Manu Silva
{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Jorge|Silva}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manu Silva
| image =
| fullname = Manuel Jorge Silva
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|6|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
| height = 1.90 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Benfica
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs1 = União de Lamas
| youthyears2 = 2012–2020
| youthclubs2 = Feirense
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Feirense
| caps1 = 29
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2023–2025
| clubs2 = Vitória SC
| caps2 = 39
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = Benfica
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 8 February 2025
}}
Manuel Jorge Silva (born 12 June 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica.
Club career
Silva is a youth product of União de Lamas and Feirense. He was promoted to the senior Feirense side in the summer of 2020. He made his senior and professional debut with Feirense in a 2–0 Liga Portugal 2 loss to Sporting Covilhã on 7 August 2021.{{cite web | last=Group | first=Global Media | title=Juventude marcada no Feirense: mudança de paradigma até na braçadeira | website=O Jogo | date=August 9, 2021 | url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/juventude-do-feirense-ate-no-lote-de-capitaes-dois-ja-envergaram-a-bracadeira-14020034.html | language=pt | access-date=February 20, 2023}} On 24 May 2022, he renewed his contract with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/manu-renova-contrato-com-o-feirense-14884838.html|title=Manu, jogador oriundo da formação, renova contrato com o Feirense|website=www.ojogo.pt}} He transferred to Primeira Liga side Vitória SC on 30 January 2023 until 2027.{{cite web | last=Group | first=Global Media | title=Manu Silva deixa Feirense e reforça V. Guimarães | website=O Jogo | date=January 30, 2023 | url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/vitoria-guimaraes/noticias/manu-silva-deixa-feirense-e-reforca-v-guimaraes-15752147.html | language=pt | access-date=February 20, 2023}}
Personal life
Manu's father, Jorge Silva, was a former footballer in Portugal.{{cite web | last=Group | first=Global Media | title=Pai quase foi herói frente ao FC Porto e agora está a torcer pelo filho | website=O Jogo | date=November 19, 2021 | url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/taca-portugal/noticias/pai-quase-foi-heroi-frente-ao-fc-porto-e-agora-torce-pelo-filho-14335346.html | language=pt | access-date=February 20, 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 8 February 2025}}{{soccerway|manuel-jorge-silva/677539|access-date=21 March 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Taça de Portugal !colspan="2"|Taça da Liga !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Feirense
|17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23
|Liga Portugal 2 |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Vitória SC
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24
|Primeira Liga |23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25
|Primeira Liga |15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 58 | 6 | ||
| Benfica
|Primeira Liga |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!71 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 8 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|manuel-jorge-silva/677539}}
{{S.L. Benfica squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Manu}}
Category:Footballers from Santa Maria da Feira
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:C.D. Feirense players
Category:S.L. Benfica footballers
Category:Primeira Liga players