Dolores Isabel Jacome Silva (; born 7 August 1991) is a Portuguese international

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player. She plays as a

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for

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and the Portugal women's national team.

Club career

Silva joined 1º Dezembro at the age of 16 and won the

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four times in succession, as well as the

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. In summer 2011, aged 19, she signed for German club

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and described the move as a “dream”. In August 2011 Silva was unfortunate to suffer an ACL injury in a friendly match against

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. In 2014, FCR 2001 Duisburg folded and was absorbed by

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; Silva was one of the many players who then moved from FCR to MSV. In 2015, she signed with USV Jena.

International career

In June 2011, when transferring to Duisburg, Silva had collected 19 caps for Portugal. This was in addition to 21 appearances at Under 19 level. Silva hit two goals in Portugal's August 2010 3–0 World Cup qualifying win in

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. On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the

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International goals

Honours

;S.U. 1º de Dezembro * Portuguese National Football Championship: Winner 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 *

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: Winner 2008, 2010, 2011

References

External links

Silva profile
on

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.com * 1991 births Living people People from Queluz, Portugal Portuguese women's footballers Portugal women's international footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Germany FCR 2001 Duisburg players MSV Duisburg (women) players FF USV Jena players Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Frauen-Bundesliga players Women's association football midfielders Liga F players Atlético Madrid Femenino players Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players S.U. 1º Dezembro (women) players FIFA Women's Century Club Footballers from Lisbon District UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players S.C. Braga (women) players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub