Montverde Academy Alumnus and Virginia Commonwealth University soccer phenom Rafael Andrade Santos was named NCAA All-America as a senior. Santos has received many accolades from his freshman year stating in 2014 and to see more of his achievements, read the rest of the article below or on the VCU athletic website here. 

2017: SENIOR

• Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year
• Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team
• Named to First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week (9/5, 10/30)
• Led the conference with 12 goals and 29 points, while also collecting five assists, all career high totals
• Accounted for six of VCU's 12 game-winning goals
• Appeared in 18 matches on the year, starting in 17
• Scored the first two goals of the match in a 3-0 win at No. 9 Maryland on Oct. 24, including a rocket from 30 yards out. He also assisted the third goal, setting up Francesco Amorosino for a 53rd-minute tally
• Notched his second multi-goal game of the year with two goals and an assist in the 4-1 win over St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinal on Nov. 5
• Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Selection

2016: JUNIOR

• Started all but one of his 19 game appearances
• Had three goals and two assists on the year totaling eight points
• Recorded a goal and an assist in 5-1 victory over Old Dominion (9/20)
• Earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 Honors
• Named to Second Team VaSID All-State
• Named to NSCAA Third Team All-Region

2015: SOPHOMORE

• Earned All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honors
• Scored his second goal of the A-10 Tournament in a 1-0 win over Fordham (11/13)
• Tallied his fourth goal of the season in a 4-0 victory in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals against top-seeded George Washington (11/12)
• Credited with the assist on Jorge Herranz' game-winner in the thrilling 3-2 OT victory at Dayton (11/7)
• Scored his first collegiate goal vs. Hartford (9/11) to start a streak where he scored in three consecutive games
• Named to the STIHL All-Tournament Team (VCU finished the round-robin tournament 2-0 with wins over Hartford and Jacksonville)

2014: FRESHMAN

• Named to the All-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team after a stellar freshman season
• Appeared in 11 games on the season, starting seven
• Made his collegiate debut against Old Dominion on (9/26)
• Recorded a career-high three shots versus Fordham at home in his first collegiate start (10/17)

PRIOR TO VCU:

• Played for the Flamengo Futbol Club from 2003-11
• Member of the 2011-12 Boa Vista FC team
• Played at Montverde Academy from 2012-14 and was a two-time high school national champion

Great job Santos!