Rafael Camacho

Rafael Euclides Soares Camacho (born 22 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for 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 in May 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)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 7
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 9 (0)
National team
2015–2016 Portugal U16 6 (2)
2016–2017 Portugal U17 6 (4)
2018 Portugal U18 1 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:32, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

Career

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]

On 27 June 2019, Camacho rejoined Sporting on a five-year contract.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Europe Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2018–19[11] Premier League 1010000020
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 90103140171
Career total 100203140191

    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. "Games played by Rafael Camacho in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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