Rafa Silva

Portuguese footballer (born 1993)
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Rafa Silva

Summary

Rafa Silva is a human[1]. His place of birth was Forte da Casa[2]. He was born on May 17, 1993[3]. He worked as an association football player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,359 views/month, #7,052 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Rafa Silva was born in Forte da Casa[2].
  • Born in Barreiro[6], Rafa Silva…
  • Rafa Silva was born on May 17, 1993[3].
  • Rafa Silva held citizenship in Portugal[7].
  • Portuguese was Rafa Silva's native language[8].
  • Rafa Silva's professions included association football player[4].
  • Rafa Silva received the Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal[9].
  • Rafa Silva is recorded as male[10].
  • Rafa Silva's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Rafa Silva's member of sports team is recorded as Beşiktaş J.K.[12].
  • Rafa Silva's member of sports team is recorded as S.L. Benfica[13].
  • Rafa Silva's Commons category is recorded as Rafa Silva[14].
  • Rafa Silva's position played on team / speciality is recorded as midfielder[15].
  • Rafa Silva's sport is recorded as association football[16].
  • Rafa Silva's family name is recorded as Silva[17].
  • Rafa Silva's given name is recorded as Rafael[18].
  • Rafa Silva's pseudonym is recorded as Rafa Silva[19].
  • Rafa Silva's participant in is recorded as 2014 FIFA World Cup[20].
  • Rafa Silva's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 2016[21].
  • Rafa Silva's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[22].
  • Rafa Silva's birth name is recorded as Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva[23].
  • Rafa Silva's country for sport is recorded as Portugal[24].
  • Rafa Silva's name in native language is recorded as Rafa Silva[25].
  • Rafa Silva's sport number is recorded as 27[26].
  • Rafa Silva's start of work period is recorded as 2012[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Forte da Casa[2], a former freguesia of Portugal[28], in Portugal[29] and Barreiro[6], a municipality of Portugal[30], in Portugal[31]. Rafa Silva was born on May 17, 1993[3]. Portuguese was his native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

Rafa Silva's professions included association football player[4].

Recognition

Rafa Silva received the Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal[9].

Why It Matters

Rafa Silva ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,359 views/month, #7,052 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Rafa Silva born?

Rafa Silva was born in Forte da Casa[2].

What did Rafa Silva do for work?

Rafa Silva worked as association football player[4].

What awards did Rafa Silva receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id 160448
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12577]]: 160448, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273515|batch #273515]]"
  2. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged at
    Given name Rafael
    Sex or gender male
    Image purged license
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46378|batch #46378]]: HAND ID (1)"
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