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Portuguese footballer

Diana Micaela Abreu de Sousa e Silva (born 4 June 1995), commonly known as Diana Silva, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sporting and the Portugal women’s national football team.[3]

Silva started playing football at six years old. When she was 13, she started playing for Atlético Ouriense’s boys’ team before being promoted straight into their women’s team as Atlético Ouriense had no girls’ youth team.[4][5][1] She later moved to Clube de Albergaria.[4] In 2016, she moved to the newly recreated Sporting Lisbon Lionesses.[5] Silva was among the first names revealed to have joined Sporting’s new women’s team after the club had been 21 years without one.[6] During this year she also started studying for a university degree in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Lisbon.[7] She won the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino with Sporting in her first year there.[8]

International career[edit]

Silva played for the Portugal women’s national under-19 football team during the UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship.[9] She made her debut for the full Portugal women’s national football team in March 2014.[3] In 2017, she was selected as a part of Portugal’s debut squad in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017.[10] During the tournament, she received praise for her performance against the Scotland women’s national football team.[11] She also played in Portugal’s final group match against the England women’s national football team however Portugal lost 2–1 and were eliminated.[12]

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Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 15 July 2020.[13][14]

International goals[edit]

As of match played 4 March 2020. Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.

References[edit]

  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: Futura farmacêutica dá receita do sucesso” (in Portuguese). Record. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. ^ “VÍDEO: o golaço de Diana Silva na festa do título do Sporting” (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  9. ^ “Diana Silva olha em frente: “Se calhar a Escócia é mais ao nosso nível”“ (in Portuguese). Ojogo. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ “Diana Silva: “Sentimos mesmo que as coisas estão a mudar no futebol feminino”“ (in Portuguese). Ojogo. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  11. ^ Murray, Keir (23 July 2017). “Women’s Euro 2017: Scotland Women 1-2 Portugal Women”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. ^ Magowan, Alistair (27 July 2017). “Women’s Euro 2017: England win sets up quarter-final with France”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. ^ “Diana Silva player profile”. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  14. ^ “Diana Silva oGol profile”. www.ogol.com.br (in Breton).
  15. ^ “Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF”. www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  16. ^ “Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF”. www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  17. ^ “Seleção A Feminina – Ficha de Jogo, golos e equipas | FPF”. www.fpf.pt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  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.

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