Rafael Santos (footballer, born 5 February 1998) should not be confused with Rafael Santos (footballer, born 2 February 1998).
| Rafael Santos | |
| Fullname: | Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Londrina, Paraná, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | Orlando City |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Figueirense |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Inter de Limeira |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Mirassol |
| Youthyears4: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | → Atlético Madrid (youth loan) |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Mirassol |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Cruzeiro (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Cruzeiro |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Chapecoense (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Inter de Limeira (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Ponte Preta (loan) |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Coritiba (loan) |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Orlando City |
| Caps8: | 58 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 19 October 2024 |
Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos (born 5 February 1998) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.
Santos developed in the academy of Mirassol, making his senior debut for the club on 2 July 2017 in the 2017 Campeonato Paulista, playing the full 90 minutes against Ferroviária in a 2–1 defeat. He scored his first goal on 27 August 2017, the opening goal in a 4–2 win over Penapolense in the same competition.
In 2018, he joined Cruzeiro, initially on loan. He made 27 appearances for the club's under-20 team including in the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores. On 14 August 2018, Santos made his first team debut for the club as a 76th-minute substitute for David in a 2–0 Série A defeat to Vasco da Gama. Having joined Cruzeiro permanently in 2019, Santos went on loan for spells with Chapecoense, Inter de Limeira and Ponte Preta in Série B and later with Coritiba in Série A. He made a combined 106 senior appearances while in Brazil in all competitions.
On 5 January 2023, Santos joined American Major League Soccer club Orlando City ahead of the 2023 season on a two-year contract with an additional two club option years.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[4] | Continental | Playoffs[5] | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Mirassol | 2017 | — | — | — | — | 13[6] | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| Cruzeiro (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2019 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3[7] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Inter de Limeira (loan) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Orlando City | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[8] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 32 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 183 | 8 | |||
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Cruzeiro