Day Silva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Serafim and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Day Silva

Day Silva playing for Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Daiana Serafim da Silva[1]
Date of birth	(1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Varginha, Brazil[2]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back[2]
Team information
Current team	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Atlético Mineiro
	Duque de Caxias
	Botafogo
2015–2019	Flamengo	36	(2)
2020–2021	Santos	16	(1)
2022	Palmeiras	16	(0)
2023	Ferroviária	20	(0)
2024–	Flamengo	11	(0)
2024	→ Santos (loan)	0	(0)
International career^‡
2022	Brazil	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2022

Daiana Serafim da Silva (born 20 October 1992), known as Day Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Flamengo.

Club career

Born in Varginha, Minas Gerais, Day Silva played for amateur sides in her hometown before making her senior debut with Atlético Mineiro in 2010. She subsequently played for Duque de Caxias and Botafogo before joining Flamengo in 2015.^[3]

In January 2020, Day Silva moved to Santos.^[4] She spent a part of the 2021 campaign sidelined after being diagnosed with chikungunya, and left the club in December.^[5]

In January 2022, Day Silva joined Palmeiras,^[6] and won the 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina with the club. She moved to Ferroviária on 1 January of the following year,^[7] before returning to Flamengo on 29 January 2024.^[8]

On 9 September 2024, Day Silva returned to Santos on loan until the end of the year.^[9]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Feminino: 2010

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2016

Santos

• Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino [pt]: 2020, 2024

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2022
• Copa Libertadores Femenina: 2022

Ferroviária

• Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino [pt]: 2023

References

1. Day Silva at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
2. "Day Silva". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
3. ""É um sonho, mexe comigo bastante" diz varginhense Day Silva sobre oportunidades na seleção feminina; atleta é destaque no Santos" ["It is a dream, it gets me a lot" says varginhense Day Silva about opportunities in the national team; athlete is a spotlight at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Varginha Online. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
4. "Jogadora de Varginha irá jogar a temporada 2020 pelo Santos" [Player from Varginha will play the 2020 season for Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Varginha Online. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
5. "Depois de duas temporadas, zagueira Day Silva vai deixar as Sereias" [After two seasons, stopper Day Silva will leave the Sereias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
6. "Palestrinas se reapresentam e realizam primeiras atividades da temporada" [Palestrinas present themselves and make the first activities of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
7. "Day Silva é a nova zagueira das Guerreiras Grenás" [Day Silva is the new stopper of the Guerreiras Grenás] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
8. "Bem-vinda de volta, Day Silva!" [Welcome back, Day Silva!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
9. "Day Silva retorna ao Santos FC para disputa da Copa Libertadores e do Campeonato Paulista" [Day Silva returns to Santos FC for the Copa Libertadores and the Campeonato Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.