Rafa Silva
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Attacking Midfielder
Others
Right Winger, Left Winger
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Started
16
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 83%
4.49
xG
5
Goals
24
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16 |  Estoril | W1 - 3 | 68 | 1 | — | — | 7.7 |
| May 11 |  Braga | D2 - 2 | 90 | 1 | — | — | 8.0 |
| May 2 |  Famalicao | D2 - 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 25 |  Moreirense | W4 - 1 | 58 | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| Apr 19 |  Sporting CP | W1 - 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Apr 12 |  Nacional | W2 - 0 | 78 | 1 | — | — | 8.2 |
| Apr 6 |  Casa Pia AC | D1 - 1 | 70 | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| Mar 21 |  Vitoria de Guimaraes | W3 - 0 | 13 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| Mar 14 |  Arouca | W1 - 2 | 73 | — | — | — | 7.2 |
| Mar 8 |  FC Porto | D2 - 2 | 65 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Rafa Silva
Rafa Silva is a professional 33-year-old footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Benfica, born on May 16, 1993, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Rafa Silva on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Rafa Silva Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Liga Portugal campaign, Rafa Silva has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 16 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 5 goals and 0 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.1.
Compared to other attacking midfielders in the competition, Rafa Silva ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Rafa Silva's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- May 16, 2027: null-null vs Arouca (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 9, 2027: null-null vs Sporting Lisbon (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 2, 2027: null-null vs Rio Ave (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 25, 2027: null-null vs Braga (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 18, 2027: null-null vs Nacional (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 11, 2027: null-null vs Famalicao (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 4, 2027: null-null vs Estrela da Amadora (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 21, 2027: null-null vs Alverca (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 14, 2027: null-null vs Santa Clara (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 7, 2027: null-null vs Vitoria de Guimaraes (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Rafa Silva's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Rafa Silva's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Rafa Silva currently plays for Benfica alongside Anatoliy Trubin, Jakub Kaminski, Tiago Gouveia, Samuel Dahl, Rafael Obrador, Richard Ríos, Tomás Araújo, Henrique Araújo, Georgiy Sudakov, Manu Silva, Samuel Soares, Andreas Schjelderup, António Silva, Enzo Barrenechea, Gianluca Prestianni. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Rafa Silva's career has also included time at Beşiktaş, Braga, Braga B, Feirense, Portugal, Portugal U21.
On the international stage, Rafa Silva has represented Portugal.
Other notable players from Portugal include Wilson Carvalho, João Paredes, Pedro Pelágio, Bruno Lage, Nélson, Joao Moreira, João Valido, Toti Gomes, Daniel Bragança, Elliot Simões, Euclides Cabral, Dani Silva, Filipe Martins, Bruno Reis, Edi Semedo. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Rafa Silva has won 9 titles: Super Cup (2024/2025) with Beşiktaş, Taça de Portugal (2016/2017) with Benfica, Super Cup (2023/2024, 2019/2020, 2017/2018) with Benfica, Liga Portugal (2022/2023, 2018/2019, 2016/2017) with Benfica, International Champions Cup (2019) with Benfica, Algarve Football Cup (2017) with Benfica, UEFA Nations League A (2018/2019) with Portugal, EURO (2016 France) with Portugal, Taça de Portugal (2015/2016) with Braga.
Rafa Silva has competed in Liga Portugal, Champions League, Super Lig, Europa League, Conference League, Turkish Cup, Super Cup, League Cup, Taca de Portugal, Liga Portugal 2. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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