AC MilanRafael Leão won the Serie A title with AC Milan in 2021-22 and was named the Serie A Most Valuable Player for the 2021-22 season. He also helped Portugal win the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2018 and has earned caps for the senior national team.
Rafael Leão is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for AC Milan and the Portugal national team. He began his career at Sporting CP before moving to Lille, and then joined AC Milan in 2019, where he quickly became a key player. Leão has been recognized for his explosive pace and dribbling, helping Milan win the Serie A title in the 2021-22 season.
Leão is known for his blistering speed, close ball control, and ability to take on defenders in one-on-one situations, making him a constant threat on the left flank. He excels at cutting inside from the wing to shoot or create chances, though his defensive contributions and consistency can sometimes be inconsistent. His physicality and flair allow him to play as an inverted winger or even as a striker, providing tactical flexibility.
| 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 |