Miguel Silva (footballer, born April 1995)

João Miguel Macedo Silva (born 7 April 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória S.C. as a goalkeeper.

Miguel Silva
Personal information
Full name João Miguel Macedo Silva[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995[1]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 56
Youth career
2006–2009 CD Ponte
2009–2013 Vizela
2013–2014 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Vizela 0 (0)
2014–2016 Vitória Guimarães B 12 (0)
2015– Vitória Guimarães 60 (0)
National team
2016–2017 Portugal U21 2 (0)
2016 Portugal U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2019

Club career

Born in Guimarães, Silva joined the academy of local Vitória S.C. at the age of 18. He started playing as a senior with their reserves[2][3] but, at the age of just 20, was promoted to the first team by manager Sérgio Conceição.[4] His first match in the Primeira Liga occurred on 28 November 2015 in a 2–1 away win against Boavista FC,[5] and he finished the season with a further 23 appearances as his team finished in tenth position.[6]

In the following years, Silva constantly battled for first-choice status with Brazilian Douglas.[7][8][9]

International career

Silva won the first of his two caps for Portugal at under-21 level on 6 October 2016, in a 3–3 away draw to Hungary for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[10]

References
  1. "Miguel Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "V. Guimarães B 4–0 Atlético" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "V. Guimarães B-Penafiel, 2–3: Durienses voltam a vencer" [V. Guimarães B-Penafiel, 2–3: Durienses win again]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. Machado, José Miguel (17 December 2018). "Miguel Silva no 'seu' palco" [Miguel Silva on 'his' stage]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (28 November 2015). "Boavista-V. Guimarães, 1–2 (destaques)" [Boavista-V. Guimarães, 1–2 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. "Miguel Silva ambiciona "chegar ao topo"" [Miguel Silva aims to "get to the top"]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. Andrade, Tomaz (25 December 2015). "Miguel Silva: de dispensado passou a herói" [Miguel Silva: going from surplus to hero]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. Andrade, Tomaz (28 August 2018). "O dia em que Douglas ajustou contas com Sérgio Conceição" [The day Douglas settled the score with Sérgio Conceição]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. "Douglas no banco abriu caminho ao primeiro jogo de Miguel Silva" [Douglas on the bench paved way for Miguel Silva's first match] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  10. "Sub 21: Portugal empata na Hungria" [Under 21: Portugal draw in Hungary] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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