| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Filipe Gonçalves Soares Luís | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2023 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Benfica B | 53 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | Gençlerbirliği | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:01, 30 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rafael Filipe Gonçalves Soares Luís (born 18 February 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği.
Luís is a product of Benfica's youth academy since 2010 and worked his way up their youth categories, signing an academy contract with them on 27 February 2019. On 17 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica,and was promoted to their reserves. On 5 September 2023, he renewed his contract with Benfica until 2028. He made the Benfica senior squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. On 17 August 2025, he joined Strasbourg on loan in the French Ligue 1 for the 2025–26 season.
On 4 September 2026, Luís signed a two-season contract with Gençlerbirliği in Turkey.
Luís was called up to the Portugal U17s for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | — | — | — | 53 | 0 | |||||
| Benfica | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||