Rui Silva

Silva's current-season form is up 55% on last season (Season 38→59), while his Rating held around 34. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sporting CP · 2nd	32	14	44%	7.12	34	59
2024/25	Sporting CPLoan · 1st	17	8	47%	6.82	34	38
2024/25	Real Betis · 6th	15	3	20%	7.03	41	7
2023/24	Real Betis · 7th	28	9	32%	7.14	55	31
2022/23	Real Betis · 6th	26	9	35%	6.92	61	32
2021/22	Real Betis · 5th	22	7	32%	6.94	65	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal	3	0
Portugal U21	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Rui Silva is a 32-year-old goalkeeper at Sporting CP, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 59, top 11% of Primeira Liga goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.9, ranking 292nd of 336 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (94.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Silva.

Judged on this season alone, Silva graded 59 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 27 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga, on 14 clean sheets across 32 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 38 → 59). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 22nd of 27 of the 27 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga. At 32 Silva is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Silva is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential22nd of 27 goalkeepers · Primeira Liga Current seasonTop 12% goalkeepers · Primeira Liga3rd-best goalkeeper in the Primeira Liga292nd in the Primeira Liga · potential22nd-highest potential goalkeeper in the Primeira Liga

33.9

Ratingi

22nd of 27 goalkeepers

58.9

Seasoni

a strong, regular top-tier starter

94.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Sporting CP finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Clean sheets

44%

CS rate

94.1%

Minutes

14 clean sheets in 32 appearances (44% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 94.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.9, Silva carries the 22nd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga of 27. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %94.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %85

Cards / 900.125

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~22), then tapers with age. At 32, Silva sits on 8.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Silva's projected Rating — 33.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Passes756

Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Duels won4

Duels won %100%

Fouls won1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Sporting CP2025/26 – now

Sporting CP(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Real Betis2021/22 – 2024/25Free

Granada CF2016/17 – 2021/22

Nacionaluntil 2016/17

About Rui Silva

Rui Tiago Dantas da Silva is a 32-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Sporting CP, born on February 7, 1994 in Maia, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Sporting CP currently sit 2nd of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, Rui Silva has made 32 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,879 minutes, averaging a 7.21 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Primeira Liga, the UEFA Champions League and the Taça de Portugal.

When Rui Silva plays, Sporting CP's record this season is 29W-10D-7L — and his match ratings average 7.15 at home against 7.02 on the road.

Recent matches

May 24, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Torreense (120 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 16, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs GIL Vicente (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 11, 2026: 4-1 win away at Rio Ave (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 4, 2026: 5-1 win at home vs Guimaraes (90 minutes, 8 rating)
April 29, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Tondela (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-1 draw away at AVS (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 22, 2026: 0-0 draw away at FC Porto (100 minutes, 7.9 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Benfica (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 15, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Arsenal (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-0 win away at Estrela (90 minutes, 8 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Rui Silva at 33.9 with a Season form score of 58.9, ranking 292nd of 336 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the UEFA Nations League and the Primeira Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Rui Silva has totalled 301 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 40 appearances for Granada CF.

Rui Silva's career has also included time at Real Betis, Granada CF and Nacional.

On the international stage, Rui Silva has represented Portugal and Portugal U21 — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sporting CP finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points