Rafa Silva
| Rafa Silva | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Forte da Casa, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braga | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Atlético Povoense | ||
| 2003–2011 | Alverca | ||
| 2011–2012 | Feirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Feirense | 41 | (10) |
| 2013– | Braga | 23 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Portugal U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2014– | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Rafael "Rafa" Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Silva (born 17 May 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a midfielder.
Club career
Feirense
Born in Forte da Casa, Vila Franca de Xira, Silva started playing football with Atlético Povoense and F.C. Alverca, both in the Lisbon District. In 2011, aged 18, he signed with C.D. Feirense with which he played his last year as a junior.
Silva made his professional debut on 29 July 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against F.C. Penafiel for the season's domestic League Cup.[1] He only missed one game in the league campaign, totalling more than 3,200 minutes of action to help his team finish 13th in the second division.[2][3]
Braga
In June 2013 Silva signed a five-year contract with S.C. Braga, for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his top flight debut on 26 August, starting in a 2–1 win against C.F. Os Belenenses.[5]
International career
Silva made his first appearance for the Portuguese under-20 team on 23 April 2013, against Uzbekistan.[6] He was not selected to that year's FIFA U-20 World Cup, however.
On 28 February 2014 Silva received his first callup for the senior side, for an exhibition game with Cameroon on 5 March.[7] He played the first 45 minutes of the game, in a 5–1 win in Leiria.[8]
On 19 May 2014, Rafa was named in the final 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[9]
References
- Jump up ^ "Feirense 2:1 Penafiel". Zerozero. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- Jump up ^ "Feirense-Freamunde, 3–1: Pires carimbou a vitória" [Feirense-Freamunde, 3–1: Pires sealed win] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- Jump up ^ ""Doidos" por Rafa" ["Crazy" about Rafa] (in Portuguese). Record. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- Jump up ^ "Rafa até 2018" [Rafa until 2018] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- Jump up ^ "Golo nos descontos salva um displicente Sp. Braga frente ao Belenenses" [Injury time goal saves nonchalant Sp. Braga against Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Público. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- Jump up ^ "Seleção de sub-20 perde diante do Uzbequistão" [Under-20 national team loses against Uzbekistan] (in Portuguese). RTP. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- Jump up ^ "Rafa e Ivan Cavaleiro convocados para jogo da selecção com os Camarões" [Rafa and Ivan Cavaleiro called for national team game with Cameroon] (in Portuguese). Público. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- Jump up ^ "Ronaldo reaches new milestone in Portugal win". UEFA.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- Jump up ^ "Paulo Bento announces Portugal's 23-man World Cup squad". PortuGOAL. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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