Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Vela Rodrigues | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AVS (on loan from Benfica B) | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2014 | CB Estarreja | ||
2014–2022 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Benfica B | 76 | (1) |
2024– | →AVS (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (0) |
2020 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
2020 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
2022– | Portugal U21 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:34, 20 November 2023 (UTC) |
Rafael Vela Rodrigues (born 27 January 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for loan AVS from Benfica B.
Rodrigues has represented Portugal at youth international level. [1]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benfica B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 31 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 54 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
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