Luiz Humberto "Beto" da Silva Silva (born 28 December 1996) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward for the club Asociación Deportiva Tarma on loan from Melgar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Humberto da Silva Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Asociación Deportiva Tarma (on loan from Melgar) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Internacional | ||
| 2006–2010 | Grêmio | ||
| 2010 | Universitario | ||
| 2011 | Universidad San Martín | ||
| 2011–2012 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Sporting Cristal | 32 | (8) |
| 2016 | Jong PSV | 27 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Grêmio | 13 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Tigres UANL | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lobos BUAP (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Alianza Lima | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → UCV (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | UCV | 35 | (5) |
| 2023– | FBC Melgar | 10 | (0) |
| 2024- | → Asociación Deportiva Tarma (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Peru U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Peru U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2011 | Peru U-18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Peru U20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Peru | 8 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 17 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2019 | |||
Club career
editYouth career
editDa Silva was born in Lima, Peru, to a Brazilian father and a Peruvian mother. At the age of six, his family moved to Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he began playing for Internacional and later moving to Grêmio. In 2010, he moved back to Peru, where he had brief spells at Universitario and Universidad San Martín before joining Sporting Cristal youth team in 2011.
Sporting Cristal
editDa Silva made his professional debut for Sporting Cristal on 19 June 2013, aged 16, in a derby match against Alianza Lima for the Torneo Descentralizado. On 30 August 2014, he scored his first professional goal, against Los Caimanes. He ended up the 2014 season with 2 goals in 14 matches, as Sporting Cristal finished as league champions. In the following year, he managed to score more 6 goals in 21 matches.
PSV Eindhoven
editOn 3 January 2016, Da Silva signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with PSV Eindhoven.[2] He immediately joined Jong PSV, who plays on Eerste Divisie.
Da Silva made his debut for Jong PSV on 18 January, replacing Ramon Lundqvist at the 76th minute in a 2–0 victory against MVV Maastricht in Eerste Divisie. On February 1, he scored his first goal, the late in a 3–1 win over RKC Waalwijk. In July, he appeared in a pre-season friendly against FC Porto.
On 6 January 2017, Da Silva was promoted to PSV Eindhoven's first team. On 14 January, he was an unused substitute in a 2–0 home victory against S.B.V. Excelsior, in the Eredivisie.[3]
Grêmio
editOn 20 January 2017, Da Silva returned to his childhood club Grêmio, signing a four-year contract.[4]
Loan to Argentinos Juniors
editOn 19 January 2018, Da Silva joined Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors on a one-and-a-half-year loan deal with a buyout option.[5]
Tigres UANL
editOn 4 September 2018, Da Silva joined Liga MX side Tigres UANL.[6]
Loan to Lobos BUAP
editOn 1 January 2019, Da Silva joined Liga MX side Lobos BUAP.
Loan to Deportivo La Coruña
editOn 2 September 2019, Da Silva returns to European football via a loan to Segunda División side Deportivo La Coruña for the entire 2019–20 season.[7] The following 29 January, after seven goalless appearances, his loan was terminated.[8]
International career
editEligible to play for both Peru and Brazil through his descent, Da Silva represented Peru since the under-15 level. He was part of the Peru under-20 squad selected to play in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[9]
Da Silva made his senior debut on 23 May 2016, in a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago, scoring the second goal in a 4–0 victory. Later, he was named in the 23-men squad to represent Peru in Copa América Centenario.
International goals
edit- Score and Result list Peru's goal tally first[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 May 2016 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
Honours
edit- Sporting Cristal
- Gremio
Personal life
editHe is married with model Ivana Yturbe and they announced Ivana is pregnant on 30 May 2021.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Sitio Oficial Lobos BUAP » Luiz Humberto da Silva Silva". Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "PSV sign Peruvian Luiz Beto da Silva". PSV English. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Van Ginkel starts for PSV against Excelsior". PSV English. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Grêmio contrata o atacante Beto da Silva" [Grêmio sign the forward Beto da Silva]. Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Argentinos Juniors anuncia a contratação de Beto da Silva" [Argentinos Juniors announces the signing of Beto da Silva]. GaúchaZH. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Beto da Silva fue inscrito en la plantilla de Tigres UANL de México". 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Beto da Silva, nuevo jugador del Dépor 2019–2020". www.rcdeportivo.es/ (in Spanish). 2 September 2019.
- ^ "El Real Club Deportivo rescinde el contrato de Beto da Silva" [Real Club Deportivo rescind the contract of Beto da Silva] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Sudamericano Sub 20: Ellos son los elegidos para el torneo". peru.com. Peru. January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "da Silva, Luiz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Embarazadísimos". www.instagram.com/ivanayturbe/. Instagram. May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links
edit- Beto da Silva at Soccerway
- Player profile – Jong PSV
- Beto da Silva – Instagram