AC Milan· Serie ALeao has been named Serie A Footballer of the Year and Player of the Year, and has won the Italian championship (Scudetto) and the Italian Super Cup with AC Milan. He also won the UEFA Nations League with Portugal.
Rafael Leao, born in Almada, Portugal, is a dynamic left winger currently playing in Serie A. He rose to prominence at AC Milan, where he played a key role in their 2021-22 Scudetto triumph. Leao has also represented Portugal, winning the UEFA Nations League in 2019.
Leao is a powerful and explosive forward known for his blistering pace, dribbling ability, and direct running at defenders. He excels in one-on-one situations and is a constant threat on the counter-attack, though his consistency and defensive contribution can sometimes be areas for improvement. His tactical role is primarily as a left winger who cuts inside or provides width, using his physicality to create chances.
| Season | Comp | Apps | G | A | YC | RC | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Supercoppa Italiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Serie A | 29 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1861 |
| 25/26 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 25/26 | Italy Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| 24/25 | UEFA Nations League A | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 361 |
| 24/25 | Supercoppa Italiana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 24/25 | Serie A | 34 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2330 |
| 24/25 | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 797 |
| 24/25 | Italy Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 332 |
| 23/24 | Serie A | 34 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2525 |
| 23/24 | International Friendlies | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Europa League | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 471 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 442 |
| 23/24 | Italy Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| 22/23 | UEFA Nations League A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 236 |
| 22/23 | Supercoppa Italiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Serie A | 35 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2430 |
| 22/23 | International Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | European Qualifiers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 397 |
| 22/23 | UEFA Champions League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 915 |
| 22/23 | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 21/22 | World Cup Qualification Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 21/22 | Serie A | 34 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2621 |
| 21/22 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 294 |
| 21/22 | Italy Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 287 |
| 2025 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 2025 | UEFA Nations League Finals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| 2024 | UEFA Euro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 289 |
| 2022 | World Cup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 2021 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2021 | UEFA Under-21 Euro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| 2019 | U20 World Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2017 | UEFA Under-19 Euro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| 2016 | UEFA Under-17 Euro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| 20/21 | Serie A | 30 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1932 |
| 20/21 | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| 20/21 | UEFA Europa League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 |
| 20/21 | Italy Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| 19/20 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 339 |
| 19/20 | Serie A | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1396 |
| 19/20 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 19/20 | Italy Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 18/19 | U20 Elite League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| 18/19 | International Friendlies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de la Ligue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1297 |
| 17/18 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 17/18 | U20 Elite League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 17/18 | Allianz Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 644 |
| 17/18 | Liga Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 17/18 | International Friendlies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 17/18 | UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 17/18 | UEFA Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | UEFA Youth League | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 468 |
| 16/17 | UEFA EURO U19 Championship Qualifiers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 |
| 16/17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 16/17 | International Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| 16/17 | UEFA Youth League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 |
| 15/16 | UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 15/16 | International Friendlies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 15/16 | U17 Algarve Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | International Friendlies | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 471 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Competition | Min | G | A | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Chile | 🏠 | 2:1 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-31 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:2 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-29 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-16 | Armenia | 🏠 | 9:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-13 | Portugal | ✈ | 2:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-14 | Hungary | 🏠 | 2:2 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-11 | Republic of Ireland | 🏠 | 1:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-09 | Portugal | ✈ | 2:3 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-06 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:5 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-08 | Portugal | ✈ | 5:7 | UEFA Nations League Finals | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-04 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:2 | UEFA Nations League Finals | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-03-23 | Denmark | 🏠 | 5:2 | UEFA Nations League Finals | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-03-20 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:0 | UEFA Nations League Finals | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-18 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:1 | UEFA Nations League A | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-15 | Poland | 🏠 | 5:1 | UEFA Nations League A | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-15 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:0 | UEFA Nations League A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-12 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:3 | UEFA Nations League A | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-09-08 | Scotland | 🏠 | 2:1 | UEFA Nations League A | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-09-05 | Croatia | 🏠 | 2:1 | UEFA Nations League A | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-07-05 | Portugal | ✈ | 5:3 | UEFA Euro | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-07-01 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:3 | UEFA Euro | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-26 | Portugal | ✈ | 2:0 | UEFA Euro | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-22 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:3 | UEFA Euro | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-06-18 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:2 | UEFA Euro | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-06-11 | Republic of Ireland | 🏠 | 3:0 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-08 | Croatia | 🏠 | 1:2 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-04 | Finland | 🏠 | 4:2 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-26 | Portugal | ✈ | 2:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-21 | Sweden | 🏠 | 5:2 | International Friendlies | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-19 | Iceland | 🏠 | 2:0 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-16 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:2 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-16 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:5 | European Qualifiers | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-13 | Slovakia | 🏠 | 3:2 | European Qualifiers | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-11 | Luxembourg | 🏠 | 9:0 | European Qualifiers | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-09-08 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:1 | European Qualifiers | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-20 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:1 | European Qualifiers | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-17 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 🏠 | 3:0 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-26 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:6 | European Qualifiers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-03-23 | Liechtenstein | 🏠 | 4:0 | European Qualifiers | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-10 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:0 | World Cup | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-06 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:6 | World Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-02 | Portugal | ✈ | 2:1 | World Cup | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-28 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:2 | World Cup | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-24 | Portugal | ✈ | 2:3 | World Cup | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-17 | Nigeria | 🏠 | 4:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-27 | Spain | 🏠 | 0:1 | UEFA Nations League A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-24 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:4 | UEFA Nations League A | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-06-12 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:0 | UEFA Nations League A | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-09 | Czechia | 🏠 | 2:0 | UEFA Nations League A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-06-05 | Switzerland | 🏠 | 4:0 | UEFA Nations League A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-02 | Portugal | ✈ | 1:1 | UEFA Nations League A | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-03-29 | North Macedonia | 🏠 | 2:0 | World Cup Qualification Playoffs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-03-24 | Turkiye | 🏠 | 3:1 | World Cup Qualification Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-11-14 | Serbia | 🏠 | 1:2 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-11-11 | Portugal | ✈ | 0:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-12 | Luxembourg | 🏠 | 5:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-09 | Qatar | 🏠 | 3:0 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |