Flávio Silva

Flávio Silva
Personal information
Full name Flávio António da Silva
Date of birth (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 77
Youth career
2008–2011 Real
2011–2014 Sporting CP
2014 Sacavenense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Torreense 11 (8)
2015–2016 Benfica B 3 (0)
2015–2016 → Covilhã (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2018 União da Madeira 38 (7)
2018–2020 Mafra 47 (6)
2020–2021 Alverca 6 (0)
2021 Real 16 (5)
2021–2022 Amora 14 (0)
2022–2023 Mondercange 6 (0)
2023–2024 Persik Kediri 45 (30)
2024–2025 Persebaya Surabaya 33 (9)
2025– Kaizer Chiefs 23 (9)
International career‡
2012 Portugal U16 3 (0)
2015 Portugal U19 3 (2)
2026– Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:21, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Flávio António da Silva (born 3 April 1996) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for South African Premiership club Kaizer Chiefs.[1] A former youth international for Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Silva started his career in Portugal at Real, later joining Sporting CP and Torreense. In the 2014–15 season, Silva scored 8 goals in 11 matches for the Torreense senior team in the third tier, before leaving the club in the winter transfer window.

On 1 February 2015, Silva signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until June 2020, being assigned to the reserve team.[2][3] On 8 February, Silva debuted for Benfica B in Segunda Liga, as a substitute.[4]

On 31 August 2015, Silva was loaned out to Covilhã for one season. On 6 January 2016, he terminated his contract with Covilhã and returned to Benfica.[5] In February, Benfica terminated his contract.[6]

On 11 January 2023, Silva joined Indonesian club Persik Kediri. On 23 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club against RANS Nusantara. On 28 March 2024, Silva scored 5 goals against Persikabo 1973 in a 5–2 win.[7]

In the 2025 winter transfer window he was signed by South Africa club Kaizer Chiefs. On his debut he scored a goal after being substituted in. He scored in two consecutive South African Premiership games.

International career

In 2015, Silva earned three caps for the Portugal under-19 team, scoring twice. In 2025, Silva was called up by the Guinea-Bissau national football team.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Perkuat Daya Dobrak, Persik Kediri Datangkan Flavio Silva". Bola.net. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Flávio Silva assina por cinco épocas" [Flávio Silva signs for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vitali Lystsov, Carlos David e Flávio Silva reforçam Futebol" [Vitali Lystsov, Carlos David and Flávio Silva join Benfica] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ac. Viseu - Benfica B (Jornada 26 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". LPFP. 8 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Flávio Silva regressa ao Benfica" [Flávio Silva returns to Benfica] (in European Portuguese). Record. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Encarnados rescindem com Flávio Silva" [Reds terminate Flávio Silva] (in European Portuguese). Record. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Hasil Liga 1: Flavio Silva Quintrick, Persik Gilas Persikabo 5-2". Detik (in Indonesian). 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Elise, Ayi Atayi (26 March 2026). "FIFA Matchdays: Guinea-Bissau set squad for Etalons challenge".
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