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

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who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Bi ...

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in

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, Silva joined

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,

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

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 ...

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

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, 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 Alex Mendez in the 3–0 away loss to former team Sporting. Silva was loaned to Varzim of the

Liga Portugal 2 The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Pr ...

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

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for two yellow cards in a 0–1 home defeat to

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 ...

, the second for

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in the box.

Jagiellonia

On 2 August 2024, Silva moved to defending Polish

champions

on a deal until June 2026, with an optional third year. He was assigned with number 82. He scored gos first goal in Jagiellonia on 21 September 2024, in the 13th minute of a 3–2 home victory against

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

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 Footballers from Viana do Castelo Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Sporting CP B players Sporting CP footballers F.C. Vizela players Varzim S.C. players Jagiellonia Białystok players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen