Dylan Silva

Dylan Silva
Personal information
Full name Dylan Ayrton Garcia da Silva
Date of birth (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Marseille, France[1]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sintrense
Number 90
Youth career
2012–2016 Sporting CP
2013Loures (loan)
2016–2018 Belenenses
2018–2020 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Fátima 3 (0)
2021 Felgueiras 1932 0 (0)
2021–2022 Portimonense 0 (0)
2022–2023 B-SAD 0 (0)
2023– Sintrense 10 (0)
International career
2018 Portugal U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Dylan Ayrton Garcia da Silva (born 10 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sintrense. Born in France and raised in Portugal, he has opted to play for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

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Silva is a youth product of the Portuguese clubs Sporting CP, Loures, Belenenses before signing a contract with Benfica on 4 July 2018.[2] He began his senior career with Fátima in the Campeonato de Portugal on 2020, before moving to Felgueiras 1932 on 4 February 2021.[3] He spent the 2021–22 season with the reserves of Portimonense.[4] The following season, he moved to B-SAD. On 14 October 2022, he made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 2–0 Taça de Portugal win over Olhanense.[5] On 21 August 2023, he transferred to Sintrense.[6]

International career

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Silva was born in France to Cape Verdean parents, and moved to Portugal at a young age.[1] He made one appearance for the Portugal U19s in a friendly 4–0 win over the Hungary U19s on 21 February 2018.[7] In August 2021, he was called up to the Cape Verde national team for the first time for a set of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dylan Silva não renova e está de saída do Benfica". Notícias ao Minuto. 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Benfica contrata guarda-redes de 19 anos - Renascença". Rádio Renascença. 4 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Mercado de Transferências: Futebol Portugal - Dylan Silva é reforço do FC Felgueiras". criolosports.com. 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Nação, A. (25 August 2021). "Futebol/Qualificação Mundial 2022: Dylan Silva e Henrique Brito fazem estreia – A Nação – Jornal Independente".
  5. ^ "B SAD confirma favoritismo e elimina Olhanense". O Jogo.
  6. ^ "Campeonato Portugal Miguel Rosa e Abel Camará confirmados no Sintrense | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 20 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Dylan Silva". FPF.
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