Age today32
Recorded moves14
Peak recorded value€4.00m
Current market value€1.50m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Fábio Rafael Rodrigues Cardoso
- Born
- 19 Apr 1994
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 187
- Joined current club
- 01 Sep 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- FC PortoLast recorded move · 01 Sep 2025
- Al-Ain FCLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2025
- CD Santa ClaraLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2021
- Rangers FCLast recorded move · 30 Jul 2018
- Vitória Setúbal FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2017
- SL Benfica BLast recorded move · 07 Jul 2016
- FC Paços de FerreiraLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2016
- SL Benfica U19Last recorded move · 01 Jan 2013
- SL Benfica U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
- SL Benfica U15Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
- SL Benfica YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
- RD Águeda FormaçãoLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2006
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2026 | 32 | Sevilla FC | €1.50m |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 31 | Sevilla FC | €2.00m |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 31 | Sevilla FC | €2.50m |
| 29 May 2025 | 31 | Al-Ain FC | €3.00m |
| 18 Nov 2024 | 30 | Al-Ain FC | €3.50m |
| 06 Jun 2024 | 30 | FC Porto | €3.50m |
| 27 Dec 2023 | 29 | FC Porto | €4.00m |
| 16 Jun 2023 | 29 | FC Porto | €4.00m |
| 02 Mar 2023 | 28 | FC Porto | €4.00m |
| 01 Nov 2022 | 28 | FC Porto | €3.00m |
| 31 May 2022 | 28 | FC Porto | €3.00m |
| 27 Dec 2021 | 27 | FC Porto | €3.00m |
| 21 May 2021 | 27 | CD Santa Clara | €2.00m |
| 28 Jan 2021 | 26 | CD Santa Clara | €2.00m |
| 17 Aug 2020 | 26 | CD Santa Clara | €2.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 25 | CD Santa Clara | €1.20m |
| 30 Dec 2019 | 25 | CD Santa Clara | €1.50m |
| 07 Jun 2019 | 25 | CD Santa Clara | €1.50m |
| 11 Jan 2019 | 24 | CD Santa Clara | €1.25m |
| 01 Nov 2018 | 24 | CD Santa Clara | €900k |
| 04 Mar 2018 | 23 | Rangers FC | €900k |
| 26 Jun 2017 | 23 | Vitória Setúbal FC | €1.50m |
| 22 Feb 2017 | 22 | Vitória Setúbal FC | €1.50m |
| 31 Oct 2016 | 22 | Vitória Setúbal FC | €1.00m |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 22 | Vitória Setúbal FC | €1.50m |
| 24 Feb 2016 | 21 | FC Paços de Ferreira | €1.50m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 21 | FC Paços de Ferreira | €1.10m |
| 17 Feb 2015 | 20 | FC Paços de Ferreira | €750k |
| 20 Feb 2014 | 19 | SL Benfica B | €500k |
| 08 Nov 2013 | 19 | SL Benfica B | €500k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 2025 | FC Porto | Sevilla FC | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Al-Ain FC | FC Porto | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 16 Aug 2024 | FC Porto | Al-Ain FC | Loan | €1.00m |
| 01 Jul 2021 | CD Santa Clara | FC Porto | Transfer | €2.20m |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Rangers FC | CD Santa Clara | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2017 | Vitória Setúbal FC | Rangers FC | Transfer | €1.50m |
| 07 Jul 2016 | SL Benfica B | Vitória Setúbal FC | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2016 | FC Paços de Ferreira | SL Benfica B | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 15 Jan 2015 | SL Benfica B | FC Paços de Ferreira | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jan 2013 | SL Benfica U19 | SL Benfica B | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2011 | SL Benfica U17 | SL Benfica U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2009 | SL Benfica U15 | SL Benfica U17 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2007 | SL Benfica Youth | SL Benfica U15 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2006 | RD Águeda Formação | SL Benfica Youth | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.