CORNERFLICK
club
Club
Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi
Serie A
Super Cup
Júniores U19
Taça da Liga
UEFA U17 Championship
Nation
AM
Club
CI
League
27
Age
MF
Position
19
Caps
2
Int'l goals
AC Milan
Club
Coppa Italia
League
POR
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
27Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×3
×2
×2
×2
×2
×2
// the closing word
Rafael Leão.Portugal · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
PORMidfielderAC Milan