Rafa Silva
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1993-05-17
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Donald Duck Coloring Book
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 925
- Total plays
- 2,577
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,272x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 19,828x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
· 2016 · cited 13,695x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,371x
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Key facts
- 2013
- Portugal U20
- 2026
- Benfica
- Full name
- Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
- Date of birth
- ( 1993-05-17 ) 17 May 1993 (age 33)
- Place of birth
- Vila Franca de Xira , Portugal
- Height
- 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
- Positions
- Attacking midfielder winger second striker
- Current team
- Benfica
- 2002 2003
- Povoense
- 2003 2011
- Alverca
- 2011 2012
- Feirense
- Years
- Team
- 2012 2013
- Feirense
Key dates
- Born
- 17 May 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rafael
- Family name
- Silva
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Place of birth
- Barreiro
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2016
Article
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva ComM ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁafɐ ˈsilvɐ]; born 17 May 1993), known as Rafa Silva or simply Rafa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for Primeira Liga club Benfica.
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1993 births2014 FIFA World Cup players21st-century Portuguese sportsmenBeşiktaş J.K. footballersC.D. Feirense playersCommanders of the Order of Merit (Portugal)Expatriate men's footballers in TurkeyFootballers from Vila Franca de XiraLiga Portugal 2 playersLiving peopleMen's association football midfieldersMen's association football wingers