Rafa Silva (soccer player, 1993)

Rafa Silva
Personnel
Surname	Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Silva
birthday	May 17, 1993
place of birth	Forte da Casa ,  Portugal
size	170 cm
position	midfield
Juniors
Years	station
2002-2003	Atlético Povoense
2003-2011	FC Alverca
2007–2012	CD Feirense
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2012-2013	CD Feirense	41 (10)
2013-2016	Sporting Braga	88 (13)
2016–	Benfica Lisbon	91 (29)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals) 2
2013	Portugal U20	2 0(0)
2013-2015	Portugal U21	13 0(3)
2014–	Portugal	17 0(0)
1 Only league games are given. Status: end of season 2019/20 2 As of September 10, 2019

Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Silva , called Rafa Silva or just Rafa (born May 17, 1993 in Forte da Casa ), is a Portuguese football player . He is currently under contract with Benfica Lisbon .

Career

In the club

Rafa was in the town of Forte da Casa circle Vila Franca de Xira born. In his youth he played in the Lisbon district for the football clubs Atlético Povoense and FC Alverca . In 2011 he switched to CD Feirense . On July 29, 2012, he made his professional debut as part of a league cup game . In the second division season 2012/13 he established himself as a regular player and only missed one league encounter.

In June 2013, Rafa moved to the first division club Sporting Braga for an unknown transfer fee . He signed a five-year contract and made his debut in the Primeira Liga on August 26, 2013 .

In the national team

Rafa played for the Portuguese U20 team for the first time on April 23, 2013, but was not nominated for the U20 World Cup that took place in the same year . On March 5, 2014 he was under coach Paulo Bento in a friendly against Cameroon his debut in the senior team .

At the European Championships in France in 2016 , he was included in the Portuguese squad. His only appearance was in the second group game against Austria, when he was substituted on shortly before the end. The team made it to the final, where hosts France were defeated. This was the first time that Portugal became European champions.

successes

In the national team

• European Champion : 2016
• UEFA Nations League : 2019

In the club

• Portuguese champion : 2018/19
• Portuguese Cup Winner : 2015/16
• Portuguese Super Cup winner : 2019

Web links

• Rafa Silva in the database of weltfussball.de
• Rafa Silva in the database of transfermarkt.de
• Rafa Silva in the Portuguese Football Association database (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ abola.pt: Ivan Cavaleiro e Rafa chamados por Paulo Bento ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , February 28, 2014 (Portuguese)