Charles Marcelo da Silva (born 4 February 1994), sometimes known simply as Charles, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a goalkeeper for

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club Vitória S.C.

Club career

Born in

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, Minas Gerais, Charles Silva joined Cruzeiro's youth setup in 2009. On 22 January 2014 he moved to

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

, being assigned to the youth team. Charles Silva was promoted to the main squad in 2015, and made his Série A debut on 3 June, coming on as a first-half substitute for

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in a 0–3 home loss against Ponte Preta, after starter

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was sent off. In 29 January 2016, Charles Silva signed a four-and-a-half-year-deal with Portuguese club Marítimo after leaving Vasco on a free transfer. He would make 93 appearances for Marítimo across six seasons, including four

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starts during the 2017–18 qualifying rounds. In 1 July 2021, Marítimo would send Charles to another Portuguese club

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. He would start 14 times during the

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season, also logging one Taça de Portugal start in the fourth round of the tournament in late November against

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. Charles would lose his starting spot at Vizela in late December 2021, eventually dropping out of the squad in April 2022. In 8 July 2022, Vizela allowed Charles to join Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia on a free transfer. On 27 August 2022, he would make his debut in a 1-2 loss to Anorthosis. He was subsequently dropped to the bench for their next two matches, most recently on 12 September against AEL Limassol. On 27 June 2023, Portuguese club

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announced the free signing of Charles on a two-year contract.

Honours

;Vasco *

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Goalkeeper of the Month:

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, April 2019

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Charles 1994 births Living people Footballers from Belo Horizonte Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players CR Vasco da Gama players C.S. Marítimo players F.C. Vizela players Olympiakos Nicosia players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal