Rui Pedro Oliveira da Silva (born 5 June 1996) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Alverca.

Club career

Born in

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, Silva began his youth career at Lusitânia in his village before eight full years in the ranks of

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. In 2015 he moved to Santa Clara, where, on 2 August, he made his professional debut against

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in the second round of the

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; he played the entirety of the 1–1 home draw, before a 6–5

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defeat. On 23 January 2016, Silva was

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in the first half-hour of a goalless

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draw against Oliveirense also at the Estádio de São Miguel. He scored his only goal for the club on 20 March in a 2–2 home draw with

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. In June 2017, Silva transferred to

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on a three-year contract with the option of three more, being assigned to the reserve team. A year later, he was loaned for a year back to Santa Clara, now in the

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. He played only two top-flight games, the first as a substitute in a 2–1 home loss to

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on 4 November 2018. Silva returned to the

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on 7 June 2019, when he signed for

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on a two-year deal. Six months later, he moved across the second division to Académico de Viseu for the rest of the season. On 3 June 2020, Silva joined Varzim still in the second tier. Seven months later, he dropped down a level to return to Lusitânia, before making his way in July 2021 to Torreense in the new Liga 3. On 10 July 2023, Liga 3 club Alverca announced the signing of Silva.

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Rui 1996 births Living people Footballers from Santa Maria da Feira Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Lusitânia F.C. players FC Porto players Padroense F.C. players C.D. Santa Clara players S.C. Braga B players Leixões S.C. players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Varzim S.C. players S.C.U. Torreense players Portugal men's youth international footballers