Ismael Silva (footballer)

Ismael Silva
Ismael Silva with Akhmat in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ismael Silva Lima
Date of birth (1994-12-01) 1 December 1994
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Akhmat Grozny
Number 11
Youth career
Ferroviário AC
Crateús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Crateús 9 (0)
2013–2017 Kalmar FF 106 (6)
2017–2021 Akhmat Grozny 108 (7)
2021–2023 Al Faisaly 27 (1)
2024– Akhmat Grozny 57 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026

Ismael Silva Lima (born 1 December 1994), sometimes known as just Ismael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Russian club Akhmat Grozny.[1]

Club career

On 9 August 2017, he moved from Kalmar FF to the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.[2]

On 17 May 2021, Akhmat Grozny announced that Ismael Silva had left the club after 114 games for the club.[3]

On 25 July 2021, he signed with Al Faisaly in Saudi Arabia.[4]

After not playing for two years, on 29 July 2024 Ismael Silva returned to Akhmat Grozny.[5] On 18 May 2026, Silva extended his contract with Akhmat for one season, with an optional second season.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crateús 2012 N/A —90———90
Kalmar 2013 Allsvenskan 243—20——263
2014 190—00——190
2015 271—10——281
2016 292—50——342
2017 70—10——80
Total 1066—90——1156
Akhmat Grozny 2017–18 Russian Premier League 243—10——253
2018–19 292—10——302
2019–20 291—20——311
2020–21 261—20——281
Total 1087—60——1147
Al-Faisaly 2021–22 Saudi Pro League 271—106[a]01[b]0351
Akhmat Grozny 2024–25 Russian Premier League 250—60—2[c]0330
2025–26 261—50——311
2026–27 60—20——80
Total 571001300020721
Career total 2981590290603034515

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in relegation play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Ismael Silva Lima". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ismael lämnar Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Анхель, Исмаэль, Мелкадзе и Алмаши покидают ФК "Ахмат"". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "The club's management, headed by Professor Fahd bin Abdulmohsen Al-Medlej, completes the procedures for signing with the Brazilian player Ismail Silva for one season" (in Arabic). Al Faisaly. 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Исмаэл Силва вернулся в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 29 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Исмаэл продлил контракт с "Ахматом"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.