Statistics
Club / SeasonAppsGoalsAssists
- Benfica2026/271351
- Benfica2025/261860
- Beşiktaş2025/261453
- Lausanne2025/26100
- St Patrick's Athl.2025/26100
- Beşiktaş2024/25491811
- Benfica2023/24522213
- Benfica2022/2347146
- Benfica2021/22451216
- Benfica2020/214695
- Benfica2019/2033108
- Benfica2018/1944212
- Benfica2017/182534
- Benfica2016/173124
- SC Braga2016/17200
- SC Braga2015/1650120
- SC Braga2014/154350
- SC Braga2013/143290
- SC Braga B2013/1410—
- Feirense2012/1345100
Trophies & honours
- Super CupTürkiyeWinner2024
- Primeira LigaPortugal2nd Place2023/2024
- Super CupPortugalWinner2023
- Primeira LigaPortugalWinner2022/2023
- Taça da LigaPortugal2nd Place2021/2022
- Taça de PortugalPortugal2nd Place2020/2021
- Super CupPortugal2nd Place2020
- Primeira LigaPortugal2nd Place2019/2020
- Taça de PortugalPortugal2nd Place2019/2020
- Super CupPortugalWinner2019
- Primeira LigaPortugalWinner2018/2019
- UEFA Nations LeagueEuropeWinner2018/2019
- Primeira LigaPortugal2nd Place2017/2018
- Super CupPortugalWinner2017
- Primeira LigaPortugalWinner2016/2017
- Taça de PortugalPortugalWinner2016/2017
- UEFA European ChampionshipEuropeWinner2016
- Super CupPortugal2nd Place2016
- Taça de PortugalPortugalWinner2015/2016
- Taça de PortugalPortugal2nd Place2014/2015
- UEFA U21 ChampionshipEurope2nd Place2013/2015
- Taça de PortugalPortugalWinner
- Taça de PortugalPortugal2nd Place
- Taça da LigaPortugal2nd Place
- Super CupPortugalWinner
- UEFA European ChampionshipEuropeWinner
- Super CupPortugal2nd Place
- UEFA Nations LeagueEuropeWinner
- Primeira LigaPortugalWinner
- UEFA U21 ChampionshipEurope2nd Place
- Primeira LigaPortugal2nd Place
Transfers
- 2026Transfer
- 2024Free
- 2016€ 16.4M
- 2013N/A
About Rafa
Rafa (33, Portugal) is a midfielder for Benfica. In 2026/27 he has contributed 5 goals and 1 assist in 13 appearances across 2 competitions. His minutes-weighted match rating averages 6.93. Season-by-season and per-competition stats are below.
Before that, Rafa played for Beşiktaş, SC Braga and Feirense. Rafa has earned 22 caps for Portugal at international level. In 2026/27 he has 5 goals, down from 11 goals in 2025/26.
Benfica squad
Clément LengletAnatolii TrubinBrumaJhon DuránAlexander BahDodi LukebakioLeandro BarreiroVangelis PavlidisFredrik AursnesJakub KamińskiJoão PalhinhaSouffian El KarouaniSamuel DahlEnzo BarrenecheaTomás AraújoHeorhii SudakovSamuel SoaresManuAndreas SchjelderupAlessandro CircatiGianluca PrestianniDiogo FerreiraGonçalo Carvalho MoreiraClaudio Echeverri
Next fixture
Benfica host Vitória SC in the Primeira Liga on 11 October 2026.
Recent matches
- 20 Sept 2026 · Primeira Liga · at FC PortoL 1–3
- 16 Sept 2026 · Europa League · at AC MilanW 2–0(sub)
- 13 Sept 2026 · Primeira Liga · vs GIL VicenteW 3–1
- 9 Sept 2026 · Primeira Liga · at MoreirenseW 4–0
- 5 Sept 2026 · Primeira Liga · at MaritimoW 3–0
- 31 Aug 2026 · Primeira Liga · vs EstorilW 2–1
- 27 Aug 2026 · Europa League · at AarhusW 3–1
- 20 Aug 2026 · Europa League · vs AarhusW 3–1
- 17 Aug 2026 · Primeira Liga · at Casa PiaW 7–0
- 13 Aug 2026 · Europa League · at Heart Of MidlothianD 1–1(sub)