan	34	9	9	71	23	2,524	5	0	5	34	5	23	52	0	32	0
2023-24 UEFA Europa LeagueAC Milan	6	3	3	20	8	472	1	0	1	6	0	2	4	0	8	0
2023-24 UEFA Champions LeagueAC Milan	5	1	0	11	4	443	1	0	0	5	0	3	12	0	5	0
2022-23 Serie AAC Milan	35	15	8	90	29	2,432	6	1	5	35	7	19	30	0	32	0
2022-23 UEFA Champions LeagueAC Milan	11	1	3	19	3	914	0	0	0	11	0	10	17	0	8	0
2022 FIFA World CupPortugal	5	2	0	5	2	83	0	0	0	5	5	3	1	0	2	0
2022 UEFA Nations LeaguePortugal	6	0	1	4	1	236	1	0	0	6	3	3	0	0	3	0
2021-22 Serie AAC Milan	34	11	9	95	37	2,620	4	0	6	34	3	22	46	0	18	0
2021-22 UEFA Champions LeagueAC Milan	4	1	1	1	1	294	1	0	3	4	0	4	2	0	3	0
2020-21 Serie AAC Milan	30	6	6	43	20	1,934	5	0	4	30	8	28	21	0	24	0
2020-21 UEFA Europa LeagueAC Milan	7	1	0	8	2	317	0	0	0	7	5	3	5	0	7	0
2019-20 Serie AAC Milan	31	6	1	44	16	1,395	0	0	6	31	19	16	15	0	21	0
2018-19 Ligue 1Lille	24	8	3	37	21	1,295	3	0	3	24	8	25	17	0	7	0
2017-18 UEFA Europa LeagueSporting CP	1	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
Career24 seasons	330	87	59	614	236	21,132	40	2	52	326	89	218	341	0	245	0

Game log, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League

Game
4 Nov v VfB StuttgartW 2-0 4 Nov	0	1	22	0	1	1	0	0	0
14 Oct v BarcelonaL 1-4 14 Oct	1	0	90	1	1	0	1	2	4
10 Sept @ Sporting CPL 1-3 10 Sept	0	0	32	0	1	1	0	1	1

Splits, UEFA Champions League

Split
AwayHome or away, 6W	17	0.1	0.2	1.3	0.4	77.9	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.1	1.1	1.5	1.1
HomeHome or away, 9W	16	0.3	0.1	1.6	0.7	79.3	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.5	1.3	0.9
WinsResult, 15W	15	0.3	0.2	2.3	0.9	76.0	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.7	1.8	0.5
LossesResult, 0W	14	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.3	78.4	0.2	0.3	1.0	0.1	1.1	0.9	1.7
DrawsResult, 0W	4	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.3	88.8	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5
Regular seasonStage, 15W	33	0.2	0.2	1.5	0.5	78.6	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.8	1.4	1.0
Dinamo ZagrebOpponent, 2W	3	0.3	0.3	2.7	1.0	80.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	2.0	1.0
ChelseaOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	76.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	2.5
FC PortoOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	87.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
Feyenoord RotterdamOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	86.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
LiverpoolOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	76.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
NapoliOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.5	87.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Newcastle UnitedOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	89.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.5
Paris Saint-GermainOpponent, 1W	2	0.5	0.0	3.5	1.5	87.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	2.0
RB SalzburgOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	79.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5
Tottenham HotspurOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	89.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.0
Atlético de MadridOpponent, 0W	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	57.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BarcelonaOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.0
Bayer LeverkusenOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Borussia DortmundOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0
Club BruggeOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
GironaOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
InternazionaleOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
Real MadridOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	78.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0
Red Star BelgradeOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0
Slovan BratislavaOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0
Sporting CPOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
VfB StuttgartOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	22.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, MilanoGround, 8W	15	0.3	0.1	1.7	0.7	83.1	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.2	0.8
Maksimir, ZagrebGround, 1W	2	0.5	0.0	2.0	1.5	76.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	1.0
RAMS Park, IstanbulGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	56.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	2.0
Anfield, LiverpoolGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	62.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
BayArena, LeverkusenGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Diego Armando Maradona, NapoliGround, 1W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	84.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Estadio Bernabéu, MadridGround, 1W	1	0.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	78.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0
Estádio do Dragão, PortoGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	1.0
Estádio José Alvalade, LisbonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Národny Futbalovy Stadión, BratislavaGround, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0
Parc des Princes, ParisGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0
Red Bull Arena SalzburgGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, AueGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0
St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-TyneGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	88.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	1.0
Stadion Feijenoord, RotterdamGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	83.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Stamford Bridge, LondonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, LondonGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	89.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	0.0

Recent games

Nov '268
v Amed SFK
1 G · 4 SHOT · 2 SOG
W 4-3
Oct '2631
@ Konyaspor
1 G · 4 SHOT · 3 SOG · 3 FA
W 4-0
Oct '2627
v Fenerbahce
2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC · 1 YC
W 2-1
Oct '2618
@ Genclerbirligi
Did not record a stat
W 1-0
Oct '2610
v Kasimpasa
3 SHOT · 2 SOG · 2 FC · 2 FA · 1 YC
W 3-1
Sept '2620
@ Trabzonspor
4 SHOT
L 4-0
Sept '2614
v Kocaelispor
5 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FA
W 1-0
Sept '265
@ Istanbul Basaksehir
1 SHOT · 1 FC · 1 FA · 1 OFF · 1 YC
W 3-2