Flávio Silva

Flávio Silva

Personal information
Full name	Flávio António da Silva
Date of birth	(1996-04-03) 3 April 1996
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height
Position(s)	Centre-forward
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)
International career‡
2015–	Portugal U19	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2015 ‡ 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.

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. On 8 February, Silva debuted for Benfica B in Segunda Liga, as a substitute.

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. In February, Benfica terminated his contract.

International career

Silva plays for the Portugal under-19 team.

External links

• Flávio Silva profile at ForaDeJogo
• Flávio Silva at Soccerway