Dani Silva
Portuguese footballer (born 2000)
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Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva (born 11 April 2000), commonly known as Dani Silva, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź, on loan from Midtjylland.
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| Full name | Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beja, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Widzew Łódź (on loan from Midtjylland) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Monte Caparica AC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Belenenses | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Vitória Setúbal | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Vitória Guimarães | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Vitória Guimarães B | 44 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Vitória Guimarães | 47 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Hellas Verona | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Midtjylland | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → Pafos (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Widzew Łódź (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:01, 4 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Silva is a youth product of the academies of Monte Caparica AC, Benfica, Belenenses, Vitória Setúbal and Vitória Guimarães. He began his senior career with Vitória Guimarães B where he became captain, before promoting to the senior team in 2022 and signing a professional contract on 13 April 2022.[1] He made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Boavista on 6 May 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.[2]
On 25 January 2024, Silva joined Serie A club Hellas Verona.[3][4] He reportedly signed a four-year contract for a €2 million transfer fee.[5]
In the late hours of deadline day, 3 February 2025, he joined Danish side FC Midtjylland for a reported fee of €3 million. In 2026, he was sent on loan to Cypriot side Pafos and Polish club Widzew Łódź.[6]
International career
Silva is a youth international for Portugal, and represented the Portugal U19s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 May 2026
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vitória B | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 4 | — | — | — | 44 | 4 | |||||
| Vitória | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2023–24 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Midtjylland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Pafos (loan) | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Widzew Łódź (loan) | 2026–27 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 181 | 7 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia, Danish Cup, Cypriot Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League