Dolores Silva

Dolores Isabel Jacome Silva (born 7 August 1991) is a Portuguese international football player. She plays as a midfielder for Braga and the Portugal women's national team.

Dolores Silva
Dolores Silva in 2011
Personal information
Full name Dolores Isabel Jacome Silva
Date of birth (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991
Place of birth Queluz, Portugal
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Braga
Number 14
Youth career
2003–2007[2] Real Sport Clube
2007–2009[2] 1º Dezembro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 1º Dezembro
2011–2013 FCR 2001 Duisburg 45 (1)
2014–2015 MSV Duisburg 22 (1)
2015–2018 USV Jena 41 (0)
2018–2019 Atlético Madrid 20 (0)
2019– Braga 76 (16)
International career‡
2007–2009 Portugal U19 21 (0)
2009– Portugal 146 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:57, 17 Feb 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:57, 17 Feb 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Silva joined 1º Dezembro at 16–years–old and won the League four times in succession, as well as the Cup. In summer 2011, aged 19, she signed for German club FCR 2001 Duisburg and described the move as a "dream".[2][3]

In August 2011 Silva was unfortunate to suffer an ACL injury in a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain.[4]

In 2014, FCR 2001 Duisburg folded and was absorbed by MSV Duisburg, Silva was one of the many players who then moved from FCR to MSV. In 2015, she signed with USV Jena.[5]

International career

In June 2011, when transferring to Duisburg, Silva had collected 19 caps for Portugal. This was in addition to 21 appearances at Under–19 level.[2]

Silva hit two goals in Portugal's August 2010 3–0 World Cup qualifying win in Armenia.[6]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 August 2010Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia1–03–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.3–0
3.26 November 2015Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal Montenegro5–16–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4.8 April 2016Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal Spain1–21–4
5.24 November 2017Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal Moldova5–08–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6.6 April 2018Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Belgium1–11–1
7.19 September 2021Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel Israel2–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.21 October 2021Estádio de Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal Serbia2–12–1
9.17 February 2023Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand New Zealand2–05–0Friendly

Honours
S.U. 1º de Dezembro

References
  1. "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. Markus Juchem (2011-06-28). "Duisburg holt Portugiesin Dolores Silva" (in German). WomenSoccer.de. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  3. "Duisburgo contrata Dolores Silva" (in Portuguese). UEFA.pt. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  4. Markus Juchem (2011-09-01). "Dolores Silva erleidet Kreuzbandriss" (in German). WomenSoccer.de. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  5. "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. "Armenia 0 - 3 Portugal". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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