Rafael Mota
Defender · Sporting CP B · №85
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Sporting CP B
Lusitânia Lourosa
Liga Portugal 2
|
1:2 | |
AVS
Sporting CP B
Liga Portugal 2
|
0:1 | |
Farense
Sporting CP B
Liga Portugal 2
|
2:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Liga Portugal 2 | 2026 | 2 |
| Liga Portugal 2 | 2025 | 1 |
About the player
Rafael Mota came through Vitória SC's academy in his native Guimarães before Sporting CP picked him up in July 2019, and the club backed the move with a first formation contract signed when he was just fourteen.
Called up by Portugal's U17s, Mota played in the side that reached the final of the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, a run ended by Italy. He has since featured for the U18 and U19 sides as well.
The promotion to Sporting CP B arrived in January 2026, and with it his first taste of senior competitive football in Liga Portugal 2, against sides including Académico de Viseu, FC Porto B, Benfica B and Vizela. At 190 cm and left-footed, though his time at senior level so far is still short, and there are no titles or individual honours yet attached to his name.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Sporting CP B 8 matches
- 2025 — 2026 Sporting CP U23 31 matches
- 2025 — 2026 Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19 7 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Sporting CP B | Liga Portugal 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
| 25/26 | Sporting CP U23 | Liga Revelação U23 - Championship round | 8 | 0 | 0 | 455 |
| 25/26 | Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 431 |
| 25/26 | Sporting CP B | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
| 25/26 | Sporting CP U23 | Premier League International Cup U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 111 |
| 24/25 | Sporting CP U23 | Liga Revelação U23 - Championship round | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 126 |
| 24/25 | Sporting CP U23 | Liga Next Gen U23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 542 |
| 24/25 | Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 24/25 | Sporting CP U23 | Cup Revelacao U-23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Sporting CP U23 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 324 | |
| Total | Portugal U17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 438 | |
| Total | Portugal U18 Women | 12 | 1 | 0 | 869 | |
| Total | Portugal U16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 709 | |
| Total | Sporting CP B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 536 | |
| Total | Sporting Lissabon UEFA U19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 477 | |
| Total | Portugal U15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 360 | |
| Total | Portugal U19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Sporting CP U23 Sporting B
- 24/25 Sporting U17 Sporting CP U23
- 22/23 Sporting Sub-15 Sporting U17
- 20/21 Sporting Yth. Sporting Sub-15
- 19/20 Vitória SC Yth Sporting Yth.
