Tomás Costa Silva (born 15 October 1999) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in

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, Silva joined

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's academy at the age of 8. He made his senior debut with their under-23 and reserve sides. Silva played his first

match with the main squad on the last day of the 2020–21 season, a 5–1 home win against

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on 19 May; his appearance came as a reward for his hard work in training, and earned him a champions medal in the process.

Vizela

On 18 June 2021, Silva signed a three-year contract with

, recently promoted to the top division. He made his debut in the competition for the club on 6 August, as a second-half substitute for

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in the 3–0 away loss to former team Sporting. Silva was loaned to

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

of the

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on 26 January 2022, until 30 June. Subsequently returned to the Estádio do FC Vizela, on 12 September 2022 he was

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for two

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in a 0–1 home defeat to

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, the second for

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in the box.

International career

Silva won one

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for Portugal at under-20 level, when he featured 23 minutes of the 3–0 friendly victory over

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on 30 January 2019.

Honours

Sporting CP *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Tomas 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Viana do Castelo Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Viana do Castelo District Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Sporting CP B players Sporting CP footballers F.C. Vizela players Varzim S.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers