Joel Silva (footballer, born 1990)

Pedro Joel Pereira da Silva (born 24 October 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Lusitânia F.C. as a forward.

Joel Silva
Personal information
Full name Pedro Joel Pereira da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990[1]
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lusitânia
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2009 Santa Maria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Santa Maria 55 (7)
2012–2014 Freamunde 55 (18)
2014–2015 Tondela 30 (4)
2015–2016 Aves 13 (0)
2016–2017 Vilaverdense 16 (10)
2017 Santa Clara 12 (1)
2017–2018 Vilaverdense 28 (7)
2018–2019 Fafe 33 (18)
2019 Lusitanos Saint-Maur 2 (0)
2020 Alverca 7 (1)
2020– Lusitânia 7 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2020

Club career

Born in Barcelos, Joel joined local Santa Maria FC's youth system in 2001, aged 11. He went on to spend three full seasons with the first team, in amateur football.

Joel made his professional debut in the 2012–13 campaign, scoring one goal[2] in 23 Segunda Liga matches for S.C. Freamunde and eventually suffering relegation. He added 17 the following campaign, helping the club achieve immediate promotion.

On 14 June 2014, Joel signed a two-year contract with C.D. Tondela.[3] He contributed 14 starting appearances in his debut season, to help his team reach the Primeira Liga for the first time in their history.[4]

References
  1. "Joel Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. "Freamunde-Sp. Braga B, 1–3: Anfitriões praticamente condenados" [Freamunde-Sp. Braga B, 1–3: Hosts practically doomed]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. "Joel Silva assina até 2016" [Joel Silva signs until 2016]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Golo nos descontos carimbou subida" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Injury time goal sealed promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  • Joel at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Joel at Soccerway
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