Domestic-league season · Famalicao.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1753 | 6.94 |
Soares's current-season form is up 16% on last season (Season 37→43), while his Rating eased 41→32. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Famalicao · 5th | 24 | 1 | 3 | 6.94 | 32 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | Famalicao · 7th | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 41 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | PAOK · 4th | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7.19 | 26 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | PAOK · 4th | 26 | 0 | 3 | 6.85 | 33 | 37 |
| 2021/22 | Guimaraes · 6th | 30 | 1 | 4 | 7.02 | 61 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | Eibar · 20th | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6.81 | 66 | 17 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Rafa Soares is a 31-year-old full-back at Famalicao, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 281st of 315 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (59% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Soares.
Judged on this season alone, Soares graded 43 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 55 full-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 10 clean sheets and 2.413 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 37 → 43). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 52nd of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 31 Soares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 15.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Soares is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
2.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 31.9, Soares carries the 52nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primeira Liga of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~34), then tapers with age. At 31, Soares sits on 15.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Soares's projected Rating — 31.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
