Jéssica Silva
![]() Silva in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 December 1994||
Place of birth | Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gotham FC | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Clube de Albergaria | 22 | (21) |
2014 | Linköpings FC | 2 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Clube de Albergaria | 14 | (11) |
2016–2017 | Braga | 12 | (12) |
2017–2019 | Levante | 41 | (6) |
2019–2021 | Olympique Lyonnais | 2 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Kansas City Current | 14 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Benfica | 38 | (24) |
2024– | Gotham FC | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2013 | Portugal U19 | 21 | (4) |
2011– | Portugal | 115 | (19) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:21, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 16 July 2024 (UTC) |
Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva (born 11 December 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for National Women’s Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Portugal national team.
Club career
[edit]She had a half year spell with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC from July to December 2014 and played for Clube de Albergaria from 2014 until 2016. From 2017 to 2019 she played for Levante UD in Spain.[3][4][5][6]
On 16 August 2024, NJ/NY Gotham FC announced that they had signed Silva through the 2024 season.[7]
International career
[edit]Silva was born in Portugal to an Angolan father and Portuguese mother, with both of her grandmothers of Angolan descent.[8] In September 2011, she made her senior debut for the Portugal women's national football team, in a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying defeat by Austria in Pombal.
Silva was named by coach Francisco Neto in the final 23-player Portugal squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.[9] But in the last training session before departing for the tournament, she was injured. Diana Gomes was called up by Neto as her replacement.[10][11]
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 May 2024[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Others[d] | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Clube de Albergaria | 2011–12 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | |||
2012–13 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | ||||
2013–14 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | |||||
Linköpings FC | 2014 | Damallsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Clube de Albergaria | 2015–16 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | ||
Braga | 2016–17 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | |||
Levante | 2017–18 | Primera División | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
2018–19 | Primera División | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
Total | 41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 45 | 6 | |||||
Lyon | 2019–20 | D1 Féminine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | D1 Féminine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
Kansas City Current | 2021 | NWSL | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Benfica | 2021–22 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
2022–23 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 23 | |
2023–24 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
Total | 38 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 37 | ||
Career total | 145 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 90 |
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Svenska Cupen, Copa de la Reina, Coupe de France
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ Includes Supertaça de Portugal
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 July 2024[14]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Portugal | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 4 | 0 | |
2013 | 6 | 1 | |
2014 | 14 | 4 | |
2015 | 9 | 2 | |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | 7 | 0 | |
2018 | 15 | 0 | |
2019 | 11 | 2 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 11 | 1 | |
2022 | 15 | 3 | |
2023 | 12 | 3 | |
2024 | 7 | 3 | |
Total | 115 | 19 |
- Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 September 2013 | Fyli Municipal Stadium, Fyli, Greece | ![]() |
5–1 | 5–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2 | 12 February 2014 | Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal | ![]() |
5–1 | 7–1 | |
3 | 7 March 2014 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–2 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
4 | 12 March 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | |
5 | 13 September 2014 | De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–3 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
6 | 9 March 2015 | Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
7 | 11 March 2015 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | ![]() |
3–3 | 3–3 (8–7 p) | |
8 | 1 March 2019 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Algarve Cup |
9 | 4 October 2019 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
10 | 16 September 2021 | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
11 | 22 June 2022 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
12 | 9 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
13 | 15 November 2022 | Estádio FC Alverca, Alverca, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
14 | 17 February 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | |
15 | 7 July 2023 | Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
16 | 2–0 | |||||
17 | 27 February 2024 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–1 | |
18 | 5–0 | |||||
19 | 16 July 2024 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Honors
[edit]Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
- Taça da Liga: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2022, 2023
Lyon
Linköpings FC
- Svenska Cupen: 2014, 2015
References
[edit]- ^ "Jéssica Silva" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Jéssica Silva at Soccerway
- ^ "Ännu en portugisiska till Linköping". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). 10 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Jessica Silva is going to play at Sweden" (in Portuguese). futebolfemininoportugal.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Jessica Silva is back at Club Albergaria" (in Portuguese). futebolfemininoportugal.com. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "FÉMININES : K.TALASLAHTI, J.CAYMAN, N.PARRIS ET J.SILVA ARRIVENT" (in French). www.ol.fr. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Communications, Gotham FC (16 August 2024). "Gotham FC Signs Portuguese Forward Jéssica Silva". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ ""Na primeira chamada à seleção não percebia nada de futebol, estava sempre em fora de jogo e só aí aprendi o que é uma receção orientada"". Tribuna Expresso.
- ^ "Portugal anuncia convocatória final para o UEFA Women's EURO 2017" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Europeu feminino: Diana Gomes substitui Jéssica Silva na convocatória". Televisão Independente. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Diana Gomes substitui Jéssica Silva na convocatória de Portugal". SAPO. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Jéssica Silva". Ogol. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Jéssica Silva - Jogador". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b Diamond, Drew (12 March 2024). "Benfica: Europe's sleeping giant beginning to wake". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jéssica Silva – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Player national profile at FPF
- Jéssica Silva at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Odemira
- Portuguese women's footballers
- Portugal women's international footballers
- Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Damallsvenskan players
- Linköpings FC players
- Women's association football wingers
- Women's association football forwards
- Levante UD Femenino players
- S.C. Braga (women) players
- Clube de Albergaria players
- S.L. Benfica (women) footballers
- Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players
- Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
- Liga F players
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- National Women's Soccer League players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- NJ/NY Gotham FC players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States