| Rafa Mujica | |
| Full Name: | Rafael Sebastián Mujica García |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Las Palmas, Spain |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub: | Al Sadd |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | Las Palmas |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Barcelona B |
| Caps1: | 60 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Cornellà (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Leeds United |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Extremadura (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Villarreal B (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Oviedo (loan) |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Las Palmas (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Las Palmas |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Arouca |
| Caps9: | 57 |
| Goals9: | 28 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Al Sadd |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 01:30, 19 December 2023 (UTC) |
Rafael Sebastián Mujica García (pronounced as /es/; born 29 October 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Qatari club Al Sadd. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.
He represented Spain at under-19 level.
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Mújica joined Barcelona's youth setup on 19 May 2015, from Las Palmas.[1] [2] On 26 March 2016, aged only 17, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a late substitute for Juan Cámara in a 2–0 Segunda División B away win against Llosetense.[3]
Mujica scored his first senior goal on 9 April 2016, netting his team's only strike in a 1–3 home loss against Sabadell.[4] He played for the first team during the 2016–17 pre-season under manager Luis Enrique, including scoring against English side Leicester City in a 4–2 victory during a pre-season friendly on 4 August.[5] [6]
In February 2017, Mujica suffered a hamstring rupture which required surgery, which hampered his progress,[7] keeping him sidelined for nine-and-a-half months and missing out the club's promotion in the play-offs.[8] He made his professional debut on 6 January 2018, replacing Vitinho in a 1–1 away draw against Real Zaragoza in the Segunda División.[9]
On 31 January 2018, Mujica was loaned to Cornellà in the third division, until June.[10] He contributed with six goals in 16 matches for the side; highlights included scoring in the season's Copa Catalunya final in a 3–2 victory against UA Horta on 2 June, to help the club lift the trophy for the first time.[11]
After his loan spell, Mujica returned to Barcelona, training with the first team during the summer of 2018. He returned to the B-team for the 2018–19 season, and played 33 games for the side scoring seven goals and providing one assist in Segunda División B during the season.[12]
In January 2019, Mujica was also named by manager Ernesto Valverde in Barcelona's first team squad for the Copa del Rey fixture against Levante.[13] [14] On 27 June, Mújica announced on his official Twitter page he would be leaving Barcelona,[15] and the club officially released him when his contract expired three days later.[16]
On 4 July 2019, Leeds United announced the signing of Mujica on a three-year contract, running until the summer of 2022. He would initially be part of Carlos Corberán's under-23 team.[17] A few days later, he played in the first team under manager Marcelo Bielsa in the club's first pre-season friendly, as a second-half substitute against York City in a 5–0 win.[18]
On 23 August 2019, Mujica joined Extremadura in the Spanish Segunda División on a one-year loan deal,[19] with the option to buy.[20] He made his debut for the club on 1 September, in a 2–1 loss against Cadiz,[21] but returned to his parent club early in January 2020, having made just seven league appearances for Extremadura.[22]
On 24 January 2020, Mujica joined Villarreal on loan until the end of the season, being assigned to the B-team.[23] On 26 August, he moved to second division club Real Oviedo on a season-long loan.[24]
On 1 February 2021, after leaving Oviedo early, Mujica joined his hometown club Las Palmas on loan until the end of the second-tier season.[25] On 2 July, the move was made permanent for an undisclosed fee.[26]
On 21 June 2022, Mujica moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Arouca on a two-year deal.[27]
On 30 May 2024, it was announced Mújica would join Qatari club Al Sadd SC at the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2024, costing a fee of €10 million, and signing a four-year contract.[28] [29] [30]
He has represented Spain at international level up to under-19s.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barcelona B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 33 | 7 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 10 | — | — | — | 60 | 10 | ||||||
| Cornellà (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | ||||
| Leeds United U21 | 2019–20 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Extremadura (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Villarreal B (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Real Oviedo (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Las Palmas | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||||
| Arouca | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 32 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 23 | ||
| Total | 57 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 37 | |||
| Al Sadd | 2024–25 | QSL | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 180 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 61 | |||