Rafael NelST#9

Sporting·Liga Portugal·Attack - Centre-Forward

21 years(03/04/2005)1,82mrightPortugalContract until 30/06/2029

6.79Rating28 matches in 12 months

€4.00mMarket value#19 in Sporting · #95 in Liga Portugal

Last 5rating per match

Liga Portuga08.117.4

Liga Portuga23.116.8

Liga Portuga30.118.2

Liga Portuga06.126.3

Liga Portuga14.125.8

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.50Nov

6.30Dec

6.50Jan

6.60Feb

7.00Mar

6.90Apr

6.40May

Jun

Jul

6.60Aug

8.00Sep

Oct

Club matchesSporting

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Recent results

19 Sept · 20:30Liga PortugalH

Arouca—Prediction 13 Sept · 20:30Liga PortugalA

Famalicao—Prediction 09 Sept · 20:00UEFA Champions LeagueH

GalatasarayW3:1Prediction 05 Sept · 20:30Liga PortugalH

NacionalW2:0Prediction 28 Aug · 20:15Liga PortugalA

Rio AveW4:0Prediction

Key statsLiga Portugal 2 · Liga Portugal Betclic

Goals20.65 / 90

xG0.310.10 / 90

Assists0

xA0.00

Shots41.29 / 90

Shots on target375%

Key passes61.94 / 90

Pass accuracy77.8%

Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals.

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking66

Technique53

Tactical53

Defending35

Creativity49

Strengths

Tackling

Weaknesses

Penalty taking

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals1.00100%

xG1.17100%

Shots3.0083%

Shots on target2.0098%

Conversion %33.3100%

Big chances missed1.500%

Dribbles0.000%

Fouls won3.50100%

Offsides1.005%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.50100%

xA0.2798%

Key passes1.0043%

Big chances created0.5094%

Accurate passes13.0017%

Pass accuracy %86.798%

Final third passes6.5036%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.0034%

Interceptions0.006%

Aerial duels won2.0083%

Duels won6.5074%

Dribbled past0.00100%

Fouls2.0017%

Errors leading to goal0.0052%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 47 forwards · Liga Portugal Betclic · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 180′

Similar playersLiga Portugal Betclic · forwards · season 25/26

76%

Vangelis PavlidisBenfica · Attack - Centre-Forward6.92Rating22G4A27age 72%

André LacximicantEstoril · Attack - Left Winger6.66Rating3G2A25age 71%

Fotis IoannidisSporting · Attack - Centre-Forward6.78Rating3G0A26age 71%

Oskar PietuszewskiPorto · Attack - Left Winger7.04Rating3G2A18age 71%

Umar AbubakarFamalicão · Attack - Centre-Forward6.50Rating3G0A20age 69%

Samu AghehowaPorto · Attack - Centre-Forward6.90Rating13G1A22age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 23 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Availability

StatusAvailable28 matches in 12 months

National teamPortugal U197 caps · 2 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€4.00mHighest: €4.00m (28/05/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Liga Portugal 2	Sporting CP B	26/27	3	263	7.10	2	—	2	2	1
Liga Portugal Betclic	Sporting CP	26/27	1	15	6.40	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers5

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
22/03/2026	25/26	Sporting B	Sporting	-	€1.50m
01/07/2023	23/24	Sporting U19	Sporting B	-	-
01/07/2022	22/23	Sporting U17	Sporting U19	-	-
01/07/2020	20/21	Belenenses Yth	Sporting U17	?	-
01/07/2018	18/19	Benfica Yth	Belenenses Yth	?	-