Rafa Silva

Midfielder

Benfica

Career totalsJun 2014 – Sept 2026

Appearances
268
Starts
225
Minutes
19,441
Avg rating
7.11
Rated apps
252

Attacking

Goals
77
Assists
53
Shots
497
Shots on target
205
Shots off target
173
Blocked shots
119
Big chances created
89
Key passes
383

Passing

Passes
7423
Accurate passes
6008
Crosses
234
Accurate crosses
58
Long balls
236
Accurate long balls
150

Duels

Dribbles
481
Duels won
1295
Aerials won
74
Dispossessed
383

Defending

Tackles
242
Interceptions
92
Clearances
22
Ball recoveries
19

General

Touches
11673
Possession lost
3098
Fouls
155
Fouled
498
Offsides
88
Yellow cards
28
Red cards
0

Goalkeeping

Saves
0

Per 90 minutes

Per 90 minutes played, over 19,441 minutes in 268 appearances. The same figures as the career card above, divided by time on the pitch.

Attacking

Goals
0.36
Assists
0.24
Shots
2.30
Shots on target
0.95
Shots off target
0.80
Blocked shots
0.55
Big chances created
0.41
Key passes
1.77

Passing

Passes
34.36
Accurate passes
27.81
Crosses
1.08
Accurate crosses
0.27
Long balls
1.09
Accurate long balls
0.69

Duels

Dribbles
2.23
Duels won
6.00
Aerials won
0.34
Dispossessed
1.77

Defending

Tackles
1.12
Interceptions
0.43
Clearances
0.10
Ball recoveries
0.09

General

Touches
54.04
Possession lost
14.34
Fouls
0.72
Fouled
2.31
Offsides
0.41

Goalkeeping

Saves
0.00

Goals by match

254 appearances · showing the most recent 60

Venue
Appearances
Matches
Competitionsall 10
Seasonsall 23

One bar per appearance, oldest first. The dashed line is the mean of the 254 appearances in this selection — 0.3. Bars above it are drawn in the accent colour.

Benfica with and without Rafa Silva

188 matches with him · 103 without · his time at the club

Matches
Competitionsall 4
Seasonsall 17

A split by appearances is an association, not a measurement. A player does not choose the matches he misses, and the ones he misses are often the ones he was rested for. Treat a difference as a question worth asking, not as an answer.

  • Fouls

    +0.1
    With
    12.2188 m
    Without
    12.1103 m

  • Throw-ins

    +2.1
    With
    22.2188 m
    Without
    20.1103 m

  • Shots

    -0.8
    With
    15.2188 m
    Without
    16.099 m

  • Shots on target

    -0.5
    With
    5.7188 m
    Without
    6.2103 m

  • Tackles

    -0.6
    With
    17.5188 m
    Without
    18.199 m

  • Saves

    -0.2
    With
    2.5188 m
    Without
    2.698 m

  • Interceptions

    +0.3
    With
    9.9188 m
    Without
    9.699 m

  • Offsides

    -0.3
    With
    2.1181 m
    Without
    2.493 m

  • Corners

    +0.3
    With
    6.6188 m
    Without
    6.3103 m

  • Cards

    +0.0
    With
    2.1182 m
    Without
    2.1102 m

  • Dribbles

    +2.5
    With
    11.3188 m
    Without
    8.899 m

  • Goal kicks

    +0.1
    With
    6.5188 m
    Without
    6.3103 m

Rating form8

  1. 16/5
  2. 9/8
  3. 17/8
  4. 31/8
  5. 5/9
  6. 9/9
  7. 13/9
  8. 20/9

Matches, oldest to newest · dashed line is the career average of 7.11

Goals by month7

  1. Nov
  2. Dec
  3. Jan
  4. Feb
  5. Mar
  6. Apr
  7. May
  8. Jun
  9. Jul
  10. Aug
  11. Sep
  12. Oct

Recent appearances10

252 of 268 career appearances carry a rating. Unrated matches print —.