Rafael

Nel

CF Sporting CP #9

Centre-Forward – Forward

Rafael Nel

Sporting CP Primeira Liga

Top 25% of strikers in the world
#84 striker aged U21
Top 26% in the Segunda Liga

Date of birth / Age: 3 Apr 2005 (21)
Citizenship: Portugal
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.82 m / 71 kg
Main position: Centre-Forward
Contract until: 2029

Benchmarks

strikers with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#1352

striker in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#84

among strikers aged U21

In his league

75%

of Segunda Liga strikers rank below him

Finishing

−0.7

goals below expected · better than 45% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

5 Expected

5.7

34 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

4 Expected

0.9

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 33
StartsStarting eleven: 19
GoalsGoals: 10
AssistsAssists: 5
YellowYellow cards: 4
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 1,690

Starting eleven58%

19 of 33 appearances

Minutes played1,690

51 per appearance

Goal involvement15

10 goals · 5 assists

Positions played

37 matches · since 2023/24

AMCF

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Forward	35	11	5
Attacking Midfield	2	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	Segunda LigaSegunda Liga	Sporting CP	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	185
2026/2726/27	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Sporting CP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
2025/2625/26	Segunda LigaSegunda Liga	Sporting CP II	23	17	7	4	4	0	0	1,504
2025/2625/26	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Sporting CP	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	166
2025/2625/26	UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League	Sporting CP	3	0	1	–	0	–	0	20
2025/2625/26	U20 Elite LeagueU20 Elite League	Portugal U20	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	62
20262026	World Youth Festival Toulon Maurice RevelloWorld Youth Festival Toulon Maurice Revello	Portugal U20	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024/2524/25	Liga 3Liga 3	Sporting CP II	14	12	6	–	2	–	0	999
2023/2423/24	Liga 3Liga 3	Sporting CP II	26	20	8	–	2	–	0	1,759
2023/2423/24	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Sporting CP	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	6
2022/2322/23	Liga Revelação Sub 23Liga Revelação Sub 23	Sporting CP U23	8	6	4	–	2	–	0	561
2022/2322/23	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	Sporting CP U19	7	0	0	–	0	–	0	71
20222022	Algarve U17 TournamentAlgarve U17 Tournament	Sporting CP U17	9	6	6	–	1	–	0	709

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			104	67	35	5^*	12	1^*	0	6,152

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Liga 3	40	14	–
Segunda Liga	25	8	4
Algarve U17 Tournament	9	6	–
Liga Revelação Sub 23	8	4	–
Primeira Liga	8	2	1
UEFA Youth League	7	0	–
Portugal U20	3	0	–
UEFA Champions League	3	1	–
UEFA Europa League	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Sporting Clube de Portugal Und Sporting CP Transfer
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Transfer Sporting Clube De Portugal Und Sporting Clube de Portugal Und Transfer
Jul 2020 Jul 2020 · Transfer Os Belenenses SAD Under 15 Sporting Clube De Portugal Und Transfer

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Sporting CP 2023–2027 14 4
Sporting CP II 2023–2026 63 21
Sporting CP U23 2022 8 4
Sporting CP U19 2022 7 0
Sporting CP U17 2022 9 6

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