Above is the career stats for Rafael Santos. Rafael Santos has played a total of 230 matches, scored 10 goals, and accumulated 17 assists. Rafael Lucas has played the most amount of matches at MLS with 102 apperances in USA. Stats do not include club and international friendlies.

Per 90 minute stats in the MLS

1.23Conceded / 90'

12 Goals in 12 Games

69th Percentile

8%Clean Sheets

1 Clean Sheets in 12 Games

20th Percentile

0.10Cards Per 90'

1 Cards Total

31st Percentile

Rafael Santos Stats - Detailed

MLS Stats for Rafael Santos

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	12	N/A	48
Minutes	881	73 min' per appearance	52
Matches Started	10	N/A	54
Matches Subbed In	2	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	2	N/A	N/A

Goals Conceded / 90'

Clean Sheets

Goals / 90'

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	12	1.23	69
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	73 min'	N/A	69
Clean Sheets	1	8%	20
Tackles	6	0.61	17
Interceptions	9	0.92	58
Ground Duels	68	6.95	34
Ground Duels Won	25	2.55	17
Aerial Duels Won	9	0.92	57
Dribbled Past	6	0.61	39
Clearances	21	2.15	65
Shots Blocked	5	0.51	77
Penalties Given Away	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, Rafael Santos has conceded 12 goals and kept 1 clean sheets in 12 matches in the MLS 2026 season. That means when Cardoso dos Santos is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 73 minutes. Moreover, he's made 0.61 tackles and 0.92 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Cardoso dos Santos is also racking up about 2.15 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	1	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	1	0.1	31
Minutes Per Booking	881 min' / card	N/A	89
Cards Over 0.5	1	8%	38
Fouls Committed	15	1.53	75
Fouled Against	6	0.61	32

Rafael Santos has received 1 yellow cards and 0 red cards in 12 matches so far in the MLS 2026 season. He commits 1.53 fouls per 90 minutes.

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	1	0.1	57
Goal Involvement	2	0.2	57
Goals at Home	1	0.2	71
Goals at Away	0	0	66
Expected Goals (xG)	1.72	0.18	65
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	1.72	0.18	66
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	881 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

Rafael Santos has scored 1 goals in 12 matches so far in the MLS 2026 season. 1 of the 1 goals were scored at home while he scored 0 goals at away games. Overall, Rafael Santos's goals scored per 90 minutes is 0.1. Moreover, Rafael Santos's total G/A (goals + assists) is 2 for this season. His goal involvement equates to 0.2 per 90 minutes. His Non-Penalty xG per 90 minutes is 0.18. This puts Rafael Santos's npxG output at 1.72 which puts him in the top 66 percentile of MLS players.

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	13	1.33	67
Shots On Target	7/ 13	0.72	76
Shots Off Target	6/ 13	0.61	55
Hit The Woodwork	1 times	0.10	89
Shot Conversion Rate	7.69%	N/A	54
Shot Accuracy	53.85%	N/A	87
Shots Per Goal Scored	13.00	N/A	N/A

Rafael Santos has taken 13 shots in 12 matches so far in the MLS 2026 season. Of the 13 shots, 7 shots were on target and the other 6 shots were off target. That means that Cardoso dos Santos's shooting accuracy is 53.85%. He scores a goal for every 13.00 shots he takes and takes 1.33 shots per 90 minutes on the pitch.

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	1	0.1	63
Expected Assists (xA)	1.74	0.18	66
Passes	290	29.63	26
Successful Passes	232/ 290	23.70	27
Pass Completion Rate	80.00%	N/A	31
Key Passes	17	1.74	87
Crosses	62	6.33	98
Successful Crosses	12/ 62	1.23	93
Cross Completion Rate	19.35%	N/A	51
Minutes Per Assist	881 min' / assist	N/A	N/A

Rafael Santos has assisted 1 goals in 12 matches so far in the MLS 2026 season. Looking into his passing aspect of the game, Cardoso dos Santos passes the ball roughly 29.63 times during a game with a pass completion rate of 80.00%. He also plays 1.74 key passes each game which leads to significant scoring chances. Overall, Cardoso dos Santos's xA (Expected Assists) output is 0.18 per 90 minutes. This stat puts him above 66 percent of the players in the MLS.

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	16	1.63	71
Successful Dribbles	4	0.41	48
Dribble Success Rate	25.00%	N/A	20
Dispossesed	5	0.51	57
Offsides	0	0.00	49

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	No Pens
Penalties Taken	0	0
Penalties Scored	0	0
Penalties Missed	0	0

Rafael Santos has not taken any penalty kicks in his career yet (based on all the season data that we have at FootyStats). His penalty kick stats will be updated once he takes a pen in an official fixture.

Rafael Santos's Statistical Analysis

Rafael Santos is a Defender who has appeared in 12 matches this season in MLS, playing a total of 881 minutes. Rafael Santos concedes an average of 1.23 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch. Their Clean Sheets ratio is currently at 8%. That means Rafael Santos has kept a Clean Sheet in 1 matches out of the 12 that the player has played in. See how they rank against other MLS Players.

Rafael Santos scored a total of 1 goals so far this season in the league, which places him at 5th in the St. Louis City squad's Top Scorers list.