# Rafa Mújica

Rafael Sebastián Mujica García (Spanish pronunciation:; 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.

## Club career
### Barcelona

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Mújica joined Barcelona's youth setup on 19 May 2015, from Las Palmas. 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.
Mujica scored his first senior goal on 9 April 2016, netting his team's only strike in a 1–3 home loss against Sabadell. 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.
In February 2017, Mujica suffered a hamstring rupture which required surgery, which hampered his progress, keeping him sidelined for nine-and-a-half months and missing out the club's promotion in the play-offs. He made his professional debut on 6 January 2018, replacing Vitinho in a 1–1 away draw against Real Zaragoza in the Segunda División.
On 31 January 2018, Mujica was loaned to Cornellà in the third division, until June. 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.
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.
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. On 27 June, Mújica announced on his official Twitter page he would be leaving Barcelona, and the club officially released him when his contract expired three days later.

### Leeds United

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. 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.
On 23 August 2019, Mujica joined Extremadura in the Spanish Segunda División on a one-year loan deal, with the option to buy. He made his debut for the club on 1 September, in a 2–1 loss against Cadiz, but returned to his parent club early in January 2020, having made just seven league appearances for Extremadura.
On 24 January 2020, Mujica joined Villarreal on loan until the end of the season, being assigned to the B-team. On 26 August, he moved to second division club Real Oviedo on a season-long loan.

### Las Palmas

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. On 2 July, the move was made permanent for an undisclosed fee.

### Arouca

On 21 June 2022, Mujica moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Arouca on a two-year deal. This is when Rafa Mujica played his best football scoring 28 goals in 57 games for the club and winning an Forward Of The League award.

### Al Sadd

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.

## International career

He has represented Spain at international level up to under-19s.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 31 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Barcelona B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Barcelona B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Barcelona B | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 33 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| Barcelona B | Total | 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 |
| Las Palmas | Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| Arouca | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 14 |
| Arouca | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 23 |
| Arouca | Total | Total | 57 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 37 |
| Al Sadd | 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 189 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 206 | 67 |
* ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal
* ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

## Honours
### Barcelona

* UEFA Youth League: 2017–18

### Barcelona B

* Segunda División B: 2016–17

### UE Cornellà

* Copa Catalunya: 2017–18

### Individual

* Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2023–24