Diana Silva (footballer)
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 Silva in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diana Micaela Abreu de Sousa e Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2025 | Sporting CP | 75 | (44) |
| 2025– | Benfica | 3 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Portugal U19 | 28 | (10) |
| 2014– | Portugal | 116 | (26) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2025 | |||
Diana Micaela Abreu de Sousa e Silva (born 4 June 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Benfica and the Portugal national 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 CP women's football team.[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 the conclusion of an integrated master's degree in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Lisbon after transferring from the University of Coimbra where she had been studying for three years since she was 18.[7][8][9] She won the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino with Sporting in her first season with the club.[10]
On 4 July 2025, Silva was announced at Benfica on a three year contract.[11]
International career
Silva played for the Portugal women's national under-19 football team during the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[12] 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.[13] During the tournament, she received praise for her performance against the Scotland women's national football team.[14] 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.[15] On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[16]
On 24 June 2025, Silva was called up to the Portugal squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[17]
Career statistics
Honours
Atlético Ouriense
- Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino: 2012–13, 2013–14
- Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino: 2011–12
- Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2013-14
Sporting CP
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2016-17, 2017-18
- Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22
- Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2017, 2021, 2024
