Rafael Santos · career
Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos
Central · St. Louis City · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24
The record covers 5 seasons (2022/23–2026/27) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 127 appearances, 4 goals and 8 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Orlando City SC — Season rating 33, 1 goal and 2 assists in 37 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 21 points at Orlando City SC. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (28 → 21). The gap to his peak is 13 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 21 |
| 2025/26 | Orlando City SC | 24 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Orlando City SC | 37 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | Orlando City SC | 37 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | CoritibaLoan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | Cruzeiro | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Inter De Limeira | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Ponte Preta | 26 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Chapecoense-scLoan | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | CruzeiroLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Cruzeiro U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Mirassol | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Catarinense 1×2Copa do Brasil×2Mineiro 1×2Mineiro U20×2Serie B×2Mineiro 1×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 13 | 949 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2026/27
14 played6 unused sub1 not in squad· 968 min, 1g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21 | Major League Soccer | H Charlotte | 1-1 | Played | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 2 | Major League Soccer | A San Diego | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 8 | Major League Soccer | H Seattle Sounders | 0-1 | Played | 97 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 15 | Major League Soccer | A Los Angeles FC | 0-2 | Played | 82 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 22 | Major League Soccer | H New England Revolution | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Apr 4 | Major League Soccer | A New York City FC | 1-1 | Played | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 12 | Major League Soccer | A FC Dallas | 1-1 | Played | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 19 | Major League Soccer | A Seattle Sounders | 1-4 | Played | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 26 | Major League Soccer | H San Jose Earthquakes | 2-3 | Played | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| May 3 | Major League Soccer | A Austin | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 10 | Major League Soccer | A Colorado Rapids | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 14 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles FC | 2-1 | Played | 80 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| May 16 | Major League Soccer | A DC United | 1-1 | Played | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| May 23 | Major League Soccer | H Austin | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jul 17 | Major League Soccer | H Sporting Kansas City | 3-2 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Jul 23 | Major League Soccer | A Los Angeles Galaxy | 3-1 | Played | 28 | 6.2 | ||
| Jul 26 | Major League Soccer | H Colorado Rapids | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 2 | Major League Soccer | H Real Salt Lake | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 16 | Major League Soccer | A San Jose Earthquakes | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 20 | Major League Soccer | A Sporting Kansas City | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 23 | Major League Soccer | H Houston Dynamo | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |