Domestic-league season · Cerezo Osaka.
Earlier this season at Shanghai Shenhua — AFC Champions League Elite: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 123 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Cerezo Osaka; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 36 | 18 | 3 | 2583 | 7.05 |
 J-League Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 137 | — |
 AFC Champions League Eliteat Shanghai Shenhua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6.15 |
Following his move to Cerezo Osaka, Ratão's current-season form is up 600% on last season (Season 8→56), while his Rating eased 42→34. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cerezo Osaka · 10th | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7.05 | 34 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | Bahia · 8th | 36 | 1 | 2 | 6.63 | 42 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | Bahia · 16th | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6.74 | 48 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | Toulouse · 13th | 31 | 5 | 4 | 6.87 | 67 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Toulouse · 1st | 25 | 11 | 2 | 7.11 | 61 | 34 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Rafael Ratão is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Cerezo Osaka, rated 33.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 478th of 874 in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.73 goal contributions per 90 (0.63 goals, 0.11 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ratão.
Judged on this season alone, Ratão graded 56 — a standout campaign that ranks top 1% of the 130 centre-forwards in the J3 League, on 18 goals and 3 assists in 36 appearances (0.732 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 56). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 69th of 130 of the 130 centre-forwards in the J3 League. At 30 Ratão is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Ratão is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
18 goals in 36 appearances (0.5 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a mid-table side (10th of 20). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 21 goal contributions (0.58 per appearance).
With a Rating of 33.8, Ratão carries the 69th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J3 League of 130. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.73 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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 (~26), then tapers with age. At 30, Ratão sits on 12.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ratão's projected Rating — 33.8 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.
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