Flávio Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flávio António da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | União da Madeira | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Real SC | ||
| 2011–2014 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2014 | Sacavenense | ||
| 2014–2015 | Torreense | ||
| 2015 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Torreense | 11 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Benfica B | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sporting Covilhã (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | União da Madeira | 26 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Portugal U19 | 3 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2015 | |||
Flávio António da Silva (born 3 April 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for União da Madeira.
Club career
Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Silva started his career in Portugal at Real Sport Clube, later joining Sporting CP and S.C.U. Torreense. In the 2014–15 season, Silva scored 8 goals in 11 matches for Torreense senior team in the third-tier league, before leaving the club in the winter transfer window.
On 1 February 2015, Silva signed for Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica until June 2020, being assigned to the reserve team.[1][2] On 8 February, Silva debuted for Benfica B in Segunda Liga, as a substitute.[3]
On 31 August 2015, Silva was loaned out to Sporting Covilhã for one season. On 6 January 2016, he terminated his contract with Covilhã and returned to Benfica.[4] In February, Benfica terminated his contract.[5]
International career
Silva plays for the Portugal under-19 team.
References
- ^ "Flávio Silva assina por cinco épocas" [Flávio Silva signs for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Vitali Lystsov, Carlos David e Flávio Silva reforçam Futebol" [Vitali Lystsov, Carlos David and Flávio Silva join Benfica] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Ac. Viseu - Benfica B (Jornada 26 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". LPFP. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Flávio Silva regressa ao Benfica".
- ^ "Encarnados rescindem com Flávio Silva".
External links
- Flávio Silva at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Flávio Silva at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bissau
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Sporting CP footballers
- Segunda Liga players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- C.F. União players