Rafael Luís
Portuguese footballer (born 2005)
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Rafael Filipe Gonçalves Soares Luís (born 18 February 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, on loan from Benfica.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Filipe Gonçalves Soares Luís | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Strasbourg (on loan from Benfica) | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2023 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Benfica B | 53 | (0) |
| 2025– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Strasbourg (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:10, 1 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:01, 30 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Luís is a product of Benfica's youth academy since 2010 and worked his way up their youth categories, signing an academy contract with them on 27 February 2019.[1] On 17 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica,and was promoted to their reserves.[2] On 5 September 2023, he renewed his contract with Benfica until 2028.[3] He made the Benfica senior squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[4] On 17 August 2025, he joined Strasbourg on loan in the French Ligue 1 for the 2025–26 season.[5]
International career
Luís was called up to the Portugal U17s for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | — | — | — | 53 | 0 | |||||
| Benfica | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League