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Portuguese footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is António and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Flávio Silva

Personal information
Full name Flávio António da Silva
Date of birth (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 29)
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
2014–2015 Torreense
2015 Benfica
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 3 (2)
International career
2012 Portugal U16 3 (0)
2015 Portugal U19 3 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025

Flávio António da Silva (born 3 April 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for South African Premiership club Kaizer Chiefs.[1]

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

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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

  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. 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. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Flávio Silva regressa ao Benfica" [Flávio Silva returns to Benfica] (in European Portuguese). Record. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Encarnados rescindem com Flávio Silva" [Reds terminate Flávio Silva] (in European Portuguese). Record. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Hasil Liga 1: Flavio Silva Quintrick, Persik Gilas Persikabo 5-2". Detik (in Indonesian). 28 March 2024.