Pedro Joel Pereira da Silva (born 24 October 1990), known as Joel, is a Portuguese professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

Lusitânia F.C. Lusitânia Futebol Clube is a Portuguese association football, football club from Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Lourosa in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District. The club was founded in 1924 and competes in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), ...

as a

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Club career

Born in Barcelos, Joel joined local

Santa Maria FC Santa Maria Futebol Clube ''(abbreviated as Santa Maria FC)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Galegos (Santa Maria), Barcelos in the district of Braga. Background Santa Maria FC currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores Sér ...

's youth system in 2001, aged 11. He went on to spend three full seasons with the first team, in amateur football. Joel made his professional debut in the 2012–13 campaign, scoring one goal in 23 Segunda Liga matches for

S.C. Freamunde Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Freamunde, Paços de Ferreira. Founded on 19 March 1933, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at ...

and eventually suffering relegation. He added 17 the following campaign, helping the club achieve immediate promotion. On 14 June 2014, Joel signed a two-year contract with

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

. He contributed 14 starting appearances in his debut season, to help his team reach the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

for the first time in their history.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joel Silva 1990 births Living people People from Barcelos, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Santa Maria F.C. players S.C. Freamunde players C.D. Tondela players C.D. Aves players C.D. Santa Clara players AD Fafe players F.C. Alverca players Lusitânia F.C. players Championnat National 2 players US Lusitanos Saint-Maur players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Sportspeople from Braga District