Rafa Silva

Rafael Alexandre "Rafa" Fernandes Ferreira da Silva (born 17 May 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Benfica and the Portugal national team as an attacking midfielder. After starting his professional career at Feirense, he transferred to Braga in 2013 and went on to make over 100 appearances for them, winning the 2016 Portuguese Cup. He joined Benfica in 2016, winning two Primeira Liga championships during his spell. A full international since 2014, Silva represented Portugal at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals and UEFA Euro 2020, winning the 2016 and 2019 tournaments.