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Jéssica Silva

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

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.

Jéssica Silva
Silva in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 29)[2]
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)

Club career

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 20 May 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 1 0 — 3 1 — 6 2
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 19 6 10 2 20 8 2 0 196 91
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Svenska Cupen, Copa de la Reina, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
  4. ^ Includes Supertaça de Portugal

International

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As of match played 16 July 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Jéssica Silva
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 September 2013 Fyli Municipal Stadium, Fyli, Greece   Greece 5–1 5–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2 12 February 2014 Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal   Albania 5–1 7–1
3 7 March 2014 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal   Austria 2–0 3–2 2014 Algarve Cup
4 12 March 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal   Austria 1–2 1–2
5 13 September 2014 De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands   Netherlands 1–1 2–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6 9 March 2015 Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal   Denmark 2–2 2–2 2015 Algarve Cup
7 11 March 2015 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal   China 3–3 3–3 (8–7 p)
8 1 March 2019 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal   Sweden 1–1 2–1 2019 Algarve Cup
9 4 October 2019 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania   Albania 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
10 16 September 2021 Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey   Turkey 1–1 1–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
11 22 June 2022 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal   Greece 3–0 4–0 Friendly
12 9 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England   Switzerland 2–2 2–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
13 15 November 2022 Estádio FC Alverca, Alverca, Portugal   Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 Friendly
14 17 February 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand   New Zealand 1–0 5–0
15 7 July 2023 Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal   Ukraine 1–0 2–0
16 2–0
17 27 February 2024 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal   South Korea 4–0 5–1
18 5–0
19 16 July 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal   Malta 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying


Honors

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Benfica

Lyon

Linköpings FC

References

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  1. ^ "Jéssica Silva" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ Jéssica Silva at Soccerway  
  3. ^ "Ännu en portugisiska till Linköping". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). 10 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Jessica Silva is going to play at Sweden" (in Portuguese). futebolfemininoportugal.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Jessica Silva is back at Club Albergaria" (in Portuguese). futebolfemininoportugal.com. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. ^ "FÉMININES : K.TALASLAHTI, J.CAYMAN, N.PARRIS ET J.SILVA ARRIVENT" (in French). www.ol.fr. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ^ Communications, Gotham FC (16 August 2024). "Gotham FC Signs Portuguese Forward Jéssica Silva". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. ^ ""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.
  9. ^ "Portugal anuncia convocatória final para o UEFA Women's EURO 2017" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Europeu feminino: Diana Gomes substitui Jéssica Silva na convocatória". Televisão Independente. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Diana Gomes substitui Jéssica Silva na convocatória de Portugal". SAPO. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  12. ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Jéssica Silva". Ogol. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Jéssica Silva - Jogador". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  15. ^ a b Diamond, Drew (12 March 2024). "Benfica: Europe's sleeping giant beginning to wake". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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