OrcaScore
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Midfielder

Rafa Silva

  • Benfica
  • Portugal
  • 33 yrs
  • 170 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
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Appearances
11
691 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.26
Assists
1
Average rating
6.81
Age33
Date of birth17 May 1993
Height170 cm
Weight66 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€3.2M
Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts9 / 9
Minutes610
Rating6.74
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)15 (4)
Passes · accuracy214 · 78%
Key passes10
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 7
Duels won38 / 74
Successful dribbles11
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists2.21 / 0.64
Detailed statistics
Big chances created2
Big chances missed3
Goal conversion7%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls2
Accurate crosses1
Touches332
Possession lost88
Dispossessed15
Aerial duels won4
Ground duels won34
Clearances1
Ball recoveries27
Fouls won15
Fouls committed5
Offsides4
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)65.73
Top speed (km/h)34.88
Appearances / Starts1 / 0
Minutes12
Rating7.70
Goals / Assists0 / 1
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy12 · 75%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0
Duels won1 / 1
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.00 / 0.49
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses0
Touches15
Possession lost5
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won1
Clearances0
Ball recoveries1
Fouls won1
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes69
Rating6.60
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy17 · 88%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions5 / 0
Duels won5 / 9
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.06
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses0
Touches33
Possession lost9
Dispossessed3
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won5
Clearances0
Ball recoveries3
Fouls won0
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)7.55
Top speed (km/h)31.46

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking58
Technical60
Tactical33
Defending31
Creativity62

Characteristics

Strengths

13726

National team

  • Portugal25 caps · 0 goals · debut Mar 2014

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
2 Nov 2026 Benfica – FC Alverca – – –
29 Oct 2026 Benfica – Gil Vicente 4–1 12' 7.7
26 Oct 2026 Santa Clara – Benfica 1–2 45' 6.3
22 Oct 2026 Omonia Nicosia – Benfica 1–4 69' 6.6
15 Oct 2026 Benfica – Celtic 4–1 – –
11 Oct 2026 Benfica – Vitória SC 2–0 73' 6.1
20 Sep 2026 FC Porto – Benfica 3–1 74' 6.6
16 Sep 2026 AC Milan – Benfica 0–2 – –
13 Sep 2026 Benfica – Gil Vicente 3–1 72' 6.1
9 Sep 2026 Moreirense – Benfica 0–4 86' 6.5
5 Sep 2026 CS Marítimo – Benfica 0–3 62' 6.7
31 Aug 2026 Benfica – Estoril Praia 2–1 63' 7.6
27 Aug 2026 AGF – Benfica 1–3 – –
20 Aug 2026 Benfica – AGF 3–1 – –
17 Aug 2026 Casa Pia – Benfica 0–7 59' 7.7

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 21.5M €
  1. Transfer 5M €
  2. Free transfer
  3. Transfer 16M €
  4. Transfer 496k €
  5. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 30 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)30
Average rating6.87
Last match rating7.729 Oct 2026
Matches missed83 injury records
5 6 7 8 9 6.87 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Oct 2026 7.7

Last 10 matches

7.7 6.3 6.6 6.1 6.6 6.1 6.5 6.7 7.6 7.7

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Liga Portugal Betclic Benfica 9 (9) 610 1 0 6.74
2026 UEFA Europa League Benfica 1 (1) 69 0 0 6.60
2026 Taça da Liga Benfica 1 (0) 12 0 1 7.70

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Liga Portugal Betclic 2026 · percentile among midfielders (64 players)

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50 xA 56 Key passes 60 Completed passes 32 Pass accuracy 16 Progressive carries 56 Successful dribbles 63 Tackles + interceptions 56 Rating 33

5 matches · 357 min

Rafa Silva: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.10
56
Key passes / 90 min 1.26
60
Completed passes / 90 min 23.4
32
Pass accuracy 75.0%
16
Progressive carries / 90 min 1.01
56
Successful dribbles / 90 min 1.01
63
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 2.77
56
Rating 6.70
33

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