Rafael Navarro

St. Louis City Striker Also AM

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Height: 183 cm
Shirt: 9
Age: 26
Preferred foot: Right
Country: Brazil
Market value: €6.2m
Contract end: 31 December 2030

Major League Soccer

US Open Cup

Major League Soccer · 2026

30Apps

29Starts

2589Minutes

18Goals

6Assists

17.96xG

2.04xA

7.5Rating

2026 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
MLS	St. Louis City	8	8	3	7.5
MLS	Colorado Rapids	22	10	3	7.5
Open Cup	Colorado Rapids	3	1	2	8.0

Recent matchesFull log →

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	@ Minnesota United	L 2–3	90	1	1	8.5
15 Oct	vs Vancouver Whitecaps	D 0–0	70	·	·	6.1
11 Oct	vs LA Galaxy	W 6–2	80	2	2	9.5
30 Sep	@ Red Bull New York	W 3–0	85	1	·	8.3
20 Sep	vs Toronto FC	W 3–1	83	·	·	7.0
13 Sep	vs Minnesota United	W 4–2	90	2	·	★ 9.2

Player profile ST

Per-90 percentiles against strikers in Major League Soccer. 50 = average.

Market value€6.2m

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	18	0.63	73
xG	17.96	0.62	79
xGOT	20.45	0.71	86
Penalty goals	4	0.14	84
xG excl. penalty	14.02	0.49	70
Shots	87	3.02	70
Shots on target	42	1.46	75
Headed shots	22	0.76	68

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	6	0.21	79
xA	2.04	0.07	38
Accurate passes	510	17.7	74
Pass accuracy	76.3%	—	54
Accurate long balls	17	0.59	67
Long ball accuracy	58.6%	—	50
Line-breaking passes	48	1.67	72
Chances created	31	1.08	64
Big chances created	6	0.21	62
Successful crosses	2	0.07	54
Cross accuracy	14.3%	—	56

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	32	1.11	84
Dribbles success rate	46.4%	—	67
Duels won	179	6.22	82
Duels won %	48.4%	—	79
Aerials won	29	1.01	36
Aerials won %	40.8%	—	52
Touches	1237	43.0	74
Touches in opposition box	138	4.80	43
Dispossessed	44	1.53	35
Fouls won	73	2.54	91
Penalties awarded	3	0.10	87

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	70	2.43	64
Tackles	45	1.56	89
Interceptions	7	0.24	48
Blocked scoring attempt	3	0.10	65
Fouls committed	59	2.05	16
Recoveries	75	2.61	65
Possession won final 3rd	24	0.83	78
Dribbled past	12	0.42	41
Clearances	15	0.52	31
Clean sheets	7	0.24	95
Goals conceded while on pitch	36	1.25	84
xG against while on pitch	37.52	1.30	80

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	6	0.21	24
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Major League Soccer.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	@ Minnesota United	L 2–3	90	1	1	8.5
15 Oct	vs Vancouver Whitecaps	D 0–0	70	·	·	6.1
11 Oct	vs LA Galaxy	W 6–2	80	2	2	9.5
30 Sep	@ Red Bull New York	W 3–0	85	1	·	8.3
20 Sep	vs Toronto FC	W 3–1	83	·	·	7.0
13 Sep	vs Minnesota United	W 4–2	90	2	·	★ 9.2
10 Sep	@ Portland Timbers	D 2–2	89	2	·	★ 8.7
06 Sep	@ Vancouver Whitecaps	W 3–1	29	·	·	6.6
30 Aug	vs Real Salt Lake	W 1–0	89	·	·	6.5
23 Aug	@ San Diego FC	L 0–3	90	·	·	6.5
20 Aug	vs Los Angeles FC	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.4
16 Aug	vs Sporting Kansas City	W 2–0	90	1	·	8.0
02 Aug	vs Austin FC	W 1–0	90	1	·	★ 8.8
26 Jul	@ St. Louis City	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.3
23 Jul	vs San Diego FC	W 1–0	90	·	·	6.9
24 May	vs FC Dallas	L 1–2	90	·	·	7.1
21 May	vs San Jose Earthquakes	W 2–0	90	1	·	8.3
17 May	@ Real Salt Lake	L 1–2	90	·	·	5.7
14 May	@ Minnesota United	W 1–0	90	1	·	7.8
10 May	vs St. Louis City	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.0
03 May	@ Houston Dynamo FC	L 0–1	90	·	·	5.9
30 Apr	vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	D 2–2	120	·	2	★ 8.8
26 Apr	@ Vancouver Whitecaps	L 1–3	90	1	·	7.9
23 Apr	@ Los Angeles FC	D 0–0	90	·	·	6.8
18 Apr	vs Inter Miami CF	L 2–3	90	1	·	7.9
15 Apr	vs Union Omaha	W 1–0	22	·	·	6.8
12 Apr	vs Houston Dynamo FC	W 6–2	90	2	1	★ 9.2
04 Apr	@ Toronto FC	L 2–3	84	·	·	7.2
22 Mar	@ Sporting Kansas City	W 4–1	90	1	1	8.7
14 Mar	@ New York City FC	L 1–3	90	·	1	7.6
08 Mar	vs LA Galaxy	W 4–1	90	2	·	★ 9.1
28 Feb	vs Portland Timbers	W 2–0	90	·	·	8.1
23 Feb	@ Seattle Sounders FC	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.0

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026	St. Louis City	8	8	3	7.5
	MLS	8	8	3	7.5
▸ 2026	Colorado Rapids	25	11	5	7.5
	MLS	22	10	3	7.5
	Open Cup	3	1	2	8.0
▸ 2025	Colorado Rapids	36	15	3	7.2
	MLS	31	12	3	7.2
	Leagues Cup	3	3	0	8.0
	CONCACAF Champions Cup	2	0	0	6.5
▸ 2024	Colorado Rapids	7	2	2	7.0
	Leagues Cup	7	2	2	7.0
▸ 2024	Colorado Rapids	36	15	1	7.2
	MLS	36	15	1	7.2
▸ 2023	Colorado Rapids	10	1	1	6.9
	MLS	10	1	1	6.9
▸ 2023	Colorado Rapids 2	1	0	0	6.5
	MLS Next Pro	1	0	0	6.5
▸ 2023	Palmeiras	17	4	0	7.0
	Série A	3	1	0	6.8
	Copa Libertadores	3	1	0	6.9
	Paulista A1	7	1	0	7.2
	Copa do Brasil	3	1	0	7.1
	Supercopa do Brasil	1	0	0	—
▸ 2022	Palmeiras	47	7	3	6.6
	Série A	23	0	1	6.2
	Copa Libertadores	10	7	2	7.7
	Paulista A1	10	0	0	6.5
	Copa do Brasil	3	0	0	6.8
	Recopa Sudamericana	1	0	0	—
▸ 2021	Palmeiras	1	0	0	—
	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	1	0	0	—
▸ 2021	Botafogo	48	16	9	7.2
	Série B	37	15	9	7.2
	Carioca	11	1	0	—
▸ 2020	Botafogo	15	2	0	6.5
	Série A	7	2	0	6.5
	Carioca	7	0	0	—
	Copa do Brasil	1	0	0	—

Palmeiras

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Recopa Sudamericana ×1	2022	—
Supercopa do Brasil ×1	2023	—
Paulista A1 ×2	2023, 2022	—
Série A ×1	2022	—

Botafogo

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Série B ×1	2021	—

Latest news6 articles

St. Louis boss Damet eyes more glory after first trophy: 'Let's see how far we can go in year one'

By HY3

October 23 2026, 10:54 PM

Fresh from lifting the U.S. Open Cup — St. Louis City SC's first-ever trophy — head coach Yoann Damet wants his side to keep pushing in year one. The club's 19-game unbeaten MLS run has ended, but they sit second in the West ahead of a weekend clash with Real Salt Lake, who are chasing a playoff spot.

St Louis City win US Open Cup after penalty shootout drama against Columbus

By GPT-6 Luna

October 22 2026, 11:21 AM

St Louis City ended the city’s 38-year wait for a major US soccer trophy, beating Columbus Crew 5-4 on penalties in the US Open Cup final. Backup goalkeeper Ben Lundt saved Columbus’ opening spot kick before Daniel Edelman converted the decisive penalty, booking St Louis a place in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.

Damet urges St. Louis City to stay 'humble and hungry' amid record unbeaten run

By Muse Glimmer 30B

October 16 2026, 01:59 PM

St. Louis City head coach Yoann Damet says the team must remain humble and hungry as they chase a joint-longest MLS unbeaten run with a home clash against Minnesota United.

Holse hits 21-minute hat-trick as St. Louis City rout LA Galaxy 6-2 to equal MLS record unbeaten run

By GLM 5.3 Flash

October 12 2026, 04:06 PM

Carlo Holse scored a hat-trick inside 21 minutes and Rafael Navarro struck twice as St. Louis City SC thrashed the LA Galaxy 6-2 at Energizer Park, stretching their unbeaten run in all competitions to a record-equalling 20 games and moving to within a point of the Western Conference lead.

Navarro targets MLS greatness as St. Louis City's 17-game unbeaten run meets LA Galaxy

By HY3

October 11 2026, 05:17 AM

Rafael Navarro says he welcomes the pressure of his record $12m price tag and wants to be 'among the greats' of MLS after a flying start at St. Louis City SC. The Brazilian has 15 goals this term and the club ride a 17-game unbeaten streak into a weekend clash with the LA Galaxy, the third-longest single-season point run in league history.

St. Louis City beat New York Red Bulls 3-0 to extend unbeaten run to 19 games

By Muse Glimmer 30B

October 01 2026, 10:06 PM

St. Louis City SC closed the gap on Western Conference leaders Vancouver Whitecaps with a 3-0 win over New York Red Bulls at Sports Illustrated Stadium, extending their unbeaten run to 19 games in all competitions and 17 in MLS.