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CLUB

<\/U>Sporting CP<\/STRONG>
Taca da Liga: 2017–18

AC Milan<\/STRONG>
Serie A: 2021–22

INTERNATIONAL

<\/U>Portugal<\/STRONG>
UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2016

INDIVIDUAL

<\/U>Ballon d'Or:<\/STRONG>
2022 (14th place)

Serie A Most Valuable Player:<\/STRONG>
2021–22

Serie A Player of the Month:<\/STRONG>
October 2022

Serie A Goal of the Month:<\/STRONG>
September 2022

Serie A Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2021–22

Serie A Footballer of the Year:<\/STRONG>
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Rafael Alexandre da Conceicao Leao (born 10 June 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club AC Milan and the Portugal national team.

Leao is regarded as a highly skillful and technical player, capable of playing on either flank, due to his versatility. Not only is he quite tall and lean, he has a great burst and top-end speed to match, making him a very dynamic forward. Having developed as a centre-forward at youth level, he offers a dynamic presence in the forward line. He stretches and disrupts defences with his movements, with and without the ball. Leao is a prolific and proficient dribbler; he drives powerfully from deep then beats players in one-on-one situations around the box with skill and changes of speed and he is also capable of creating chances and providing assists for teammates from the left due to his vision. Inside the penalty area, he gets into good positions off dribbles and movement, being able to play as a striker, due to his composure, and eye for goal. During his managerial spell at Milan, Stefano Pioli deployed Leao as a supporting striker or a winger on either side of the pitch, rather than an out-and-out striker.

Graduating from Sporting CP youth system, Leao made his first-team debut in 2018, winning the 2017–18 Taça da Liga, before unilaterally terminating his contract, following an incident within the club. Shortly after, he joined for Ligue 1 side Lille on a free transfer. AC Milan signed him in 2019 for a reported fee of €35 million. In his third season at the club, he helped the team win the 2021–22 Serie A, which ended the club's 11-year league title drought. He was also voted Serie A Most Valuable Player and was listed among the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or. Leao is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various youth levels, being part of the under-17 team that won the 2016 European Championship. He made his senior international debut in 2021.<\/P>","99B9FE00554E753D0BC6E1E16DA9F791":"Lille OSC","411CCFA197052F93":"Rafael Leao","8025E7E497D77CF6":"AC Milan","BDC97245F9A52F8B":"600","C403D9D9F071ACF5":"842223","46F0C72A3415188A868170E78E72CF24":"90000000.00","46F0C72A3415188ABA1E996C06156FBC05C24372D6636D63":"1","D41F91B0720932DCFCEBDA572EB68D71":"1999-6-10","797F91F0051E8E7502912D1DDA7DF5C1":"Portugal,Angola","e_index":9};