based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Benfica.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Beşiktaş — UEFA Europa Conference League: 2 apps, 0g 2a, 366 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Benfica; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 7.2 |
Scout report
Rafa is a 33-year-old winger at Benfica, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 0 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 18. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (30.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rafa.
On the season, Rafa graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals and 0 assists in 16 appearances (0.48 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 33 Rafa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Benfica finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
5 goals in 16 appearances (0.31 per game) for an upper-table side.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 30.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 17.4 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
