Rafael Leão

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Portugal
Position: FW
Squad role: Projected starter
Position rank: #3
Intl caps: 43
Intl goals: 5
Intl assists: 7
: 0.75(model rating, 0–1)
: 14.6%

See Rafael Leão on the full Portugal scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.33 vs 0.32).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	G	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Euro 2024	4	287	0	0.2	3	5	12	47	2	0
World Cup 2022	5	126	2	0.2	5	1	3	24	0	1
All tournaments	9	413	2	0.4	8	6	15	71	2	1

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.44

Interceptions / 90

0.22

Ball recoveries / 90

2.83

Blocks / 90

1.09

Clearances / 90

0.44

Pressures / 90

5.88

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

3.27

Key passes / 90

1.31

Prog. carries / 90

15.47

Pass completion %

75.3%

Possession

Carries / 90

39.23

Dribbles / 90

2.40

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 65 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Rafael Leão has 43 caps and 5 international goals for Portugal, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Portugal →Portugal squad & model →