Rafa Mir was the most flashy signing of Sevilla at the beginning of the season that is now closing. The Cartagena striker made a great leap in his career after having shone at Huesca and having participated in the Olympic Games. He had the challenge of being the competition of En Nesyri but very soon he had to assume greater responsibilities for the injury of the Moroccan.
21/22 is the first season in which Rafa Mir has played in a team that had to play every three days. And his performance has had its ups and downs. What is indisputable is that it is the season with the most games of his career, since he has reached 46 which could be 47 if Lopetegui counts on him against Athletic. However, he has had fewer minutes than last year in Huesca, where he almost reached 3,000, scoring 16 goals, while now he has 2,436, with his scoring tally at 12.
But Those 12 goals have had a great percentage weight in Sevilla’s season, since 10 of them served to achieve victory, another to draw against Espanyol and only one remained in limbo, the one that scored at the Bernabéu against a Real Madrid that ended up coming back. In addition, he has been the protagonist of other goals canceled in a more than doubtful way, such as the one he did against Rayo Vallecano.
Perhaps it was not the dream debut in Nervión, neither by Rafa Mir, nor by Sevilla nor by the fans. Despite this, the numbers indicate that the season that has led to the jump to a great Rafa Mir cannot be described as bad, far from it.