Rafa

Following his move to Pacos Ferreira, Rafa's current-season form is up 100% on last season (Season 5→10), while his Rating eased 56→42. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Pacos Ferreira · 17th	19	3	16%	7.2	42	10
2024/25	SC CovilhaLoan	11	0	0%	—	—	—
2022/23	Guimaraes · 6th	2	1	50%	6.25	56	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

Rafa is a 22-year-old goalkeeper at Pacos Ferreira, rated 42.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 108 on scout potential in the Segunda Liga and 1615th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rafa.

Judged on this season alone, Rafa graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 8th of 13 of the 13 goalkeepers in the Segunda Liga, on 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 10).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 7th of 13 of the 13 goalkeepers in the Segunda Liga. At 22 Rafa is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential7th of 13 goalkeepers · Segunda Liga · 19 apps Current season8th of 13 goalkeepers · Segunda Liga · 19 apps8th-best goalkeeper in the Segunda Liga45th in the Segunda Liga · potential7th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Segunda Liga1615th-highest potential U-23 tracked

42.2

Ratingi

7th of 13 goalkeepers

9.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26.5%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Pacos Ferreira finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Clean sheets

16%

CS rate

26.5%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 19 appearances (16% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.2, Rafa carries the 7th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Segunda Liga of 13 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %69

Cards / 900.333

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 22, Rafa sits on 9.8, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Rafa's projected Rating — 42.2 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.