Miguel Silva (footballer, born April 1995)

João Miguel Macedo Silva (born 7 April 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club APOEL FC 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]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 1
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)
2015–2020 Vitória Guimarães 60 (0)
2020– APOEL 16 (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 5 January 2021

Club career

V. Guimarães

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]

APOEL

Free agent Silva joined APOEL FC of the Cypriot First Division in July 2020, with Vitória keeping 62% of his sporting rights regarding any future transfer.[10][11]

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.[12]

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. Andrade, Tomaz (6 July 2020). "Miguel Silva deixa o Vitória de Guimarães e muda-se para o" [Miguel Silva leaves Vitória de Guimarães and moves to APOEL]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. "Vitória oficializa saída de Miguel Silva e revela um detalhe da transferência" [Vitória make departure of Miguel Silva official and disclose transfer detail]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. "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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