Profile of Rafa Silva

Performance in the last match

Friendly, 6 days ago

Rafa Silva

Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Da Silva
32
years
PRT
Portugal
63
kgs
Mid
position
172
cms
27
shirt number
22.15
M.€
91
ELO

Born on 17 May 1993 in Barreiro

Personal data
Country of birth
Portugal Portugal
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa del Sur
Career details
Status
World class
Current club
Beşiktaş Beşiktaş
Current competition
Süper Lig Süper Lig
Previous club
Benfica Benfica
Previous competition
Primeira Liga Primeira Liga
Historic team
Benfica Benfica
Historical competition
Primeira Liga Primeira Liga
Most common shirt number
27
Other shirt numbers
15, 22, 17, 18, 5, 6, 26

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Süper Lig
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 38 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
2
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe 84 36 26 6 4 90 39 +51
3
Samsunspor
Samsunspor 64 36 19 7 10 55 41 +14
4
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş 62 36 17 11 8 59 36 +23
5
İstanbul Başakşehir
İstanbul Başakşehir 54 36 16 6 14 60 56 +4
6
Eyupspor
Eyupspor 53 36 15 8 13 52 47 +5

Position on the pitch

Main position
Playmaker 90%
Other positions
  • Right midfielder 10%
CAM
RM
Football pitch

Attributes

93
pace
71
shot
79
pass
88
Dribbling
61
defence
72
physical
Main features
Flair

Rating progression

91 ▲ 5
11310 12
9248 13
2386 13
466 16
10065 24
Highest value in career
91 (2025)
Rankings
General
62º
Age
By country
2º
By position
14º MF
By position
CAM CAM

Evolution of market value

22 M€ ▲ 1.5
11310 12
9248 13
2386 13
466 16
10065 24
Highest value in career
22M (2025)
Rankings
General
743º
Age
27º
By country
20º 20º
By position
232º MF
By position
27º CAM CAM
Contract information
Agent
Onsoccer
Start of contract
01/07/2024
End of contract
30/06/2027
Contract length
23/07/2028
Last signing
01/07/2024
Total transfer window transactions
16M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 01/07/2024
Benfica
Benfica
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş
Free transfer
16/17 31/08/2016
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
Benfica
Benfica
16M Transfer
13/14 08/07/2013
Feirense
Feirense
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
496K Transfer
12/13 01/07/2012
Feirense U19
Feirense U19
Feirense
Feirense
Free transfer
11/12 01/07/2011
Alverca Academy
Alverca Academy
Feirense U19
Feirense U19
Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 16M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 24
11
0.46
89
Last 6 months 20
10
0.5
90
Last 365 days 49
18
0.37
87
Last 3 years 147
54
0.37
83
Last 5 years 248
75
0.3
80
Career 582
150
0.26
74

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş
2024/25
49 18 12 6 0 49 49 0 4277' 32 7.9 87
Süper Lig
Süper Lig
35 12 5 5 0 35 35 0 3096' 32 7.8 88
Cup
Cup
3 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 262' 31 7.5 89
Europa League
Europa League
8 2 3 1 0 8 8 0 652' 31 6.1 86
Q. Europa League
Q. Europa League
2 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 177' 31 7.2 85
Super Cup
Super Cup
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 90' 31 8.5 84
Benfica
Benfica
2023/24
52 22 15 5 0 52 51 1 4361' 30 7.8 82
Benfica
Benfica
2022/23
46 14 8 8 0 46 43 3 3559' 30 7.4 78
Benfica
Benfica
2021/22
45 12 15 7 0 45 36 9 3320' 28 7 76
Benfica
Benfica
2020/21
46 9 7 4 0 46 37 9 3205' 28 6.7 74

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Benfica
Benfica
8 325 257 22824' 94 36
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
4 126 106 9400' 25 17
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş
1 49 49 4277' 18 6
Feirense
Feirense
1 47 42 3700' 11 4
Sporting Braga II
Sporting Braga II
1 1 1 90' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Primeira Liga
Primeira Liga
11 293 240 21167' 77 35
Taça de Portugal
Taça de Portugal
12 46 35 3167' 16 9
Segunda Liga
Segunda Liga
2 42 37 3308' 10 3
Europa League
Europa League
6 41 34 3152' 10 3
Champions League
Champions League
7 38 31 2658' 9 4

For the national team

3762
25 times at International
14 times at U21
2 times at U20
-
Average number of goals
0
2
0
0
Other information
Times called up
47
Matches as a starter
8
Off the bench
17
Debut
5/3/2014
Age on debut
20.8 years old
Last match
4/9/2021
Age in last game
28.3 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Portugal
Portugal
2021
7 0 1 0 0 7 1 6 175' 28 4.5 75
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 29' 28 4.3 74
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 95' 28 4.5 75
EURO
EURO
0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 51' 28 4.5 74
Portugal
Portugal
2020
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2' 27 4.1 72
Portugal
Portugal
2019
4 0 1 0 0 4 1 3 161' 26 4.8 76
Portugal
Portugal
2018
3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 155' 25 5 71
Portugal
Portugal
2016
5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 162' 23 4.6 76

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Portugal
Portugal
7 25 8 785' 0 0
Portugal U21
Portugal U21
3 9 8 621' 2 2
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
5 12 4 320' 0 0
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
2 7 7 527' 2 2
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
3 4 2 172' 0 0
EURO
EURO
2 3 0 52' 0 0
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
1 3 1 95' 0 0

Titles

  • European champion
    European champion
  • Euro Under-21 runner-up
    Euro Under-21 runner-up
  • 2
    Portuguese cup winner
    Portuguese cup winner
  • 2
    Portuguese champion
    Portuguese champion
  • Winner UEFA Nations League
    Winner UEFA Nations League

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut in category
Cup
Cup
07 JAN. 25
31 years
First team goal, Debut for team, Debut in category
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş
Super Cup
Super Cup
03 AUG. 24
31 years

Best performances