Cláudio Rafael Soares Braga
Center Forward · Heart Of Midlothian · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
A career still climbing — Braga is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 95 appearances, 33 goals and 3 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Heart Of Midlothian — Season rating 48, 14 goals and 3 assists in 38 games. Form is on a climb — up 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 3 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Premiership) and kept playing — 38 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Heart Of Midlothian | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Heart Of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 3 | 49 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | Aalesund | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Aalesund | 29 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | Moss | 28 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | Moss | 24 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Vila Meã | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Ideal | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Valadares Gaia | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Fátima | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 2 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Premiership | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Schedule · 2025/26
Also spent part of this season at Aalesund — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | League Cup | H Dunfermline | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | League Cup | A Hamilton Academical | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | League Cup | A Stirling Albion | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | League Cup | H Dumbarton | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Sunderland | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Played | 71 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 10 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 3-2 | Played | 84 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Cup | A ST Mirren | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 3-3 | Played | 45 | 2 | 8.3 | |
| Aug 30 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-1 | Played | 88 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Sep 13 | Premiership | A Rangers | 2-0 | Played | 77 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Sep 27 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 3-0 | Played | 79 | 5.7 | ||
| Oct 4 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 1-0 | Played | 84 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 18 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 3-0 | Played | 88 | 2 | 9.0 | |
| Oct 26 | Premiership | H Celtic | 3-1 | Played | 81 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 29 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 2-2 | Played | 85 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Nov 1 | Premiership | H Dundee | 4-0 | Played | 19 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 9 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 1-1 | Played | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 23 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 0-1 | Played | 86 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 29 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-0 | Played | 85 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 1-1 | Played | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 7 | Premiership | A Celtic | 2-1 | Played | 78 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Dec 13 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 2-0 | Played | 81 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Dec 21 | Premiership | H Rangers | 2-1 | Played | 83 | 1 | 6.0 | |
| Dec 27 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 2-3 | Played | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | H Livingston | 1-0 | Played | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 11 | Premiership | A Dundee | 1-0 | Played | 44 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Jan 14 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 2-0 | Played | 67 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 17 | FA Cup | H Falkirk | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 25 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Jan 31 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 3-0 | Played | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 3 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 10 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 15 | Premiership | A Rangers | 2-4 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Feb 21 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 1-0 | Played | 88 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Mar 14 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 21 | Premiership | H Dundee | 1-0 | Played | 86 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 5 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Apr 11 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 3-1 | Played | 89 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Apr 26 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 5.2 | ||
| May 4 | Premiership | H Rangers | 2-1 | Played | 83 | 6.2 | ||
| May 9 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 1-1 | Played | 72 | 5.6 | ||
| May 13 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 3-0 | Played | 83 | 6.7 | ||
| May 16 | Premiership | A Celtic | 1-3 | Played | 22 | 6.3 |