Rafael was born in the city of Almada, Portugal, on the 10th day of June 1999 to his parents, Mr. António Leão and Mrs. Conceicao
Leao. He has three brothers, twin sisters Paulo and Bianca, and a baby sister named Nadia Leao
who is four years younger than the twins. One of his brothers is also a footballer. Although
the forward’s parents were immigrants, they were far from being dirt poor but not rich. Even so,
Leao has a near middle-class upbringing, and he is from a very humble family background.
Regarding his personal life, Rafael Leão is not dating anyone. As of now
there is no confirmed information if he is interested in anyone or not.
Leão started his football career by joining Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 9
after a brief spell in Amora. In 2018, he made his first-team debut, 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. During his spell, Leão scored a
total of eight goals in 26 competitive games, being mainly used as a striker by Lille coach
Christophe Galtier, and shared teams with compatriots José Fonte, Rui Fonte, Edgar
Ié and Xeka. He finished with his teammates as runners-up in a brilliant 2018-19 Ligue 1 season.
In 2019, AC Milan signed him for a reported fee of €23 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. Leão 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,
replacing Cristiano Ronaldo at half-time and providing the assist for André Silva's
goal in a 3–0 friendly defeat of Qatar. As of 2022, his net worth is estimated at $7
million which mainly comes from his football career.
The young footballer is now living in a nice house in Milan. It is reported that he purchased this
property in 2020 with a price tag of $1.2 million. It is 300 square meters and boasts a living room,
separate kitchen, a large bedroom with a second living room and two bathrooms. Besides, there is a
large yard where he equips with gym equipment and gets a practice every day. Inside the house, he
decorates in white and beige tone and the interior furniture are main made of good materials.
The young football star has two cars in his collection for now. The first car is Mercedes-Benz
S-Class which has a price tag of $115,000. He usually drives this one to the training session
and in other important events. The
second car he has is BMW M4 which he bought for $70,000. This is a fast, engaging and hugely
desirable sports car. It can reach a top speed of 125 mph. Leão is often seen behind the wheel of
this car when he hangs out with his friends. You know why he mimes the
phone when he scores? That's what the striker does for his dad, who watches
all his games and then calls him to talk about it afterwards. The phone
call celebration is just a way to tell his Daddy that he has just scored another goal.
The young man really loves music. Once he returned to his family in Portugal after the
COVID-19 outbreak, he turned his music loud in the attempt to keep up his training speed in order not
to lose his form, which annoyed his neighbors. Then they had to call police to talk to him.