PLAYER PROFILE · BENFICA · MIDFIELDER
Rafa Benfica
A nailed-on starter, with 14 starts in 17 games this season.
MidfielderPortugal · #27 · Age 33REGULAR STARTER
SEASON STATS
GOALS
1
▼ behind last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
6.42
▼ down on last yr
APPS
15
14 starts
MINUTES
634
42 / game
SHOTS
9
0.6 / game
2025/2633 APPS · 11 G · 3 A · 7.0 RATING · 2,191 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Benfica | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 634 | 6.42 |
| 2025/26 |  BeşiktaşBenfica | 33 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2,191 | 6.99 |
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RECENT FORM · LAST 108 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
S
EstS
MarS
MorS
Gil–
ACS
FCS
Vit–
CelS
OmoS
SanStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
yesterday
Started 45' vs Santa Clara
NEXT MATCH · IN 2 DAYS
vs Gil Vicente
Thu 20:45 · Taça da Liga
OVERVIEW
Rafa plays as a midfielder for Benfica. Rafa wears the number 27 shirt for Benfica.
Last season Rafa played 33 times across Beşiktaş and Benfica, starting 29 of them, with 4 substitute appearances, averaging 66 minutes a match across all competitions. They scored 11 goals and made 3 assists in that time. Recently they have started 4 of the last 5 Benfica matches. Benfica's next match is against Gil Vicente in the Taça da Liga on Thu 29 Oct, 20:45.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
UEFA Europa League
67% 6/9
Primeira Liga
100% 8/8
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · vs GIL VICENTE
Will Rafa start against Gil Vicente?
Benfica vs Gil Vicente, Thu 20:45.