Rafael Camacho

Rafael Euclides Soares Camacho (born 22 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Rio Ave, on loan from Sporting CP.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Camacho.
Rafael Camacho
Camacho with Liverpool in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rafael Euclides Soares Camacho
Date of birth (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Rio Ave
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 64
Youth career
2008–2013 Sporting CP
2013–2016 Manchester City
2016 → Real S.C. (loan)
2016–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Liverpool 1 (0)
2019– Sporting CP 19 (0)
2020– Sporting CP B 7 (1)
2021– → Rio Ave (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Portugal U16 11 (3)
2016–2017 Portugal U17 9 (4)
2018 Portugal U18 3 (2)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 8 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U20 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:10, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Liverpool

Born in Lisbon of Angolan descent,[1][2] Camacho joined Liverpool’s academy from Sporting CP at the end of the 2015–16 season following a successful trial. He is a versatile player who can play anywhere across the front line but had also featured at right back and wing back.[3][4]

Camacho was named on the substitutes' bench for the Merseyside Derby against Everton in the Premier League on 7 April 2018 as a late injury replacement for Alberto Moreno but did not make an appearance.[5] In December 2018 he was named on the bench for games against Burnley and Manchester United.[6] He made his senior debut in the FA Cup third round against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 7 January 2019,[7][8] and his league debut 12 days later, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–3 win over Crystal Palace.[9]

Sporting CP

On 27 June 2019, Camacho rejoined Sporting CP on a five-year contract for a reported fee of £7 million.[10][11]

On 1 February 2021, Camacho agreed to a loan move to Rio Ave for the remainder of the season.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 February 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2018–19[13] Premier League 10100000—20
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 19000314[lower-alpha 1]000261
2020–21 Primeira Liga 00000000—00
Total 19000314000261
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 71————71
Rio Ave (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 00————00
Career total 27110314000352
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Angolano de 17 anos na equipa principal do Liverpool". Novo Jornal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. "Rafael Camacho. O 'Black Ronaldo' está a caminho do Sporting". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  3. "Rafael Camacho". Liverpool Football Club. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018.
  4. Pearce, James (2 January 2019). "The latest on Rafa Camacho's Liverpool future". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. Pearce, James (7 April 2018). "Rafa Camacho now on the bench for #LFC. Moreno suffering with a thigh injury in the warm up". Twitter. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. "Liverpool transfer news: Sporting Lisbon make loan move for Rafa Camacho". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. "Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Liverpool - 7 January 2019 - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. Prenderville, Liam (2019-01-07). "Liverpool teenagers handed full debuts in FA Cup clash". mirror. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  9. Carroll, James (21 January 2019). "Klopp: I told Rafa he'd made the most important challenge of his life!". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. "Comunicado Sporting Clube De Portugal - Futebol, SAD". Sporting CP. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  11. Min, 90. "Liverpool sells winger Camacho to Sporting CP". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-07-19.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. "Ataque rioavista reforçado com Camacho" [Rio Ave's striking line reinforced by Camacho] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  13. "Games played by Rafael Camacho in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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