Diana Silva (footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Abreu de Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Diana Silva
Silva in 2023
Personal information
Full name Diana Micaela Abreu de Sousa e Silva
Date of birth (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Atlético Ouriense 124 (89)
2015–2016 Clube de Albergaria 24 (14)
2016–2020 Sporting CP 78 (62)
2020–2021 Aston Villa 13 (1)
2021– Sporting CP 48 (37)
International career‡
2011–2013 Portugal U19 28 (10)
2014– Portugal 101 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2023

Diana Micaela Abreu de Sousa e Silva (born 4 June 1995), commonly known as Diana Silva, is a

footballer who plays as a forward for Sporting and the Portugal women's national football team.[3]

Career

Silva started playing football at six years old. When she was 13, she started playing for

Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino with Sporting in her first season with the club.[10]

International career

Silva played for the

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 January 2024.[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clube de Albergaria 2015–16 Nacional 24 14 0 0 — — 1[d] 0 25 14
Sporting CP 2016–17 Nacional 24 26 5 5 — — — 29 31
2017–18 21 22 6 11 — 3 2 1[d] 0 31 35
2018–19 18 7 2 4 — 3 3 1[d] 0 24 14
2019–20 15 7 2 0 3 3 — — 20 10
2021–22
 20 16 6 2 3 4 1 0 30 22
2022–23
 18 14 1 0 4 2 2 1 25 17
2023–24
 10 7 2 3 2 2 2 0 16 12
Total 126 99 24 25 12 11 6 5 7 1 175 141
Aston Villa 2020–21
FA WSL
 14 1 0 0 4 2 — — 18 3
Career total 164 114 24 25 16 13 6 5 8 1 218 158

International goals

As of match played 4 March 2020. Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 March 2016 Estádio Municipal Da Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal  Denmark 1–2 1–3 2016 Algarve Cup [18]
2 24 November 2017 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal  Moldova 4–0 8–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [19]
3 21 January 2018 Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Portugal  Republic of Ireland 1–3 1–3 Friendly [20]
4 5 March 2018 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal  Norway 2–0 2–0 2018 Algarve Cup [21]
5 30 June 2018 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 5–0 7–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [22]
6 6–0
7 4 September 2018 Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos, Felgueiras, Portugal  Romania 4–1 5–1 [23]
8 5–1
9 17 January 2019 Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal  Ukraine 1–0 1–1 Friendly [24]
10 20 January 2019 Estádio António Alves Vieira, Torres Novas, Portugal  Ukraine 2–0 3–0 [25]
11 1 March 2019 Estádio Municipal Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal  Sweden 1–1 2–1 2019 Algarve Cup [26]
12 9 April 2019 Complexo Desp. Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal  Hungary 1–0 4–1 Friendly [27]
13 4 March 2020 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal  Italy 1–0 1–2 2020 Algarve Cup [28]
14 23 October 2020 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
15 26 October 2021
Plovdiv Stadium, Plovdiv
, Bulgaria		  Bulgaria 2–0 5–0
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16 3–0
17 12 April 2022 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal  Bulgaria 1–0 3–0
18 22 June 2022 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal  Greece 1–0 4–0 Friendly
19 13 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England  Netherlands 2–2 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
20 5 April 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b c Includes Supertaça de Portugal

References

  1. ^ a b "Portugal – Diana Silva". Soccerway. 4 June 1995. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Diana Silva" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Diana Silva, a jogadora da família" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Negocios. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Paulo A. Teixeira (3 June 2017). "Diana Silva a campeã leonina que comparam a Gelson Martins" (in Portuguese). Ojogo. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Sporting anuncia três primeiros reforços para equipa feminina de futebol" (in Portuguese). Ojogo. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Diana Silva, a jogadora da família". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Diana Silva: Futura farmacêutica dá receita do sucesso" (in Portuguese). Record. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  9. ^ ADN de Leão | Episódio 71: Diana Silva, retrieved 20 March 2024
  10. ^ "VÍDEO: o golaço de Diana Silva na festa do título do Sporting" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Diana Silva olha em frente: "Se calhar a Escócia é mais ao nosso nível"" (in Portuguese). Ojogo. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Diana Silva: "Sentimos mesmo que as coisas estão a mudar no futebol feminino"" (in Portuguese). Ojogo. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. ^ Murray, Keir (23 July 2017). "Women's Euro 2017: Scotland Women 1–2 Portugal Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  14. ^ Magowan, Alistair (27 July 2017). "Women's Euro 2017: England win sets up quarter-final with France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  15. ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Diana Silva player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Diana Silva oGol profile". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton).
  18. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF". www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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