Rafael Fernandes (footballer)

Rafael Tavares Gomes Fernandes (born 28 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
Rafael Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Rafael Tavares Gomes Fernandes
Date of birth (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lille
Number 28
Youth career
2010–2021 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Sporting CP B 16 (3)
2022–2024 Arouca 13 (0)
2024– Lille 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Portugal U18 6 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Professional career

A youth product of Sporting CP since 2010, he started playing with their reserves in the 2021-22 season.[1] On 11 July 2022, he transferred to Arouca in the Primeira Liga signing a three-year contract.[2] He made his professional debut as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 Primeira Liga loss to Benfica on 5 August 2022.[3]

On 31 January 2024, Fernandes moved to Ligue 1 side Lille, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4] The French club paid a reported €3 million transfer fee.[5]

International career

Fernandes is a youth international for Portugal, having played for the Portugal U18s and U20s.[6]

References
  1. "Lugar a Rafael Fernandes na ausência de Coates na defesa do Sporting". www.record.pt.
  2. "Rafael Fernandes blindado pelo Arouca por 10 M€". www.record.pt.
  3. "Águias vencem o primeiro jogo do campeonato com goleada frente ao Arouca". www.cmjornal.pt.
  4. "Le défenseur portugais, Rafael Fernandes, est Lillois" [The Portuguese defender, Rafael Fernandes, is of Lille] (in French). Lille OSC. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. "Oficial: Rafael Fernandes deixa Arouca e assina pelo Lille até 2028" [Official: Rafael Fernandes leaves Arouca and signs for Lille until 2028]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. "Internacional sub-20 Rafael Fernandes deixa Sporting e reforça Arouca". July 11, 2022.
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