Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Tavares Gomes Fernandes | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2021 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Sporting CP B | 16 | (3) |
2022–2024 | Arouca | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Lille | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 31 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 14 November 2023 (UTC) |
Rafael Tavares Gomes Fernandes (born 28 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.
A youth product of Sporting CP since 2010, he started playing with their reserves in the 2021-22 season. [1] On 11 July 2022, he transferred to Arouca in the Primeira Liga signing a three-year contract. [2] He made his professional debut as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 Primeira Liga loss to Benfica on 5 August 2022. [3]
On 31 January 2024, Fernandes moved to Ligue 1 side Lille, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract. [4] The French club paid a reported €3 million transfer fee. [5]
Fernandes is a youth international for Portugal, having played for the Portugal U18s and U20s. [6]
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