Rafa Silva

Benfica · Right Winger · Right foot · 33 · Portugal · #27

Apps · 26/27: 20 17 starts; all competitions
Minutes: 1,267 64%; of 1,980 available
Goals: 6; one every 211 min
Assists: 4; 23 key passes
Avg rating: 6.93 −0.10; 25/26: 7.03
Market Value: €4.9M #21; at Benfica

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 6.66

6.7
6.2
6.8
6.5
6.5
6.5
7.2
6.5
7.1
6.7

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
8 Nov	Estrela AmadoraA · LP	3-2	77′	–	–	6.7
5 Nov	Lech PoznańH · EL	3-1	62′	1	–	7.1
2 Nov	AlvercaH · LP	1-0	21′	–	–	6.5
29 Oct	Gil VicenteH · TDL	4-1	12′	–	1	7.2
26 Oct	Santa ClaraA · LP	2-1	45′	–	–	6.5
22 Oct	Omonia NicosiaA · EL	4-1	69′	–	–	6.5
11 Oct	Vitória GuimarãesH · LP	2-0	73′	–	–	6.5
20 Sept	PortoA · LP	1-3	74′	–	–	6.8
13 Sept	Gil VicenteH · LP	3-1	72′	–	–	6.2
9 Sept	MoreirenseA · LP	4-0	86′	–	–	6.7

All matches · 15 more

5 Sept	MarítimoA · LP	3-0	62′	–	–	6.7
31 Aug	EstorilH · LP	2-1	63′	–	1	7.3
27 Aug	AGFA · EL	3-1	65′	1	–	7.2
20 Aug	AGFH · EL	3-1	84′	1	–	7.6
17 Aug	Casa PiaA · LP	7-0	59′	1	1	8.3
13 Aug	HeartsA · EL	1-1	11′	–	–	6.7
9 Aug	Academico ViseuH · LP	2-2	76′	–	–	7.0
6 Aug	HeartsH · EL	6-1	90′	1	–	7.3
30 Jul	St. GallenH · EL	5-0	76′	–	1	7.0
23 Jul	St. GallenA · EL	1-2	90′	1	–	7.2
17 Jul	VillarrealH · CF3	2-0	90′	1	–	6.7
16 May	EstorilA · LP	3-1	68′	1	–	7.2
11 May	Sporting BragaH · LP	2-2	90′	1	–	7.6
2 May	FamalicãoA · LP	2-2	5′	–	–	6.4
25 Apr	MoreirenseH · LP	4-1	58′	–	–	6.5

Chart: oldest → newest · team record 9-0-1 (W-D-L) · 1 G · 1 A in 591 min. Rating colours: green 8.0+, blue 7.0+, amber 6.0+, red below. H / A = home / away. Club and country.

Form · 20 matches

since 23 Jul

Avg 6.94High 8.3Low 6.2

16 W2 D2 L

Appearances 26/27

17 started3 off the bench

What stands out

15% Involved in 10 of Benfica's 66 goals this season: 6 scored, 4 assisted.
4 Scored or assisted in 4 Benfica games in a row (17 Aug – 31 Aug).

Position

Right WingerAttacker · Right foot

Personal information

Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva

Date of birth: 17 May 1993
Place of birth: Forte da Casa, Portugal
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 62 kg
Tactical role: Right Winger
Preferred foot: Right foot

Last match · activity & stats

8 Nov 2026 · Match report →

@ Estrela AmadoraAway · Liga Portugal

W 2–36.7

Starter · 4-2-3-1 · Right wing · #27 · 77′▼ 77′

Tactical & action zone · 4-2-3-1 right wing · 29 touches · attacking →

Touches29 in 77′ played

Passes16/20 80% accurate

Duels won4/4 100% won

Shots2 1 on target

Pass accuracy · 16 / 2080%

Duels won · 4 / 4100%

Passing & progression

Accurate passes: 16 / 20 (80%)
Final-third passes: 1
Forward passes: 9 (45%)
Backward passes: 11
Key passes: 1

Attack & threat

Shots (on target): 2 (1)
Shots blocked: 1
Big chances missed: 1

Duels & retention

Total duels won: 4 / 4 (100%)
Fouls drawn: 4
Possession lost: 5

Defence & discipline

Ball recoveries: 5
Minutes played: 77′

Verified match statistics from Benfica's latest appearance (8 Nov 2026). Pitch zone reflects kick-off formation slot and recorded on-ball actions (attacking left → right); optical tracking (distance in km, sprint speed) is not published by the data feed.

Season 26/27 · all comps

Benfica

TotalsPer 90 vs 25/26

Attack

Goals: 6
Minutes per goal: 211′

Passing

Assists: 4
Key passes: 23
Passes: 468
Crosses (accurate): 3 (1)

Defence

Tackles: 19
Interceptions: 10
Blocks: 9

Duels

Total: 124
Won: 62

Minutes

Started: 17
Off the bench: 3
Total: 1,267′
Minutes per match: 63′

Discipline

Yellow: 0
Red: 0
Fouls committed: 3
Fouls drawn: 3

Duels won · 25/26: 56%50%

Pass accuracy79%

Competitions

Liga Portugal top scorers →

Stat	Per 90	25/26	Change
Attack
Goals	0.43	0.48	−10%
Goals + assists	0.71	0.52	+37%
Passing
Assists	0.28	0.04	—
Key passes	1.63	1.25	+30%
Passes	33.2	27.6	+20%
Duels
Duels contested	8.81	9.41	−6%
Duels won	4.40	5.23	−16%
Discipline
Fouls committed	0.21	0.52	−59%
Fouls drawn	0.21	2.20	−90%
Yellow cards	0.00	0.00	—

Europa League + Liga Portugal + Taça da Liga · 1,267 min. 25/26 and the white tick = his figure last season in all official club competitions (2,084 min). A rate appears only when every competition played reports the stat. How we calculate this

Season by competition

26/27

Competition	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating	W-D-L
Liga Portugal	11	10	708	1	2	0.38	6.80	9-1-1
Europa League	8	7	547	5	1	0.99	7.07	6-1-1
Taça da Liga	1	0	12	0	1	—	7.20	1-0-0
Benfica total	20	17	1,267	6	4	0.71	6.93	16-2-2

Season rating range · 26/27Floor 6.19Season avg 6.93Season peak 8.30

5.0Peak vs Casa Pia (17 Aug)10.0

Home · 10 games9-1-0 3 G · 3 A · 6.969 W1 D0 L

Away · 10 games7-1-2 3 G · 1 A · 6.937 W1 D2 L

W-D-L is the team result in the games he played. Not counted: 1 club friendly in 2026 (1 goal, 0 assists).

Attributes · tactical radar

75 OVR · Right Winger · Right foot

Attacking+10 vs WG: 79
Technical+8 vs WG: 78
Tactical+4 vs WG: 68
Defending+4 vs WG: 46
Creativity+7 vs WG: 75

Based on 26/27 & 25/26 · 50 apps (3,351 min) · dashed ring = 60 pro baseline · tick = winger benchmark.

Market value & valuation

Benfica · 1.2% of €407M

Estimated market value

€4.9M2% of world #1

Benfica#21 of 27

Portugal#128

Most valuable · Benfica

#1Andreas Schjelderup€40M
#2Tomás Araújo€36M
#3Vangelis Pavlidis€33M
#4João Palhinha€27M
#21Rafa Silva€4.9M

Contract & transfers

Contract until: 30 Jun 2028 · 1.6 yrs left
Highest fee paid: €16M · 2016 · Benfica
Cumulative fees: €21M · 3 moves

Transfers on record (4)

Jan 2026Beşiktaş → Benfica€5M
Jul 2024Benfica → BeşiktaşFree
Aug 2016Sporting Braga → Benfica€16M
Jul 2013Feirense → Sporting Braga€496K

Career

Senior club + country · official matches

Goals by season · clubs

12A 615/1644 appsSBR
2A –16/1732 appsSBR+
3A 417/1824 appsBEN
24A 218/1952 appsBEN
11A 819/2037 appsBEN
9A 820/2146 appsBEN
12A 1721/2246 appsBEN
14A 922/2347 appsBEN
22A 1523/2452 appsBEN
18A 1224/2549 appsBES
11A 125/2630 appsBEN+
6A 426/2720 appsBEN

Goals + assists per 90 by season

0.517.0115/163,170′4 YC
—6.8816/171,549′1 YC
0.436.9917/181,463′0 YC
0.727.2818/193,252′10 YC
0.767.1519/202,247′4 YC
0.487.1620/213,202′4 YC
0.797.1721/223,318′6 YC
0.567.0122/233,672′9 YC
0.767.4923/244,371′5 YC
0.637.3724/254,273′6 YC
0.527.0325/262,084′0 YC
0.716.9326/271,267′0 YC

Goals by year · Portugal

0A –20143 apps
0A –20152 apps
0A –20165 apps
0A –20184 apps7.04
0A 320206 apps7.01
0A –20212 apps
0A –20223 apps6.73

Career by team	Period	Apps	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating
Benfica	16/17–	373	25,335	109	71	0.64	7.14
Beşiktaş	24/25–25/26	61	5,273	23	13	0.61	7.34
Sporting Braga	13/14–16/17	95	—	22	10	—	6.89
Feirense	12/13	41	3,023	11	0	0.33	—
Portugal	2014–2022	25	—	0	—	—	6.95
Senior total		595	—	165	—	0.60	—

Career goals · club + country165 in 595 matches · 0.28 per match165 clubs0 Portugal

Club assists94

not recorded for Portugal

G+A per 900.60

248 in 37,009 min

The number above each bar is the value charted · A = assists · under the season: apps and club; average rating, minutes and yellow cards in the per-90 chart · the latest season is in progress · per-90 figures use only the seasons with minutes and assists on record

Season by season (24)

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	YC	RC	Rating
26/27	Benfica	20	17	1,267	6	4	0.71	0	0	6.93
25/26	Benfica	18	13	1,084	6	0	0.50	0	0	6.89
25/26	Beşiktaş	12	12	1,000	5	1	0.54	0	0	7.24
24/25	Beşiktaş	49	49	4,273	18	12	0.63	6	0	7.37
23/24	Benfica	52	51	4,371	22	15	0.76	5	0	7.49
22/23	Benfica	47	44	3,672	14	9	0.56	9	0	7.01
21/22	Benfica	46	36	3,318	12	17	0.79	6	0	7.17
2022	Portugal	3	1	95	0	—	—	0	0	6.73
20/21	Benfica	46	37	3,202	9	8	0.48	4	0	7.16
2021	Portugal	2	0	29	0	—	—	0	0	—
19/20	Benfica	37	24	2,247	11	8	0.76	4	0	7.15
2020	Portugal	6	1	208	0	3	1.30	0	0	7.01
18/19	Benfica	52	35	3,252	24	2	0.72	10	1	7.28
17/18	Benfica	24	16	1,463	3	4	0.43	0	0	6.99
2018	Portugal	4	2	—	0	—	—	0	0	7.04
16/17	Benfica	31	18	1,459	2	4	0.37	1	0	6.88
16/17	Sporting Braga	1	1	90	0	—	—	0	0	—
15/16	Sporting Braga	44	35	3,170	12	6	0.51	4	0	7.01
2016	Portugal	5	2	162	0	—	—	0	0	—
14/15	Sporting Braga	32	28	—	2	2	—	3	0	6.73
2015	Portugal	2	1	—	0	—	—	0	0	—
13/14	Sporting Braga	18	7	—	8	2	—	5	0	—
2014	Portugal	3	1	111	0	—	—	0	0	—
12/13	Feirense	41	36	3,023	11	0	0.33	4	0	—

Goal contributions by match

20 games

1L@SGA1+0
1WSGA0+1
1WHEA1+0
0DAVI–
0D@HEA–
2W@CPI1+1
1WAGF1+0
1W@AGF1+0
1WEST0+1
0W@MAR–
0W@MOR–
0WGVI–
0L@POR–
0WVGU–
0W@ONI–
0W@SCL–
1WGVI0+1
0WALV–
1WLPO1+0
0W@EAM–

Goal or assist run4 games

17 Aug – 31 Aug

Scoring run3 games

17 Aug – 27 Aug

Benfica, oldest → newest · blank in 11 of 20 · last line = goals+assists · @ = away

Goals by opponent

Since Jan 2026 · 12 goals

AGF22 games
AVS11 game
Lech Poznań11 game
Nacional11 game

1 each v Sporting Braga, Sporting CP, Casa Pia, Estoril, Hearts, Real Madrid, St. Gallen

v Gil Vicente · 3 games3-0-0 W-D-L · 0 goals3 W0 D0 L

All 24 opponents since Jan 2026

Opponent	P	W-D-L	G	A
Gil Vicente	3	3-0-0	–	1
AGF	2	2-0-0	2	–
Casa Pia	2	1-1-0	1	1
Estoril	2	2-0-0	1	1
Hearts	2	1-1-0	1	–
Real Madrid	2	0-0-2	1	–
St. Gallen	2	1-0-1	1	1
Alverca	2	2-0-0	–	–
Estrela Amadora	2	2-0-0	–	–
Moreirense	2	2-0-0	–	–
Porto	2	0-1-1	–	–
Santa Clara	2	2-0-0	–	–
Vitória Guimarães	2	2-0-0	–	–
AVS	1	1-0-0	1	–
Lech Poznań	1	1-0-0	1	–
Nacional	1	1-0-0	1	–
Sporting Braga	1	0-1-0	1	–
Sporting CP	1	1-0-0	1	–
Academico Viseu	1	0-1-0	–	–
Arouca	1	1-0-0	–	–
Famalicão	1	0-1-0	–	–
Marítimo	1	1-0-0	–	–
Omonia Nicosia	1	1-0-0	–	–
Tondela	1	0-1-0	–	–

Computed from his own matches in this period (club and country, friendlies excluded). It is not a career head-to-head.

Trophies & awards

9 titles

×3Liga Portugal2016/2017 · 2018/2019 · 2022/2023
×3Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira2017/2018 · 2019/2020 · 2023/2024
×1Taça De Portugal2016/2017
×1European Championship2016
×1UEFA Nations League2018/2019

Runner-up Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2016/2017 · European Championship 2016 · Liga Portugal 2017/2018 · Liga Portugal 2019/2020 · Taça De Portugal 2019/2020 · Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2020/2021 · Taça De Portugal 2020/2021 · Taça da Liga 2021/2022

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About Rafa Silva

Rafa Silva's average rating over his last two rated league seasons is 0.36 lower than his earlier career average.