Players / Rafael Santos
Rafael Santos
St. Louis City

Rafael Santos

Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos

Defender · St. Louis City. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDEF Age28 ClubSt. Louis City Market value€800kTransfermarkt · 2026-06-02
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubSt. Louis CityMLS
PositionDefenderDefender
Date of birth28 years old
NationalityBrazilLondrina
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€800kTransfermarkt · 2026-06-02
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height180 cm73 kg
Shirt number#20St. Louis City
Performance
Season stats

MLS · 2026

St. Louis City · Midfielder

Appearances1612 starts
Minutes11074 substitute entries
Rating6.64provider season average
Goals + assists21 goals · 1 assists
Goals / 900.08minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900.08minimum 90-minute sample
Shots108 on target
Passing81377 passes · 17 key
Defensive work811 interceptions · 5 blocks
Duels won33.3%29 of 87
Dribble success23.5%4 of 17
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Rafael Santos

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Lucas HalterLucas HalterHouston Dynamo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile76match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 1,206 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Rafael Santos and Lucas Halter — stored season statistics
Context / metricRafael SantosLucas Halter
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleSt. Louis CityHouston Dynamo
Minutes1,1071,206
Appearances1614
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9080.65 per 90181.34 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90110.89 per 90100.75 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.41 per 90181.34 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

IgnacioIgnacioFluminense · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 1,057 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Rafael Santos and Ignacio — stored season statistics
Context / metricRafael SantosIgnacio
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSt. Louis CityFluminense
Minutes1,1071,057
Appearances1614
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9080.65 per 90191.62 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90110.89 per 90131.11 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.41 per 9080.68 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Zé IvaldoZé IvaldoRemo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 366 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Rafael Santos and Zé Ivaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricRafael SantosZé Ivaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSt. Louis CitySantos
Minutes1,107366
Appearances165
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9080.65 per 9061.48 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90110.89 per 90112.7 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.41 per 9051.23 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

CacáCacáVitoria · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · — min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • Playing time is missing.

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Rafael Santos and Cacá — stored season statistics
Context / metricRafael SantosCacá
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSt. Louis CityCorinthians
Minutes1,107—
Appearances160
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9080.65 per 90—— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90110.89 per 90—— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.41 per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Pedro PachecoPedro PachecoSanta Clara · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 630 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Rafael Santos and Pedro Pacheco — stored season statistics
Context / metricRafael SantosPedro Pacheco
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSLiga Portugal
Team in this sampleSt. Louis CitySanta Clara
Minutes1,107630
Appearances167
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9080.65 per 90121.71 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90110.89 per 90142 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.41 per 9010.14 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Ronald Federico Araújo da SilvaRonald Federico Araújo da SilvaLiverpool · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 285 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Rafael Santos and Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva — stored season statistics
Context / metricRafael SantosRonald Federico Araújo da Silva
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSPremier League
Team in this sampleSt. Louis CityLiverpool
Minutes1,107285
Appearances165
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9080.65 per 9051.58 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90110.89 per 9020.63 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.41 per 9030.95 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves64 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Cruzeiro → Orlando City SC · 05 Jan 2023, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 24.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202305 Jan 2023Cruzeiro → Orlando City SCTransferTerms not supplied24
202205 Aug 2022Cruzeiro → CoritibaLoanTerms not supplied24
202101 Dec 2021Ponte Preta → CruzeiroTransferTerms not supplied23
202124 May 2021Cruzeiro → Ponte PretaLoanTerms not supplied23
202112 Feb 2021Cruzeiro → Inter De LimeiraLoanTerms not supplied23
202015 Jun 2020Cruzeiro → Chapecoense-scLoanTerms not supplied22
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

St. Louis City · MLS

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferCruzeiro → Orlando City SC

Provider transfer record

LoanCruzeiro → Coritiba

Provider transfer record

TransferPonte Preta → Cruzeiro

Provider transfer record

LoanCruzeiro → Ponte Preta

Provider transfer record

LoanCruzeiro → Inter De Limeira

Provider transfer record

LoanCruzeiro → Chapecoense-sc

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Londrina, Brazil

Value & contract

Market value

€800k

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-02

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Rafael Santos in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityRafael Lucas Cardoso dos SantosHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubSt. Louis CityHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionMLSHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefenderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history6HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours2 updates · 8 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderDefender

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ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderLeft Midfielder

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7 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.