Dolores Silva

Dolores Silva
Personal information
Full nameDolores Isabel Jacome Silva
Date of birth7 August 1991
Place of birthPortugal
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
MSV Duisburg
Number14
Youth career
2003–2007 [1]Real Massamá
2007–2009 [1]1º Dezembro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–20111º Dezembro
2011–2013FCR 2001 Duisburg2(0)
2014MSV Duisburg
National team
Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dolores Isabel Jacome Silva (born 7 August 1991) is a Portuguese international football player. She plays as a wide or central midfielder for Frauen Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg and the senior Portugal women's national team.

Club career

Silva joined 1º Dezembro at 16yearsold and won the League four times in succession, as well as the Cup. In summer 2011, aged 19, she signed for German club FCR 2001 Duisburg and described the move as a "dream".[1][2]

In August 2011 Silva was unfortunate to suffer an ACL injury in a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain.[3]

International career

In June 2011, when transferring to Duisburg, Silva had collected 19 caps for Portugal. This was in addition to 21 appearances at Under19 level.[1]

Silva hit two goals in Portugal's August 2010 30 World Cup qualifying win in Armenia.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Markus Juchem (2011-06-28). "Duisburg holt Portugiesin Dolores Silva" (in German). WomenSoccer.de. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. "Duisburgo contrata Dolores Silva" (in Portuguese). UEFA.pt. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  3. Markus Juchem (2011-09-01). "Dolores Silva erleidet Kreuzbandriss" (in German). WomenSoccer.de. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  4. "Armenia 0 - 3 Portugal". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.

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