Rui Silva (footballer, born 1996)

Rui Pedro Oliveira da Silva (born 5 June 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Alverca.

For other people named Rui Silva, see Rui Silva (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Rui Silva
Personal information
Full name Rui Pedro Oliveira da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996[1]
Place of birth Lourosa, Portugal[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Alverca
Youth career
2004–2007 Lusitânia
2007–2015 Porto
2011–2012 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Santa Clara 50 (1)
2017–2019 Braga B 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Santa Clara (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Leixões 12 (0)
2020 Académico Viseu 7 (0)
2020–2021 Varzim 10 (0)
2021 Lusitânia 8 (0)
2021–2023 Torreense 34 (0)
2023– Alverca 0 (0)
International career
2013 Portugal U17 1 (0)
2014 Portugal U18 1 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

Club career

Born in Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Silva began his youth career at Lusitânia in his village before eight full years in the ranks of Porto. In 2015 he moved to Santa Clara, where, on 2 August, he made his professional debut against Atlético Clube de Portugal in the second round of the Taça da Liga; he played the entirety of the 1–1 home draw, before a 6–5 penalty shootout defeat.[2]

On 23 January 2016, Silva was sent off in the first half-hour of a goalless LigaPro draw against Oliveirense also at the Estádio de São Miguel.[3] He scored his only goal for the club on 20 March in a 2–2 home draw with Oriental.[4]

In June 2017, Silva transferred to Braga on a three-year contract with the option of three more, being assigned to the reserve team.[5] A year later, he was loaned for a year back to Santa Clara, now in the Primeira Liga.[6] He played only two top-flight games, the first as a substitute in a 2–1 home loss to Sporting CP on 4 November 2018.[7]

Silva returned to the Porto metropolitan area on 7 June 2019, when he signed for Leixões on a two-year deal.[8] Six months later, he moved across the second division to Académico de Viseu for the rest of the season.[9]

On 3 June 2020, Silva joined Varzim still in the second tier.[10] Seven months later, he dropped down a level to return to Lusitânia,[11] before making his way in July 2021 to Torreense in the new Liga 3.[12]

On 10 July 2023, Liga 3 club Alverca announced the signing of Silva.[13]

References
  1. "Rui Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "Santa Clara-Atlético, 1–1 (5–6 g.p.): Alcantarenses avançam nos penáltis" [Santa Clara-Atlético, 1–1 (5–6 p.s.): Men from Alcântara go through on penalties]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. "Santa Clara-Oliveirense, 0–0: João Pinho segura igualdade" [Santa Clara-Oliveirense, 0–0: João Pinho keeps it level]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. "Santa Clara-Oriental, 2–2: Empate em jogos de aflitos" [Santa Clara-Oriental, 2–2: Draw in game of the threatened]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. "BRIEF-SC Braga signs 3-year contract with player Rui Silva from CD Santa Clara". Reuters. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. "Rui Silva de regresso por empréstimo do Sp. Braga" [Rui Silva returns on loan from Sp. Braga]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. "Futebol: I Liga/ Santa Clara – Sporting (ficha)" [Football: I League/ Santa Clara – Sporting (match sheet)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. "Leixões anuncia contratação de Rui Silva por duas épocas" [Leixões announce signing of Rui Silva for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. "Rui Silva é o primeiro reforço de janeiro no Académico de Viseu" [Rui Silva is Académico de Viseu's first January addition] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  10. "Académico: Rui Silva sai do Fontelo e ruma a Varzim" [Académico: Rui Silva leaves the Fontelo and heads to Varzim]. Jornal do Centro (in Portuguese). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  11. Brito, Marcelo (8 February 2021). "Rui Silva de regresso ao Lusitânia de Lourosa" [Rui Silva returns to Lusitânia de Lourosa]. Correio da Feira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  12. Ponte, Pedro (23 July 2021). "Rui Silva é o 16º reforço do Torreense para 2021/22" [Rui Silva is Torreense's 16th addition for 2021/22]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  13. "Rui Silva Para Linha Defensiva" [Rui Silva for the defensive line] (in European Portuguese). FC Alverca. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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