Player Details

Name

Rafael Santos

Pronunciation

hah-fah-EL SAHN-tows

Height

5' 11"

Weight

161 lbs

Date of Birth

2.5.1998 (27)

Birthplace

Londrina, Brazil

Position

Defender

Footedness

Left

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary

Status: Under contract through 2025, with a Club option in 2026

Acquired: Via transfer from Cruzeiro on Jan. 5, 2023

Club Highlights:

  • Has scored seven goals and provided 14 assists in 170 appearances across all competitions in his professional career

  • Has scored two goals and provided nine assists in 77 appearances for the Lions since joining in 2023

  • Won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B with Chapecoense in the 2019-2020 and with Cruzeiro in 2021-2022

  • Has spent time developing on loan with Brazilian clubs Internacional, Chapecoense, Ponte Preta and Coritiba

  • Has made appearances in Brazil’s Série A and Copa do Brasil