player · data as of 2026-08-24 19:13 UTC
PortugalCareer goals
133
all competitions, from the season archive · club 133 · country 0 — season by season in The Record below
Career appearances
500
all competitions, from the season archive — the same total The Record shows
World Cup 2026
no goals yet
goals and assists land here the moment they happen
Team trophies
11
team silverware — the cabinet below
Career totals from the ESPN season archive — all competitions, the same numbers The Record below shows (Wikidata's senior spells fill in when the archive is thin — never the youth years, which stay listed on their own below); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.
Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva, known as Rafa Silva or simply Rafa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for Primeira Liga club Benfica. — Wikipedia's own summary; its figures are theirs
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
UEFA European Championship
2016
UEFA Nations League
2018–19
| Team honours11 | ||||
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 2016 | Portugal | |
| UEFA Nations League | ×1 | 2018–19 | Portugal | |
| Primeira Liga | ×3 | 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23 | Benfica | |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | ×3 | 2017, 2019, 2023 | Benfica | |
| Taça de Portugal | ×2 | 2015–16, 2016–17 | Braga ·1, Benfica ·1 | |
| Turkish Super Cup | ×1 | 2024 | Beşiktaş | |
| Individual honours4 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| Primeira Liga top assist provider | ×2 | 2021–22, 2023–24 | ||
| Monthly awards · 2 | ||||
| Primeira Liga Goal of the Month | ×2 | 2019, 2022 | ||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Commander of the Order of Merit | ||||
The Record
season by season · 54 competition-seasons · ESPN archive| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Shots | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | all competitions | all teams | 500 | 133 | 74 | 740 | 51 |
| 2026 | Primeira Liga | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | UEFA Europa Qual | Benfica | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | Champions League | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Primeira Liga | Benfica | 16 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tur 1 | Besiktas | 10 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | UEFA Europa Conf Qual | Besiktas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | UEFA Europa Qual | Besiktas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Europa League | Besiktas | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | Tur 1 | Besiktas | 35 | 12 | 5 | 89 | 5 |
| 2024 | UEFA Europa Qual | Besiktas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Career
league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | C.D. Feirense | 41 | 10 |
| 2013–2016 | S.C. Braga | 88 | 13 |
| 2014–2021 | Portugal | 25 | 0 |
| 2016–2024 | S.L. Benfica | 206 | 64 |
| 2024–2026 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 45 | 17 |
| 2026–now | S.L. Benfica | 0 | 0 |
Youth & development spells — 3 more
| 2013–2015 | Portugal U21 | 13 | 3 |
| 2013–2013 | Portugal U20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–2014 | S.C. Braga B | 1 | 0 |
The Stands
Supporters and discussion · Rafa SilvaSupporters
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