Flávio António da Silva (born 3 April 1996) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Indonesian Liga 1 side

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Club career

Born in

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, Guinea-Bissau, Silva started his career in Portugal at

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, later joining

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and

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. In the 2014–15 season, Silva scored 8 goals in 11 matches for Torreense senior team in the third-tier league, before leaving the club in the winter

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. On 1 February 2015, Silva signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until June 2020, being assigned to the

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. On 8 February, Silva debuted for

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in Segunda Liga, as a substitute. On 31 August 2015, Silva was loaned out to

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for one season. On 6 January 2016, he terminated his contract with Covilhã and returned to Benfica. In February, Benfica terminated his contract.

International career

In 2015, Silva earned three caps for the Portugal under-19 team, scoring twice.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Flavio 1996 births Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal Living people Footballers from Bissau Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Sporting CP footballers Liga Portugal 2 players Luxembourg National Division players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players S.L. Benfica B players S.C. Covilhã players C.F. União players F.C. Alverca players FC Mondercange players Persik Kediri players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia