Rafael Leão
Portuguese footballer
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| May 2025 | Rafael Leão has made 2 appearances for the Portugal national team in 2025, without scoring any goals |
| January 6 2025 | Won the 2024 Supercoppa Italiana against Inter Milan, coming on as a substitute and creating both winning goals in a 3-2 comeback victory under new coach Sergio Conceição, securing his second trophy with AC Milan. |
| 2024 | Rafael Leão becomes a key player for Portugal, making 14 appearances and scoring 2 goals |
| 2024 | Rafael Leão wrote and published an autobiography titled 'Smile', edited by nss sport and published by Piemme publishing house. |
| 2024 | Played 18 matches and scored 4 goals for AC Milan in the early part of the 2024-25 Serie A season. |
| 2024 | Played 19 matches and scored 4 goals for AC Milan in the Serie A season. |
| November 15 2024 | Rafael Leão plays in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A match against Poland, with Portugal winning 5-1 at Estádio do Dragão in Porto |
| November 13 2024 | Confirmed that he had resolved his issues with manager Paulo Fonseca while on international duty for Portugal. |
| November 9 2024 | Scored twice in a 3-3 draw against Cagliari, marking his 50th Serie A goal and his first brace since June 2023. |
| November 5 2024 | Assisted the third goal in AC Milan's 3-1 Champions League victory against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu, which was a turning point in his relationship with manager Paulo Fonseca. |
| May 21 2024 | Selected for Portugal's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024, starting matches against the Czech Republic and Turkey, and making appearances in knockout stages against Slovenia and France. |
| May 11 2024 | Came on as a substitute and scored and assisted in a 5-1 win over Cagliari, becoming the second fastest player to reach 50 goals and 50 assists for the club after Kaká. |
| March 30 2024 | Made his 200th appearance for AC Milan, scoring and assisting in a 2-1 away win over Fiorentina. |
| March 21 2024 | Rafael Leão plays in a friendly match against Sweden, with Portugal winning 5-2 at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães |
| 2023 | Extended his contract with AC Milan until 2028, with an annual income of €5-€7 million, a €1.5 million signing bonus, and a €175 million release clause. |
| 2023 | Continued with AC Milan, making 34 appearances and scoring 9 goals in the 2023-24 Serie A season. |
| 2023 | Selected in Serie A Team of the Year for 2022–23 |
| 2023 | Rafael Leão continues to be an active member of the Portugal national team, making 7 appearances and scoring 1 goal |
| November 9 2023 | Scored his second bicycle kick of the season in a 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stage, helping Milan qualify for the Europa League knock-out round play-offs. |
| September 2023 | Awarded Serie A Player of the Month for September and Serie A Goal of the Month |
| September 23 2023 | Leão captained AC Milan for the first time in a home win over Hellas Verona, scoring the first goal in a 1-0 victory. |
| September 1 2023 | Rafael Leão scored his first goal of the season with an acrobatic bicycle kick in a 2-1 home league win over Roma. |
| April 2023 | Awarded Serie A Player of the Month for April |
| April 18 2023 | Provided an assist to Olivier Giroud in a 1-1 away draw against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, helping AC Milan progress to the semi-final for the first time since 2006-07. |
| April 2 2023 | Scored a brace in a 4-0 away win over league leaders Napoli, causing their biggest defeat since the 2007-08 season. |
| March 26 2023 | Rafael Leão scores in Portugal's comprehensive 6-0 win against Luxembourg in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match at Stade de Luxembourg |
| 2022 | Awarded the Serie A MVP for the 2021-22 season, finishing the campaign with 11 goals and 10 assists, and establishing himself as one of the best dribblers in Serie A. |
| 2022 | Maintained his position at AC Milan, playing 35 matches and scoring 15 goals in the 2022-23 Serie A season. |
| 2022 | Rafael Leão increases his national team participation, earning 13 caps and scoring 2 goals for Portugal |
| 2022 | Selected in Serie A Team of the Year for 2021–22 |
| December 6 2022 | Scored his second World Cup goal in Portugal's 6-1 round of 16 victory against Switzerland, before being eliminated in the quarter-finals by Morocco. |
| November 25 2022 | Scored his first international goal in a 3-2 group stage victory against Ghana at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. |
| November 24 2022 | Rafael Leão plays against Ghana in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with Portugal winning 3-2 at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar |
| October 2022 | Awarded Serie A Player of the Month for October |
| October 2022 | Nominated for the 2022 Ballon d'Or, ranking 14th and being the highest-ranked Portuguese player in the voting list. Named Serie A Player of the Month. |
| September 10 2022 | Sent off for the first time in his club career after receiving two yellow cards for violent conduct during a 2-1 win over Sampdoria. |
| September 3 2022 | On his 100th Serie A appearance, scored a brace and provided an assist to Olivier Giroud in a 3-2 win against Inter Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. Won the Serie A Goal of the Month award for September. |
| August 27 2022 | Scored and provided an assist in a 2-0 home win against Bologna at the start of the 2022-23 season. |
| May 22 2022 | Provided a hat-trick of assists for the first time in his career as Milan beat Sassuolo 3-0 to win their first Serie A title in eleven years. |
| May 8 2022 | Provided two assists to Sandro Tonali, helping Milan come from behind to defeat Hellas Verona 3-1 and overtake Inter at the top of the Serie A table. |
| May 1 2022 | Scored the winner in a 1-0 victory against Fiorentina, becoming the youngest Portuguese to score at least 10 goals in a single Serie A campaign. |
| February 25 2022 | Scored his eighth league goal of the season against Udinese, becoming the second player to score in each of the seven days of a week in Serie A with AC Milan. |
| February 13 2022 | In his 100th appearance for Milan, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Sampdoria, putting Milan at the top of the league table. |
| February 9 2022 | Opened the score sheet against Lazio and assisted the second goal, directly involved in 14 goals in the season, surpassing his previous career record in Europe's top 5 leagues. |
| 2021 | Helps AC Milan win the 2021–22 Serie A and is voted Serie A Most Valuable Player. |
| October 9 2021 | Made his international debut for the senior Portugal national team in a 3-0 friendly victory against Qatar, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo at half-time and providing an assist for André Silva's goal. |
| October 5 2021 | Called up to the senior Portugal national team for the first time as a replacement for the injured Rafa Silva. |
| September 28 2021 | Scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League in a 2-1 home loss against Atlético Madrid. |
| September 15 2021 | Made his UEFA Champions League debut, providing an assist for Ante Rebić in a 3-2 away defeat to Liverpool. |
| August 29 2021 | Scored the first goal from a shot outside the box in a 4-1 home victory against Cagliari at San Siro, marking a notable start to the 2021-22 season. |
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