João Silva (footballer, born 1990)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

João Silva
João Silva.jpg
Silva training with Everton in 2011
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Pereira Silva[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Vila das Aves, Portugal[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Hebei
Number 23
Youth career
1999–2009 Aves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Aves 30 (14)
2010–2012 Everton 0 (0)
2011 → União Leiria (loan) 12 (4)
2011–2012 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 16 (3)
2012–2013 Levski Sofia 27 (7)
2013–2014 Bari 43 (8)
2014–2015 Palermo 1 (0)
2015–2016 Paços Ferreira 12 (0)
2016 Avellino 9 (1)
2016–2017 Salernitana 20 (0)
2017–2019 Feirense 55 (8)
2019–2020 Nantong Zhiyun 22 (3)
2021 Zibo Cuju 5 (2)
2021– Hebei 12 (0)
National team
2009 Portugal U20 3 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U21 11 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2021

João Pedro Pereira Silva (born 21 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Hebei as a striker.

Club career[]

Born in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso, Silva joined the youth system of local C.D. Aves at the age of 10. He eventually made his professional debut for the club during the 2009–10 season, with the northerners in the second division, and made an immediate impact by finishing as the league's second top scorer with 14 goals as the team finished comfortably in mid-table.[2]

Silva signed for Premier League side Everton on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, on 9 June 2010.[3] In the last hours of the following transfer window, without having made any official appearances with the Toffees, he returned to Portugal, joining U.D. Leiria on loan.[4] On 14 May 2011, the last matchday of the season, he scored two of his four goals in the Primeira Liga for the team, in a 3–3 away draw against S.L. Benfica.[5]

For the 2011–12 campaign, Silva continued on loan and in his country's top division, joining Vitória F.C. in a season-long move.[6] He scored in his first competitive game, a 2–1 home win against F.C. Paços de Ferreira, netting in the 91st minute.[7] On 31 January 2012, he was recalled from his loan.[8][9]

On 9 July 2012, Silva signed for PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year contract.[10] He made his official debut ten days later, appearing as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against FK Sarajevo.

Released by Levski in summer 2013, Silva took his game to Italy, where he represented A.S. Bari and U.S. Città di Palermo, the first club from Serie B and the second in Serie A.[11] He left the latter on 26 August 2015,[12] signing a one-year deal with Paços de Ferreira the following day.[13]

On 30 July 2021, Silva joined Chinese Super League club Hebei.[14]

International career[]

Silva won his first cap for the Portugal under-21 team on 18 May 2010 – three days shy of his 20th birthday – replacing Orlando Sá for the last 21 minutes of a 3–1 friendly win over the Netherlands played in Vila Real de Santo António.[15]

Club statistics[]

As of 22 December 2021.[16][17][18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aves 2009–10 Liga de Honra 30 14 1 0 2 0 – 33 14
Everton 2010–11 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2011–12 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
União Leiria (loan) 2010–11 Primeira Liga 12 4 – – – 12 4
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2011–12 Primeira Liga 16 3 1 0 4 1 – 21 4
Levski Sofia 2012–13 A Group 25 7 4 1 – 2[a] 0 31 8
2013–14 A Group 2 0 0 0 – 2[a] 0 4 0
Total 27 7 4 1 – 4 0 35 8
Bari 2013–14 Serie B 43 8 2 0 – – 45 8
2014–15 Serie B 0 0 2 0 – – 2 0
Total 43 8 4 0 – – 47 8
Palermo 2014–15 Serie A 1 0 2 0 – – 3 0
Paços Ferreira 2015–16 Primeira Liga 12 0 1 0 1 1 – 14 0
Avellino 2015–16 Serie B 9 1 0 0 – – 9 1
Salernitana 2016–17 Serie B 20 0 0 0 – – 20 0
2017–18 Serie B 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 20 0 0 0 – – 20 0
Feirense 2017–18 Primeira Liga 30 6 1 1 2 0 – 33 7
2018–19 Primeira Liga 25 2 1 2 3 2 – 29 6
Total 55 8 2 3 5 2 – 62 13
Nantong Zhiyun 2019 China League One 7 2 0 0 – – 7 2
2020 China League One 15 1 – – – 15 1
Total 22 3 0 0 – – 22 3
Zibo Cuju 2021 China League One 5 2 0 0 – – 5 2
Hebei 2021 Chinese Super League 10 0 0 0 – – 10 0
Career total 264 50 15 4 12 4 4 0 295 58
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "João Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ Gamble, Matthew (9 June 2010). "Blues sign Silva". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Everton sign Portuguese striker Joao Silva". BBC Sport. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Transfers – January 2011". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Porto complete unbeaten season". FIFA. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Silva set for loan switch". Sky Sports. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. ^ "V. Setúbal é a primeira equipa a vencer na primeira jornada" [V. Setúbal are the first team to win in first round] (in Portuguese). TSF. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ "João Silva rescindiu com o V. Setúbal e regressa ao Everton" [João Silva cut ties with V. Setúbal and returns to Everton]. Público (in Portuguese). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. ^ "João Silva regressa ao Everton" [João Silva returns to Everton]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Левски купи нападателя на Евертън" [Levski bought Everton striker] (in Bulgarian). Sportal. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  11. ^ Neale, Mark (3 September 2014). "Joao Silva to Palermo finally completed". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Rescissione consensuale per Joao Silva" [Mutual rescision for João Silva] (in Italian). U.S. Palermo. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  13. ^ "João Silva contratado pelo FC Paços de Ferreira" [João Silva signed by FC Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  14. ^ "河北队官宣席尔瓦＆莱昂纳多＆雷腾龙三人加盟". Sina Sport. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Portugal ganha particular com Holanda" [Portugal win friendly with the Netherlands] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  16. ^ "João Silva (Aves)" (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  17. ^ "João Silva (Leiria)" (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  18. ^ "João Silva – Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  19. ^ "João Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

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