Silvério Júnio Gonçalves Silva (born 26 December 1995), simply known as Silvério, 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 lea ...

who plays as a

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for Liga 3 club Lusitânia.

Football career

Born in

Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km2. The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of ...

, Silvério spent his entire youth career at hometown club Rio Ave F.C. and was an unused substitute for a handful of

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

games, but never made a senior appearance. In January 2014, he and fellow local Nélson Monte signed five-year professional contracts. In August 2014, Silvério was loaned to third-tier club

F.C. Famalicão Futebol Clube de Famalicão, commonly known as Famalicão, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club from Vila Nova de Famalicão. Founded on 21 August 1931, its senior team currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top tie ...

, which was renewed a year later after the club won promotion. On 16 September 2015, he made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw at

U.D. Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portugal, Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football (soccer), football te ...

. In July 2016, Silvério and Rio Ave teammate Sunday Abalo were loaned to

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club (), commonly known as Leixões, is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as athletics, boxing, football, futsal, handball, karate, swimming, volleyball, wat ...

for the upcoming second division campaign. Two years later, on the final day of business, he was loaned to neighbours

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football club based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its foundation. The club plays in Liga 3, following relegation in ...

at the same level. Silvério left Rio Ave on 1 July 2019 for Académica de Coimbra, signed by his former Varzim boss

César Peixoto Paulo César Silva Peixoto (born 12 May 1980) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder but occasionally as a left-back, currently manager of Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente. He amassed Primeira Liga t ...

. Two years later, he moved to F.C. Penafiel.

Honours

Individual

* APPI Indonesian Football Award Best XI: 2023–24

References

External links

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Stats and profile at LPFP
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silverio Silva 1995 births Footballers from Vila do Conde Living people Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Rio Ave F.C. players F.C. Famalicão players Leixões S.C. players Varzim S.C. players Académica de Coimbra (football) players F.C. Penafiel players Borneo F.C. Samarinda players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen