João Silva (footballer, born 1990)

João Pedro Pereira Silva (born 21 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Nantong Zhiyun F.C. as a striker.

For the Brazilian footballer João Alves de Assis Silva, see Jô.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is 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)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Nantong Zhiyun
Number 9
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)
2017–2019 Feirense 55 (8)
2019– Nantong Zhiyun 22 (3)
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 7 November 2020

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 7 November 2020.[14][15][16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aves 2009–10 Liga de Honra 30141020–3314
Everton 2010-11 Premier League 000000–00
2011-12 Premier League 000000–00
Total 0000000000
União Leiria (loan) 2010–11 Primeira Liga 124–––124
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2011–12 Primeira Liga 1631041–214
Levski Sofia 2012–13 A Group 25741–20318
2013–14 A Group 2000–2040
Total 277410040358
Bari 2013–14 Serie B 43820––458
2014–15 Serie B 0020––20
Total 438400000478
Palermo 2014–15 Serie A 1020––30
Paços Ferreira 2015–16 Primeira Liga 1201011–140
Avellino 2015–16 Serie B 9100––91
Salernitana 2016–17 Serie B 20000––200
2017–18 Serie B 0000––00
Total 200000000200
Feirense 2017–18 Primeira Liga 3061120–337
2018–19 Primeira Liga 2521232–296
Total 5582352006213
Nantong Zhiyun 2019 China League One 7200––72
2020 151–––151
Total 223000000223
Career total 247481541244027856

References
  1. Gamble, Matthew (9 June 2010). "Blues sign Silva". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. 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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