Jéssica Silva
Portuguese footballer (born 1994)
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Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva (born 11 December 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Turkish Super League club Galatasaray and the Portugal national team.
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Silva in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Clube de Albergaria | 22 | (21) |
| 2014 | Linköpings FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Clube de Albergaria | 14 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | Braga | 12 | (12) |
| 2017–2019 | Levante | 41 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Olympique Lyonnais | 2 | (1) |
| 2021 | Kansas City Current | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Benfica | 38 | (24) |
| 2024–2025 | Gotham FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Al Hilal SFC | ||
| 2026– | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Portugal U19 | 21 | (4) |
| 2011– | Portugal | 129 | (20) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Silva had a half-year spell with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC from July to December 2014 and played for Clube de Albergaria from 2014 until 2016. From 2017 to 2019 she played for Levante UD in Spain.[3][4][5][6]
On 10 May 2021, Silva was announced at Kansas City Current on a two year contract.[7]
On 16 August 2024, NJ/NY Gotham FC announced that they had signed Silva through the 2024 season.[8] She scored her first goal with Gotham on 3 October 2024, in a 13–0 drubbing over Frazsiers Whip FC in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup.[9][10] After her first season at Gotham, Silva was re-signed by the club to a short-term extension.[11]
On June 18, 2026, she signed a contract with the Turkish giant Galatasaray.[12][13]
International career
Silva was born in Portugal to an Angolan father and Portuguese mother, with both of her grandmothers of Angolan descent.[14] In September 2011, she made her senior debut for the Portugal women's national football team, in a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying defeat by Austria in Pombal.
Silva was named by coach Francisco Neto in the final 23-player Portugal squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.[15] But in the last training session before departing for the tournament, she was injured. Diana Gomes was called up by Neto as her replacement.[16][17]
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[18]
On 24 June 2025, Silva was called up to the Portugal squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 June 2025[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Clube de Albergaria | 2011–12 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 22 | 21 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | ||||||
| Linköpings FC | 2014 | Damallsvenskan | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Clube de Albergaria | 2015–16 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 14 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | |||
| Braga | 2016–17 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | |||||
| Levante | 2017–18 | Primera División | 20 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 41 | 6 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 45 | 6 | ||||||
| Lyon | 2019–20 | D1 Féminine | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Kansas City Current | 2021 | NWSL | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Benfica | 2021–22 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 16 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 23 | |||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |||
| Total | 38 | 24 | — | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 37 | |||
| Gotham FC | 2024 | NWSL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 151 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 92 | ||
- Includes Taça da Liga and NWSL Challenge Cup
- Includes UEFA Women's Champions League and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
- Includes Supertaça de Portugal
International
- As of match played 2 December 2025[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 129 | 20 | |
- Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.
Honors
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
- Taça da Liga: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2022, 2023
Gotham FC
Lyon
Linköpings FC
- Svenska Cupen: 2014, 2015
