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Rafa Silva 27

Benfica Right Wing Age 33 Height 172 cm Right foot Portugal

Deployed as Right Midfield in 7 of last 10 starts · declared Right Wing

41% of team minutes · 1918 minutes, 24 starts in 52 team matches 46th percentile
11 + 3 goals and assists · 0.66 per 90 · 12% of team goals 96th percentile
6.97 average rating over 29 rated matches 80th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Gets big chancesProlific scorerDecisive in front of goal Few defensive actionsFew long balls

DNA strand · vs Liga Portugal midfielders (n = 108) · 1918 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.97 80 Goals + assists /90 0.66 96 Share of team minutes 41% 46 Cards /90 0.00 90 Fouls /90 0.52 92

Creation

Chances created /90 1.45 66 Key passes /90 1.27 65 Big chances created /90 0.19 58 Assists /90 0.14 67 Passes /90 32.24 37 Pass accuracy 79% 22 Final-third passes /90 2.63 22 Accurate crosses /90 0.14 34 Long balls won /90 0.38 4

Defence

Defensive actions /90 1.60 2 Tackles /90 1.17 23 Tackle success 72% 89 Interceptions /90 0.38 13 Recoveries /90 2.63 6 Duel success 55% 79 Possession lost /90 11.73 43

Threat

Goals /90 0.52 99 xG /90 0.47 100 Shots /90 2.35 93 Dribbles /90 1.22 82 Dribble success 63% 90 Touches /90 47.35 26

Each rung is a percentile among Liga Portugal midfielders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Benfica results by his involvement

24 matches · 17–4–3 · 2.29 ppg · 2.71 scored, 0.96 conceded per game · 1833 minutes

Team 2.29 ppg when he starts (24) v 2.25 when he does not (8)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.97 6.66.87.57.26.56.47.67.27.27.07.37.16.78.37.77.36.66.76.2
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-13 W 3–1 v Gil Vicente · Liga Portugal Right Midfield 72 0.04 1.0 1.0 6.2
2026-09-09 W 4–0 at Moreirense · Liga Portugal Right Midfield 86 0.18 2.0 0.0 6.7
2026-09-05 W 3–0 at Marítimo · Liga Portugal Right Midfield 62 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.6
2026-08-31 W 2–1 v Estoril · Liga Portugal Right Midfield 63 1 0.33 2.0 1.0 7.3
2026-08-27 W 3–1 at AGF · Europa League Left Midfield 65 1 0.16 2.0 1.0 –
2026-08-20 W 3–1 v AGF · Europa League Attacker 84 1 1.09 5.0 1.0 7.7
2026-08-17 W 7–0 at Casa Pia · Liga Portugal Right Midfield 59 1 1 0.39 2.0 1.0 8.3
2026-08-13 D 1–1 at Hearts · Europa League Midfielder sub 11 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-08-09 D 2–2 v Academico Viseu · Liga Portugal Right Midfield 76 0.24 2.0 2.0 7.1
2026-08-06 W 6–1 v Hearts · Europa League Left Midfield 90 1 0.43 2.0 3.0 7.3
2026-07-30 W 5–0 v St. Gallen · Europa League Right Midfield 76 1 – 1.0 1.0 7.0
2026-07-23 L 1–2 at St. Gallen · Europa League Right Midfield 90 1 – 1.0 2.0 7.2
2026-05-16 W 3–1 at Estoril · Liga Portugal Attacking Midfield 68 1 0.41 2.0 1.0 7.2
2026-05-11 D 2–2 v Sporting Braga · Liga Portugal Attacking Midfield 90 1 0.36 2.0 1.0 7.6
2026-05-02 D 2–2 at Famalicão · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 5 0.03 1.0 0.0 6.4
2026-04-25 W 4–1 v Moreirense · Liga Portugal Left Midfield 58 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5
2026-04-19 W 2–1 at Sporting CP · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 12 1 0.4 1.0 0.0 7.2
2026-04-12 W 2–0 v Nacional · Liga Portugal Attacking Midfield 78 1 0.74 3.0 1.0 7.5
2026-04-06 D 1–1 at Casa Pia · Liga Portugal Attacking Midfield 70 0.1 1.0 2.0 6.8
2026-03-21 W 3–0 v Vitória Guimarães · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 13 0.26 1.0 0.0 6.6

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Benfica

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Europa League current 6 5 416 66% 4 1 1.7 7.19 75th – –
2026/2027 · Liga Portugal current 6 6 418 77% 1 2 1.2 7.02 72th #27 (1) #17 (2)
2025/2026 · Liga Portugal 16 11 920 30% 5 0 5.0 6.89 65th #53 (5) –
2025/2026 · Champions League 2 2 164 13% 1 0 1.3 6.9 #300 (1) –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 4 moves · €16.5m in fees

  1. 22 Jan 2026 Transfer Beşiktaş → Benfica Secondary Striker
  2. 1 Jul 2024 Free transfer Benfica → Beşiktaş Secondary Striker
  3. 31 Aug 2016 Transfer Sporting Braga → Benfica €16m Secondary Striker
  4. 8 Jul 2013 Transfer Feirense → Sporting Braga €496k Attacker

Injuries and suspensions · 6 spells · 6 injuries · 44 games missed

  • injury Unknown Injury at Benfica 11 Apr 2022 → 17 May 2022 6 missed · 36 days
  • injury Bruised Knee at Benfica 4 Feb 2021 → 10 Feb 2021 2 missed · 6 days
  • injury Adductor Injury at Benfica 24 Oct 2019 → 12 Jan 2020 16 missed · 80 days
  • injury Muscle Injury at Benfica 13 Dec 2018 → 17 Jan 2019 8 missed · 35 days
  • injury Unknown Injury at Benfica 6 May 2018 → 30 May 2018 1 missed · 24 days
  • injury Unknown Injury at Benfica 9 Sep 2016 → 2 Nov 2016 11 missed · 54 days

Compare Rafa Silva with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.