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Height
20
Shirt
28 years
5 Feb 1998
Left
Preferred foot
Brazil
Country
€230k
Transfer value
30 Jun 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Left Midfielder
Others
Left Wing Back
LWB
LM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches39%Shot attempts70%Goals58%
Chances created73%Aerial duels won66%Defensive contributions50%
Transfer value: €230k
Highest: €1.7m(31 Oct 2022)
€1.7m
€1.3m
€860k
€430k
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Major League Soccer 2026

1
Goals
1
Assists
13
Started
19
Matches
1,277
Minutes played
6.76
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats
Team
Minutes played
Position
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Rating
MLS

25 Oct

Salt Lake
L3 - 0
St. Louis City
90
LM
0
0
1
0
6.6
Open Cup

22 Oct

Columbus
D0 - 0
St. Louis City
0
-
0
0
0
0
-
MLS

17 Oct

Minnesota
L3 - 2
St. Louis City
45
-
0
0
0
0
6.1
MLS

15 Oct

Vancouver
D0 - 0
St. Louis City
50
-
0
0
0
0
6.8
MLS

11 Oct

LA Galaxy
W6 - 2
St. Louis City
0
-
0
0
0
0
-
MLS

30 Sept

NY Red Bulls
W0 - 3
St. Louis City
0
-
0
0
0
0
-
MLS

20 Sept

Toronto
W3 - 1
St. Louis City
0
-
0
0
0
0
-
MLS

13 Sept

Minnesota
W4 - 2
St. Louis City
59
LW
0
0
0
0
6.5
MLS

10 Sept

Portland
D2 - 2
St. Louis City
80
LW
0
0
0
0
6.8
MLS

6 Sept

Vancouver
W1 - 3
St. Louis City
0
-
0
0
0
0
-
St. Louis City

25 Oct

MLS
Salt Lake
L3 - 0
LM
90‎’‎
6.6

22 Oct

Open Cup
Columbus
D0 - 0
Bench

17 Oct

MLS
Minnesota
L3 - 2
45‎’‎
6.1

15 Oct

MLS
Vancouver
D0 - 0
50‎’‎
6.8

11 Oct

MLS
LA Galaxy
W6 - 2
Bench
2026

Heatmap

Touches: 767

Season shot map

On target: 47%
  • 19Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.10xG
2 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.40xG0.94xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,277

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.10
xG on target (xGOT)
1.57
Non-penalty xG
1.10
Shots
19
Shots on target
9

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
1.53
Successful passes
348
Successful passes %
80.2%
Accurate long balls
18
Accurate long balls %
46.2%
Line-breaking passes
87
Chances created
18
Big chances created
4
Successful crosses
15
Successful crosses %
19.2%

Possession

Successful dribbles
4
Successful dribbles %
22.2%
Duels won
40
Duels won %
39.2%
Aerial duels won
13
Aerial duels won %
65.0%
Touches
767
Touches in opposition box
21
Dispossessed
6
Fouls won
8

Defending

Defensive contributions
62
Tackles
15
Interceptions
11
Blocked shots
5
Fouls committed
21
Recoveries
55
Possession won final 3rd
7
Dribbled past
14
Clearances
31
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
22
xG against while on pitch
19.54

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

News

About

Rafael Santos is a 28-year-old football player who plays as a left midfielder for St. Louis City, born on 5 February 1998, who is left-footed. Follow Rafael Santos on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2026 Major League Soccer season, Rafael Santos has recorded 1 goal, 1 assist, 1,277 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.76, 2 yellow cards.

Rafael Santos's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Rafael Santos's next match is on 8 November 2026 when St. Louis City face Houston Dynamo FC in the Major League Soccer.

Explore Rafael Santos's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Rafael Santos's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Rafael Santos currently plays for St. Louis City alongside Zack Campagnolo, Roman Bürki, Tahir Reid-Brown, Mamadou Mbacke, Lukas MacNaughton, Conrad Wallem, Tomás Ostrák, Christopher Durkin, Rafael Navarro, Simon Becher, Célio Pompeu, Tomas Totland, Charles-Emile Brunet, Carlo Holse, Dante Polvara, Kyle Hiebert, Alexandru Mățan, Daniel Edelman, Fallou Fall, Miguel Perez, Palmer Ault, Timo Baumgartl, Tyson Pearce, Colin Welsh, Benjamin Lundt, Damion Downs, Caden Glover, Mykhi Joyner, Sang-Bin Jeong, Brendan McSorley, Zach Zengue, and Jaziel Orozco. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Rafael Santos's career has also included time at Colorado Rapids, Orlando City, Coritiba, Cruzeiro, Ponte Preta, Inter de Limeira, Chapecoense, and Mirassol.

Rafael Santos is from Brazil, and the national team includes João Pedro, Hugo Souza, Vanderson, Wesley, Gabriel, Marquinhos, Danilo, Douglas Santos, Vinícius Júnior, Bruno Guimarães, Endrick, Raphinha, Estêvão, Otávio, Matheuzinho, Vitor Reis, Arthur Dias, Mauro Júnior, Breno Bidon, Douglas Luiz, Pedro, Martinelli, Andrey Santos, Samuel Dias Lino, Pedro Morisco, Jair Cunha, Gabriel Bontempo, and Rayan. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Rafael Santos has won 6 titles: Open Cup (2026) with St. Louis City, Catarinense 1 (2020) and Série B (2020) with Chapecoense, Mineiro (2019) and Copa do Brasil (2018) with Cruzeiro, and Mineiro U20 (2018) with Cruzeiro EC Under 20.

Rafael Santos has competed in Major League Soccer, US Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, Serie A, Serie B, Mineiro, Cup, and Paulista A1. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Rafael Santos, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Rafael Santos to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches39%Shot attempts70%Goals58%
Chances created73%Aerial duels won66%Defensive contributions50%

Career

Senior career

St. Louis City (Free transfer)Jan 2026 - now
19
1
7
1
96
2
15
0
30
1
26
3
10
1
5
0
6
0
1
0
13
1

Youth career

3
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

St. Louis City

United States
1
Open Cup(2026)

Chapecoense

Brazil
1
Catarinense 1(2020)
1
Série B(2020)

Cruzeiro EC Under 20

Brazil
1
Mineiro U20(2018)

News

About

Rafael Santos is a 28-year-old football player who plays as a left midfielder for St. Louis City, born on 5 February 1998, who is left-footed. Follow Rafael Santos on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2026 Major League Soccer season, Rafael Santos has recorded 1 goal, 1 assist, 1,277 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.76, 2 yellow cards.

Rafael Santos's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Rafael Santos's next match is on 8 November 2026 when St. Louis City face Houston Dynamo FC in the Major League Soccer.

Explore Rafael Santos's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Rafael Santos's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Rafael Santos currently plays for St. Louis City alongside Zack Campagnolo, Roman Bürki, Tahir Reid-Brown, Mamadou Mbacke, Lukas MacNaughton, Conrad Wallem, Tomás Ostrák, Christopher Durkin, Rafael Navarro, Simon Becher, Célio Pompeu, Tomas Totland, Charles-Emile Brunet, Carlo Holse, Dante Polvara, Kyle Hiebert, Alexandru Mățan, Daniel Edelman, Fallou Fall, Miguel Perez, Palmer Ault, Timo Baumgartl, Tyson Pearce, Colin Welsh, Benjamin Lundt, Damion Downs, Caden Glover, Mykhi Joyner, Sang-Bin Jeong, Brendan McSorley, Zach Zengue, and Jaziel Orozco. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Rafael Santos's career has also included time at Colorado Rapids, Orlando City, Coritiba, Cruzeiro, Ponte Preta, Inter de Limeira, Chapecoense, and Mirassol.

Rafael Santos is from Brazil, and the national team includes João Pedro, Hugo Souza, Vanderson, Wesley, Gabriel, Marquinhos, Danilo, Douglas Santos, Vinícius Júnior, Bruno Guimarães, Endrick, Raphinha, Estêvão, Otávio, Matheuzinho, Vitor Reis, Arthur Dias, Mauro Júnior, Breno Bidon, Douglas Luiz, Pedro, Martinelli, Andrey Santos, Samuel Dias Lino, Pedro Morisco, Jair Cunha, Gabriel Bontempo, and Rayan. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Rafael Santos has won 6 titles: Open Cup (2026) with St. Louis City, Catarinense 1 (2020) and Série B (2020) with Chapecoense, Mineiro (2019) and Copa do Brasil (2018) with Cruzeiro, and Mineiro U20 (2018) with Cruzeiro EC Under 20.

Rafael Santos has competed in Major League Soccer, US Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, Serie A, Serie B, Mineiro, Cup, and Paulista A1. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Rafael Santos, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Rafael Santos to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.