Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva (born 11 April 2000), commonly known as Dani Silva, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona.
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| Full name | Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beja, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSilva 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
editSilva is a youth international for Portugal, and represented the Portugal U19s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]
Honours
editPortugal U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2019[7]
References
edit- ^ "Dani Silva renova com o Vitória. Agora tem contrato até 2024". tempodejogo.pt.
- ^ "Boavista X Vitória SC - AO MINUTO". Maisfutebol.
- ^ "Dani Silva is a new Yellow-Blue midfielder!". Hellas Verona. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Portugal's U19 Euro title defence off to a winning start". portugoal.net.
- ^ "Spain win 2019 U19 EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com. 27 July 2019.
External links
edit- Dani Silva at Soccerway
- Dani Silva national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)