Dani Silva

Portuguese footballer
Dani Silva
Personal information
Full name Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva
Date of birth (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Beja, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hellas Verona
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2009 Monte Caparica AC
2009–2012 Benfica
2012–2013 Belenenses
2013–2018 Vitória Setúbal
2018–2019 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Vitória Guimarães B 44 (4)
2022–2024 Vitória Guimarães 47 (2)
2024– Hellas Verona 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Portugal U18 8 (1)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 12 (2)
2019 Portugal U20 4 (0)
2023 Portugal U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:05, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva (born 11 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona.

Club career

Silva is a youth product of the academies of Monte Caparica AC, Benfica, Belenenses, Vitória Setúbal and Vitória Guimarães. He began his senior career with Vitória Guimarães B where he became captain, before promoting to the senior team in 2022 and signing a professional contract on 13 April 2022.[1] He made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Boavista on 6 May 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.[2]

On 25 January 2024, Silva joined Serie A club Hellas Verona.[3][4] He reportedly signed a four-year contract for a €2 million transfer fee.[5]

International career

Silva is a youth international for Portugal, and represented the Portugal U19s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Dani Silva renova com o Vitória. Agora tem contrato até 2024". tempodejogo.pt.
  2. ^ "Boavista X Vitória SC - AO MINUTO". Maisfutebol.
  3. ^ "Dani Silva is a new Yellow-Blue midfielder!". Hellas Verona. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Dani Silva transferido para o Hellas Verona" [Dani Silva transferred to Hellas Verona] (in European Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "OFICIAL: Hellas Verona contrata Dani Silva ao V. Guimarães" [OFFICIAL: Hellas Verona signs Dani Silva from V. Guimarães]. MaisFutebol (in Portuguese). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Portugal's U19 Euro title defence off to a winning start". portugoal.net.

External links

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