• First MLS game - at Chicago Fire FC, 07/26/2025
2025: MLS: Played one appearance...logging eight minutes played...made MLS debut against Chicago Fire FC on July 26. MLS NEXT Pro: Started 15 of 19 matches played...logged 1,284 minutes played... scored seven goals...tallied 10 assists....scored first career brace in a 5-2 victory over Chattanooga FC on June 15...his 10 assists ranks tied for second in MLS NEXT Pro...named Player of the Matchday for Matchday 25. MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs: Started all four appearances...scored four goals and tallied two assists...named MLS NEXT Pro Cup MVP in 3-1 penalty kick shootout win over Colorado Rapids 2 on November 8 after scoring a brace in the match...scored a brace in 5-1 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals win over Carolina Core FC on October 19...tied with Rapids 2's Alex Harris for most goal contributions in a singular MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs campaign...tallied two assists in a 5-3 Eastern Conference Semifinals victory over Chicago Fire FC II on October 26.
2024: MLS NEXT Pro: Started 13 of 20 matches played this season…scored four goals and tallied first career MLS NEXT Pro assist in a 6-2 win against Atlanta United 2 on July 7…scored first career MLS NEXT Pro goal in a 4-1 win against Philadelphia Union II on June 26...earned MLS NEXT Pro Goal of Matchweek 27 with goal against Chicago Fire FC II on September 13.
2023: MLS NEXT Pro: Started one of 10 matches during season…tallied four assists…made MLS NEXT Pro debut in a 2-0 win against FC Cincinnati 2 on July 22.
2022-23: C.D. Plaza Amador: appeared in 12 matches… scored first career Liga Panamena de Futbol goal on April 6, 2023 against Portos del Este... tallied his first career assist in a 2-0 win over Tauro FC on April 23, 2023...made his debut on May 8, 2021 against Alianza FC.
YOUTH INTERNATIONAL / ACADEMY EXPERIENCE
Mosquera made his Panama National Team debut coming in as a second half sub in an international friendly match against Chile on February 9, 2025.
The midfielder has featured for the Panama’s Youth National Team on multiple occasions at the U-15, U-20 and U-23 levels. He most recently featured for U-20 Panama in 2025 U-20 World Cup, where the Panama native appeared in all three group stage matches tallying 94 minutes played.
The midfielder also represented Panama in the 2024 U-20 CONCACAF Championships where he scored three goals and tallied an assist while he captained the side and led them to the semifinals qualifying them to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the seventh time in their nation’s history. Mosquera scored the first goal in a 2-1 quarterfinal win over Canada in the tournament.
ACQUIRED
New York Red Bulls have signed Rafael Mosquera on a three and a half year MLS Contract through 2028 with option for 2029 on on August 21, 2025.
