José Augusto Silva (born 2 March 2006) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

Sporting CP B Sporting Clube de Portugal B is the reserve team of Portuguese football club Sporting CP, a team based in Lisbon. Reserve teams in Portugal play in the same league system as the senior team, rather than in a reserve team league. However, they cann ...

Club career

Silva is a youth product of GDR Fontainhas,

Estoril Estoril () is a town in the civil parish of Cascais e Estoril of the Portuguese Municipality of Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a popular tourist destination, with hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numero ...

and

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

. On 29 September 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting at the age of 16. He debuted with Sporting's reserves in the Liga 3 in 2024. On 1 May 2024, he extended his contract with Sporting. He made his senior and professional debut with Sporting in a 3–1

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win over

on 3 March 2025. On 17 May 2025, he helped Sporting CP B earn promotion to the

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International career

Born in Portugal, Silva is of Bissau-Guinean descent and holds dual-citizenship. In March 2025, he was called up to the Portugal U20s.

Honours

Sporting CP *

: 2024–25

References

External links

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FPF Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Jose 2005 births Living people Footballers from Cascais Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent Men's association football fullbacks Sporting CP footballers Sporting CP B players Primeira Liga players Liga 3 (Portugal) players 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen