Domestic-league season · AC Milan.
Missed 8 of AC Milan's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences (calf, injury, muscle). He still appeared 29 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1866 | 6.92 |
 Coppa Italia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 6.9 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
Leão's current-season form is level with last season (Season 47→48), while his Rating eased 81→70. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 63).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | AC Milan · 5th | 29 | 9 | 3 | 6.92 | 70 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | AC Milan · 8th | 36 | 8 | 8 | 7.19 | 81 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | AC Milan · 2nd | 34 | 9 | 9 | 7.41 | 87 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | AC Milan · 4th | 35 | 15 | 8 | 7.09 | 89 | 63 |
| 2021/22 | AC Milan · 1st | 34 | 11 | 8 | 7.16 | 92 | 56 |
| 2020/21 | AC Milan · 2nd | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6.94 | 87 | 36 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Rafael Leão is a 27-year-old centre-forward at AC Milan, rated 70.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 155th of 385 in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (69.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.43 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leão.
Judged on this season alone, Leão graded 48 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 47 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 9 goals and 3 assists in 29 appearances (0.579 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 47 → 48). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 70, 21st of 47 of the 47 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 27 Leão is in his prime years, and a market index of 120.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Leão missed 8 games through injury (calf, injury, muscle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 29 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
9 goals in 29 appearances (0.31 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.41 per appearance).
With a Rating of 70.3, Leão carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A of 47. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.58 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
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 (~121), then tapers with age. At 27, Leão sits on 120.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Leão's projected Rating — 70.3 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.
€30M total transfer fees · 2 moves
1 report links Rafael Leão with Saudi Pro League. The reporting is moderately sourced (50% credibility), led by Football-Italia, putting the move at roughly 23% to happen. So far the talk is speculative rather than concrete.
AC Milan forward Rafael Leão is reported to be open to a move to the Saudi Pro League if a European transfer does not materialise.
