João Pedro Pereira Silva

João Silva
Silva training with Everton in 2011
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Pereira Silva
Date of birth (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990
Place of birth Vila das Aves, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Feirense
Number 19
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– Feirense 30 (6)
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 13 May 2018

João Pedro Pereira Silva (born 21 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Feirense 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.[1]

Silva signed for Premier League side Everton on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, on 9 June 2010.[2] 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;[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] He scored in his first competitive game, a 2–1 home win against F.C. Paços de Ferreira, netting in the 91st minute;[6] on 31 January 2012, he was recalled from his loan.[7][8]

On 9 July 2012, Silva signed for PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year contract.[9] 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.[10] He left the latter on 26 August 2015,[11] signing a one-year deal with Paços de Ferreira the following day.[12]

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.[13]

Club statistics

As of 1 June 2015[14][15][16][17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aves 2009–10 30141020–3314
União Leiria 2010–11 124–––124
Vitória Setúbal 2011–12 1631041–214
Levski Sofia 2012–13 25741–20318
Levski Sofia 2013–14 2000–2040
Bari 2013–14 43820––458
Palermo 2014–15 1020––30
Career total 12736101614014738

References

  1. ↑ Gamble, Matthew (9 June 2010). "Blues sign Silva". Everton F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Everton sign Portuguese striker Joao Silva". BBC Sport. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Transfers – January 2011". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Porto complete unbeaten season". FIFA. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Silva set for loan switch". Sky Sports. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "João Silva regressa ao Everton" [João Silva returns to Everton]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Левски купи нападателя на Евертън" [Levski bought Everton striker] (in Bulgarian). Sportal. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Joao Silva to Palermo finally completed". Forza Italian Football. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Rescissione consensuale per Joao Silva" [Mutual rescision for João Silva] (in Italian). U.S. Palermo. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "João Silva (Aves)" (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "João Silva (Leiria)" (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "João Silva – Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "João Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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