João Pedro Pereira Silva
Silva training with Everton in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Pedro Pereira Silva | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Vila das Aves, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2009 | Aves | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Aves | 30 | (14) |
2010–2012 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → União Leiria (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2011–2012 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Levski Sofia | 27 | (7) |
2013–2014 | Bari | 43 | (8) |
2014–2015 | Palermo | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Paços Ferreira | 12 | (0) |
2016 | Avellino | 9 | (1) |
2016– | Salernitana | 5 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Portugal U21 | 11 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. |
João Pedro Pereira Silva (born 21 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Italian club U.S. Salernitana 1919 as a striker.
Club career
Born in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso, Silva joined the youth system of local C.D. Aves at the age of 10. He eventually made his professional debut for the club during the 2009–10 season, with the northerners in the second division, and made an immediate impact by finishing as the league's second top scorer with 14 goals[1] as the team finished comfortably in mid-table.
Silva signed for Premier League side Everton on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, on 9 June 2010.[2] In the last hours of the following transfer window, without having made any official appearances with the Toffees, he returned to Portugal, joining U.D. Leiria on loan; on 14 May 2011, the last matchday of the Portuguese season, he scored two of his four goals in the Primeira Liga for the team, in a 3–3 away draw against S.L. Benfica.[3]
For the 2011–12 campaign, Silva continued on loan and in his country's top division, joining Vitória F.C. in a season-long move. He scored in his first competitive game, a 2–1 home win against F.C. Paços de Ferreira, netting in the 91st minute; on 31 January 2012, he was recalled from his loan.[4]
On 9 July 2012, Silva signed for PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year contract.[5] He made his official debut ten days later, appearing as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against FK Sarajevo.
Released by Levski in the 2013 summer, Silva took his game to Italy, where he represented A.S. Bari and U.S. Città di Palermo, the first club from Serie B and the second in Serie A.[6] He left the latter on 26 August 2015,[7] signing a one-year deal with Paços de Ferreira the following day.[8]
Club statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aves | 2009–10 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 14 | |
União Leiria | 2010–11 | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | |||
Vitória Setúbal | 2011–12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 21 | 4 | |
Levski Sofia | 2012–13 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
Levski Sofia | 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Bari | 2013–14 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 8 | ||
Palermo | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 127 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 38 |
References
- ↑ Gamble, Matthew (9 June 2010). "Blues sign Silva". Everton F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ "Everton sign Portuguese striker Joao Silva". BBC Sport. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ "Porto complete unbeaten season". FIFA.com. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ↑ "Everton resgata João Silva ao V. Setúbal" [Everton recalls João Silva from V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ↑ "Левски купи нападателя на Евертън" [Levski bought Everton's striker] (in Bulgarian). Sportal. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Joao Silva to Palermo finally completed.". Forza Italian Football. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Rescissione consensuale per Joao Silva" [Mutual rescision for João Silva] (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "João Silva contratado pelo FC Paços de Ferreira" [João Silva signed by FC Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços de Ferreira. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "João Silva (Aves)" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "João Silva (Leiria)" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "João Silva – Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "João Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
External links
- João Silva at thefinalball.com
- João Silva profile at ForaDeJogo
- João Silva – UEFA competition record
- Levski official profile