Jorge Silva (footballer, born 1996)
Jorge Fernando dos Santos Silva (born 22 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a right-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Fernando dos Santos Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 March 1996||
Place of birth | Porto, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paços Ferreira | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Salgueiros | ||
2008–2014 | Leixões | ||
2014–2015 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Sporting CP B | 7 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Leixões | 85 | (0) |
2019– | Paços Ferreira | 31 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (0) |
2016 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:33, 6 February 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Porto, Silva finished his development at Sporting CP. He made his senior debut with their reserves in the LigaPro on 23 January 2016, playing the entire 3–0 away loss against S.C. Farense.[2]
Silva signed with Leixões S.C. of the same league on 17 June 2016.[3] During his spell at the Estádio do Mar he appeared in an average of 28 league matches, being sent off in the 0–1 home defeat to Académico de Viseu F.C. on 30 October 2016.[4]
On 1 July 2019, Silva joined Primeira Liga club F.C. Paços de Ferreira on a three-year contract.[5] He played his first game in the competition on 4 November, as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 loss at Belenenses SAD.[6]
Silva missed the vast majority of the 2020–21 season, due to injury.[7]
References
- "Jorge Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- "Farense-Sporting B, 3–0: Vitória algarvia acentua crise dos leões" [Farense-Sporting B, 3–0: Algarvean win worsens lion crisis]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- Ferreira, André (17 June 2016). "Jorge Silva deixa Sporting para rumar ao Leixões" [Jorge Silva leaves Sporting and heads for Leixões]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- "Leixões-Ac. Viseu, 0–1: Penálti decidiu o jogo" [Leixões-Ac. Viseu, 0–1: Penalty decided match]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- "Paços de Ferreira reforça defesa com Jorge Silva (ex-Leixões)" [Paços de Ferreira bolster defence with Jorge Silva (ex-Leixões)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- Esteves, Adérito (4 November 2019). "Belenenses-P. Ferreira, 1–0 (crónica)" [Belenenses-P. Ferreira, 1–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- "Pepa antecipa "dificuldades extremas" para o Paços na receção ao Portimonense" [Pepa expects "real hard time" as Paços host Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
External links
- Jorge Silva at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- Jorge Silva national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Jorge Silva at Soccerway