Rafael Santos

(Rafael Cardoso dos Santos)

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Born
1998 (28 years old)
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Londrina, Brazil

Position
Defender

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
20

Height
180 cm

Weight
73 kg

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Team
St. Louis City SC

League
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Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos (born 5 February 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.

Career
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 Major League Soccer club Orlando City ahead of the 2023 season on a two-year contract with an additional two club option years. On 20 May, Santos scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Inter Miami with the help of an assist from Duncan McGuire.

0 goals scored in the current 2026-2027 Season

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Former Youth Teams

Figueirense	2012-2013	Youth	-	-
Inter de Limeira	2014-2015	Youth	-	-
Mirassol	2016-2017	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Mirassol	2017	Permanent	13 app	1 gls
Cruzeiro	2018	Loan	1 app	0 gls
Cruzeiro	2019-2022	Permanent	30 app	1 gls
Chapecoense	2020	Loan	5 app	0 gls
Inter de Limeira	2021	Loan	10 app	1 gls
Ponte Preta	2021	Loan	26 app	3 gls
Coritiba	2022	Loan	15 app	0 gls
Orlando City	2023-2025	Permanent	75 app	2 gls
Colorado Rapids	2025	Permanent	7 app	1 gls
St. Louis City SC	2026-	Permanent	13 app	1 gls