Sancidino Silva

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sancidino Silva
Personal information
Full name Sancidino Malam da Silva
Date of birth (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Team information
Current team
Ermis Aradippou
Number 70
Youth career
2007–2013 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Benfica B 9 (2)
2015–2016 Benfica B 37 (6)
2016–2017 Arouca 6 (0)
2017–2018 Leixões 8 (0)
2018–2020 Lausanne 12 (2)
2020 Ararat Yerevan 2 (0)
2021 Al-Taraji 0 (0)
2023- Ermis Aradippou 1 (0)
International career
2009 Portugal U16 2 (1)
2009–2011 Portugal U17 29 (8)
2011–2012 Portugal U18 9 (5)
2012–2013 Portugal U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023

Sancidino Malam da Silva (born 5 March 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays[1] either as a forward or a winger.

Club career[edit]

Sancidino was born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. On 4 November 2012, he played his first professional match for Benfica B against Sporting B in Segunda Liga, coming as a substitute in the 88th minute.[2] On 30 June 2014, his contract with Benfica ended and he left the club, but on 24 February 2015, he announced that he had returned to Benfica and had signed a five-year contract.[3]

On 29 February 2020, FC Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Silva.[4]

On 5 August 2021, Silva joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Taraji.[5]

International career[edit]

Sancidino represented the Portuguese under-17 team in the qualification for the 2010 UEFA European Championship, held in Liechtenstein. Later he was called for the final squad, playing in three games in an eventual group stage exit.

Club statistics[edit]

As of 8 August 2015
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2012–13 1 0 1 0
2013–14 8 2 8 2
2015–16 37 6 37 6
Career total 46 8 15 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sancidino Silva assina pelo FC Lausanne Record (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "Benfica B 1 – Sporting B 3". Liga. 4 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Sancidino Silva assinou por cinco anos" [Sancidino Silva signed for five years]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 24 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ". facebook.com (in Armenian). FC Ararat Yerevan Facebook. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ "أنهى رئيس مجلس إدارة النادي رسمياً اجراءات التوقيع مع اللاعب المحترف البرتغالي " سيلفا "".

External links[edit]