Gonçalo Silva

Gonçalo Silva
Personal information
Full name	Gonçalo Filipe Oliveira Silva
Date of birth	4 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Farense
Number	37
Youth career
2001–2010	Barreirense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Vitória Guimarães
2010–2011	→ Lousada (loan)
2011–2012	→ Atlético (loan)
2012–2015	Braga B
2015–2018	Belenenses
2018–2021	B-SAD
2021–2022	Radomiak
2022–	Farense
International career
2012	Portugal U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:22, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Gonçalo Filipe Oliveira Silva (born 4 June 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Farense as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Silva spent his formative years with his hometown side F.C. Barreirense before joining Vitória S.C. in 2010. He spent the next two seasons out on loan to A.D. Lousada (third division) and Atlético Clube de Portugal (second).^[2]

Silva terminated his contract with the club from Guimarães alleging unpaid wages, and signed a four-year contract with local rivals S.C. Braga on 9 July 2012.^[3] He played exclusively for the reserve team in the second tier, and scored a first career goal on 27 April 2014 in a 4–2 home win against C.S. Marítimo B;^[4] he was an unused substitute in three Primeira Liga games for the main squad.

In the summer of 2015, Silva transferred to C.F. Os Belenenses of the top flight,^[5] his debut in the competition taking place on 26 October in a 1–0 home victory over C.F. União where he featured ten minutes.^[6]^[7] He extended his contract by one year in March 2017 to last until 2020,^[8] eventually being named captain.^[9]

Silva moved abroad for the first time in July 2021, joining Radomiak Radom from Poland on a two-year deal.^[10] He returned to his homeland on 16 June 2022, with second-tier S.C. Farense.^[11]

International career

Silva won his only cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 14 August 2012, playing the second half of the 2–1 friendly defeat of Macedonia held in Ponte de Sor.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Gonçalo Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Gonçalo Silva disponível para renovar contrato por mais um ano com o Vitória" [Gonçalo Silva available to renew contract for one more year with Vitória] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Gonçalo Silva assina por 4 anos" [Gonçalo Silva signs for 4 years]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Sp. Braga B-Marítimo B, 4–2: Nortenhos de volta aos triunfos" [Sp. Braga B-Marítimo B, 4–2: Northerners back to winning]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Gonçalo Silva rescinde com Sp. Braga e reforça Belenenses" [Gonçalo Silva cuts ties with Sp. Braga and bolsters Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ Barros, Carlos José (26 October 2015). "Tiago Caeiro dá vitória ao Belenenses ao 'cair do pano'" [Tiago Caeiro gives win to Belenenses in the "nick of time"] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ "Belenenses 1–0 U. Madeira" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (9 March 2017). "Gonçalo Silva renova pelo Belenenses até 2020" [Gonçalo Silva renews for Belenenses until 2020]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Gonçalo Silva: entrega digna de um capitão" [Gonçalo Silva: commitment worthy of a captain]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ "OFICIAL: Gonçalo Silva prossegue carreira na Polónia" [OFFICIAL: Gonçalo Silva continues career in Poland] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "Há um novo Leão a rugir em Faro!" [A new Lion roars in Faro!] (in Portuguese). S.C. Farense. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Portugal-Macedónia, 2–1" [Portugal-Macedonia, 2–1]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2020.