PLAYER PROFILE

Rafa Silva.

SL Benfica · Portugal

Matrix 38960

At a glance

Full name: Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
Born: 17 May 1993
Age today: 33
Nationality: Portugal

Career by season

329 recorded appearances

Rafa Silva appearances by season, competition and team
Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Starts	Goals	Assists	Minutes	Cards
26/27	UEFA Europa League	SL Benfica	7	6	4	1	484	0
26/27	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica	10	9	1	0	632	0
25/26	UEFA Europa League	Besiktas JK	2	2	0	0	180	0
25/26	UEFA Conference League	Besiktas JK	4	4	0	2	360	1
25/26	UEFA Champions League	SL Benfica	2	2	1	0	164	0
25/26	Trendyol Süper Lig	Besiktas JK	10	10	5	1	820	0
25/26	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica	16	11	4	0	852	0
24/25	UEFA Europa League	Besiktas JK	10	10	3	5	829	1
24/25	Türkiye Kupası	Besiktas JK	3	3	2	1	262	0
24/25	Trendyol Süper Lig	Besiktas JK	35	35	12	6	3,096	5
24/25	TFF Süper Kupa	Besiktas JK	1	1	1	1	90	0
23/24	UEFA Europa League	SL Benfica	6	6	2	0	552	0
23/24	UEFA Champions League	SL Benfica	6	6	2	0	506	1
23/24	Taça de Portugal	SL Benfica	6	6	4	1	525	1
23/24	Taça da Liga	SL Benfica	3	3	0	1	205	0
23/24	Supertaça	SL Benfica	1	1	0	1	90	0
23/24	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica	30	29	14	12	2,494	3
22/23	UEFA Champions League	SL Benfica	14	14	6	3	1,104	2
22/23	Taça de Portugal	SL Benfica	2	1	0	0	118	0
22/23	Taça da Liga	SL Benfica	3	3	0	3	260	0
22/23	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica	28	26	8	8	2,189	6
21/22	UEFA Champions League	SL Benfica	13	12	3	1	1,039	3
21/22	Taça de Portugal	SL Benfica	2	2	1	0	180	0
21/22	Taça da Liga	SL Benfica	2	0	0	1	62	0
21/22	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica	28	22	8	16	2,050	3
21/22	International Friendly Games	Portugal	1	0	0	0	9	0
2021	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Portugal	3	1	0	0	94	0
20/21	UEFA Nations League	Portugal	1	0	0	0	2	0
20/21	UEFA Europa League	SL Benfica	8	4	2	3	508	0
20/21	UEFA Champions League	SL Benfica	1	0	1	0	14	0
20/21	Taça de Portugal	SL Benfica	6	3	1	2	334	1
20/21	Taça da Liga	SL Benfica	2	2	0	0	136	0
20/21	Supertaça	SL Benfica	1	1	0	0	64	0
20/21	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica	29	27	5	6	2,221	3
20/21	International Friendly Games	Portugal	1	0	0	0	20	0
2021	EURO	Portugal	2	0	0	2	51	0
19/20	UEFA Europa League	SL Benfica	2	1	1	0	101	1
19/20	UEFA Champions League	SL Benfica	3	2	1	1	124	0
19/20	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica	25	18	7	5	1,737	3

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first

Rafa Silva match log
Date	Competition	Match	Score	Minutes	Goals
02 Oct 2019	UEFA Champions League	Zenit St. Petersburg v SL Benfica	3 – 1	90
28 Sep 2019	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal	1 – 0	90
21 Sep 2019	Liga Portugal	Moreirense FC v SL Benfica	1 – 2	90	1
17 Sep 2019	UEFA Champions League	SL Benfica v RB LeipzigSubstitute, on 76′	1 – 2	14
14 Sep 2019	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica v Gil Vicente FC	2 – 0	90
01 Sep 2019	Liga Portugal	SC Braga v SL Benfica	0 – 4	90
24 Aug 2019	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica v FC Porto	0 – 2	90
17 Aug 2019	Liga Portugal	B SAD v SL Benfica	0 – 2	90	1
10 Aug 2019	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica v FC Paços de Ferreira	5 – 0	78

Career transfers

9 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Rafa Silva career transfers
Date	From	To	Move	Fee
22 Jan 2026	Besiktas JK	SL Benfica	Transfer	€5m
01 Jul 2024	SL Benfica	Besiktas JK	Transfer	Free
31 Aug 2016	SC Braga	SL Benfica	Transfer	€16m
08 Jul 2013	CD Feirense	SC Braga	Transfer	€496k
01 Jul 2012	CD Feirense U19	CD Feirense	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2011	FC Alverca U19	CD Feirense U19	Transfer	Free
01 Jul 2010	FC Alverca U17	FC Alverca U19	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2008	FC Alverca U15	FC Alverca U17	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2006	FC Alverca Youth	FC Alverca U15	Internal move	—

Contracts and market values are not available yet.