Rafael Santos
Colorado RapidsHeight
30
Shirt
27 years
Feb 5, 1998
Left
Preferred foot
BrazilCountry
€253.2K
Market value
Dec 31
Contract end
Position
Primary
Left-back
LB
Player traits
Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches92%Shot attempts81%Goals74%
Chances created90%Aerial duels won70%Defensive contributions28%
Major League Soccer 2025
1
Goals2
Assists11
Started24
Matches1,056
Minutes played6.68
Rating1
Yellow cards1
Red cardsMatch stats
Sporting Kansas City
LA Galaxy
Atlanta United
Necaxa
AtlasColorado RapidsOct 19
Major League Soccer
Los Angeles FC
2-2
8’
-
Oct 5
Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
1-0
61’
7.1
Sep 28
Major League Soccer
Minnesota United
1-1
84’
7.9
Sep 21
Major League Soccer
FC Dallas
3-1
83’
5.9
Sep 14
Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo FC
2-1
75’
7.6
2025Season shot map
On target: 27%- 11Shots
- 1Goals
- 0.40xG
Shot typeLeft footSituationFree kickResultGoal
0.09xG0.04xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 1,056
Shooting
Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.42
xG on target (xGOT)
0.47
Non-penalty xG
0.42
Shots
11
Shots on target
3
Passing
Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
1.96
Successful passes
430
Successful passes %
80.1%
Accurate long balls
25
Accurate long balls %
33.8%
Chances created
18
Successful crosses
22
Successful crosses %
24.7%
Possession
Successful dribbles
3
Successful dribbles %
33.3%
Touches
853
Touches in opposition box
9
Dispossessed
10
Fouls won
4
Defending
Tackles
20
Duels won
40
Duels won %
51.3%
Aerial duels won
13
Aerial duels won %
56.5%
Interceptions
12
Blocked shots
1
Fouls committed
5
Recoveries
43
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
7
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
1
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches92%Shot attempts81%Goals74%
Chances created90%Aerial duels won70%Defensive contributions28%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
7 1 | ||
96 2 | ||
15 0 | ||
30 1 | ||
26 3 | ||
10 1 | ||
5 0 | ||
6 0 | ||
1 0 | ||
13 1 | ||
Youth career | ||
 Cruzeiro EC Under 20 (on loan)Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 3 0 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Chapecoense AF
Brazil1
Catarinense 1(2020)
1
Serie B(2020)
Cruzeiro
Brazil1
Mineiro 1(2019)
1
Copa do Brasil(2018)