Centre-Back
Rafael Silva
Brazil
Brazil33 yrs
Brazil33 yrs33
Age
179 cm
Height
73 kg
Weight
Centre-Back
Position
Forward — left
Typical role
Brazil
Nationality
The ageless Brazilian defender whose reading of the game transcends his declining physical attributes. A true legend of the sport.
Career transfers
- 30 Dec 2025Return from loan
- 26 Aug 2025Loan
- 11 Jan 2024Free transfer
- 1 Jan 2023Free transfer
- 1 Apr 2022Free transfer
Injury record
Muscle Injury
May 2025
Thigh Injury
Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Knee Injury
Aug 2024 – Oct 2024
Thigh Injury
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
17 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.
Recent form
Season by season
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vila Nova | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2025 | America Mineiro | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6.72 |
| 2025 | Mirassol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2024 | Cruzeiro | 17 | 4 | 0 | 6.56 |
| 2023 | Jeonbuk Motors | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6.63 |
| 2022 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6.69 |
| 2021 | Wuhan Zall | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.66 |
| 2019 | Wuhan Zall | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7.11 |
| 2017 | Urawa | 34 | 19 | 4 | 6.98 |
Discipline
20
Yellow cards
4
Red cards
113
Fouls
Strengths
Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.
World Cup history
2014: Semi-final (captain) | 2018: Quarter-final | 2022: Quarter-final | 2026: Veteran presence
Career highlights
- 4 World Cups
- Chelsea CL & CWC winner
- PSG legend
- 115+ caps
Achievements
Champions League Finalist (PSG & Chelsea)Ligue 1 x7Copa América 2019