Rui Silva (footballer, born 1996)

Rui Pedro Oliveira da Silva (born 5 June 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Varzim S.C. as a right back.

For other people named Rui Silva, see Rui Silva (disambiguation).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Rui Silva
Personal information
Full name Rui Pedro Oliveira da Silva
Date of birth (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996
Place of birth Lourosa, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Varzim
Number 19
Youth career
2004–2007 Lusitânia Lourosa
2007–2011 FC Porto
2011–2012 Padroense
2012–2015 FC Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Santa Clara 50 (1)
2017–2019 Braga B 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Santa Clara (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Leixões 12 (0)
2020 Académico Viseu 7 (0)
2020– Varzim 4 (0)
National team
2013 Portugal U17 1 (0)
2014 Portugal U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:19, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Football career

Born in Lourosa, Santa Maria da Feira, Silva began his youth career at Lusitânia F.C. in his village before eight full years in the ranks of FC Porto. In 2015, he moved to C.D. Santa Clara where on 2 August he made his professional debut with in a 2015–16 Taça da Liga second round match against Atlético Clube de Portugal; he played the entirety of the 1–1 home draw before a 6–5 penalty shootout defeat.[1]

On 23 January 2016, Silva was sent off in the first half-hour of a goalless LigaPro draw against U.D. Oliveirense also at the Estádio de São Miguel.[2] He scored his only goal for the club on 20 March in a 2–2 home draw with Clube Oriental de Lisboa.[3]

In June 2017, Silva transferred to S.C. Braga on a three-year deal with the option of three more, being assigned to the reserve team.[4] A year later, he was loaned for a year back to Santa Clara, now in the Primeira Liga.[5] He played only two top-flight games, the first as a substitute in a 2–1 home loss to Sporting CP on 4 November 2018.[6]

Silva returned to the Porto area on 7 June 2019, when he signed for Leixões S.C. on a two-year deal.[7] Six months later, he moved across the second tier to Académico de Viseu F.C. for the rest of the season.[8]

On 3 June 2020, Varzim S.C. signed Silva.[9]

References
  1. "Gil Santa Clara 1-1 Atlético CP". ForaDeJogo. 2015-08-02.
  2. "Santa Clara-Oliveirense, 0-0: João Pinho segura igualdade" [Santa Clara-Oliveirense, 0-0: João Pinho keeps it level]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. "Santa Clara-Oriental, 2-2: Empate em jogos de aflitos" [Santa Clara-Oriental, 2-2: Draw in game between threatened clubs]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. "BRIEF-SC Braga signs 3-year contract with player Rui Silva from CD Santa Clara". Reuters. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. "Rui Silva de regresso por empréstimo do Sp. Braga" [Rui Silva returns on loan from Sp. Braga]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. "Futebol: I Liga/ Santa Clara - Sporting (ficha)" [Football: I Liga/ Santa Clara - Sporting (file)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. "Leixões anuncia contratação de Rui Silva por duas épocas" [Leixões announce signing of Rui Silva for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. "Rui Silva é o primeiro reforço de janeiro no Académico de Viseu" [Rui Silva is Académico de Viseu's first January addition] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. "Académico: Rui Silva sai do Fontelo e ruma a Varzim" [Académico: Rui Silva leaves the Fontelo and heads to Varzim]. Jornal do Centro (in Portuguese). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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