João Pedro Pereira Silva

For the Brazilian footballer João Alves de Assis Silva, see Jô.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
João Silva

Silva training with Everton in 2011
Personal information
Full nameJoão Pedro Pereira Silva
Date of birth21 May 1990
Place of birthVila das Aves, Portugal
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Palermo
Number10
Youth career
1999–2009Aves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010Aves30(14)
2010–2012Everton0(0)
2011→ União Leiria (loan)12(4)
2011–2012→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)16(3)
2012–2013Levski Sofia27(7)
2013–2014Bari43(8)
2014–Palermo1(0)
National team
2009Portugal U203(0)
2010–2011Portugal U2111(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 29 September 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

João Pedro Pereira Silva (born 21 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Italian club U.S. Città di Palermo as a striker.

Club career

Born in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso Municipality, Silva joined the youth system of local club C.D. Aves at the age of 10. He eventually made his professional debut for the club during the 2009–10 season, with the northern club in the second division, and made an immediate impact with the club, finishing as the league's second top scorer with 14 goals[1] as the team finished comfortably in mid-table.

Silva signed for Premier League club Everton on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, on 9 June 2010.[2] In the last hours of the following transfer window, without having made any official appearances with the Toffees, he returned to Portugal, joining U.D. Leiria on loan; on 14 May 2011, the last matchday of the Portuguese season, he scored two of his four goals in the top flight for the team, in a 3–3 away draw against S.L. Benfica.[3]

For the 2011–12 campaign, Silva continued on loan and in his country's top division, joining Vitória de Setúbal in a season-long move. He netted in his first official game, a 2–1 home win against F.C. Paços de Ferreira, netting in the 91st minute; on 31 January 2012, he was recalled from his loan.[4]

On 9 July 2012, Silva signed for PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year contract.[5] He made his official debut ten days later, appearing as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against FK Sarajevo.

Released by Levski in the 2013 summer, Silva took his game to Italy, where he represented A.S. Bari and U.S. Città di Palermo, the latter in Serie A.[6]

Club statistics

As of 25 January 2015[7][8][9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aves 2009–10 30141020–3314
União Leiria 2010–11 124–––124
Vitória Setúbal 2011–12 1631041–214
Levski Sofia 2012–13 25745–203112
Levski Sofia 2013–14 2000–2040
Bari 2013–14 43820––458
Palermo 2014–15 1020––30
Career total 12736105614014742

References

  1. ↑ Gamble, Matthew (9 June 2010). "Blues sign Silva". Everton F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Everton sign Portuguese striker Joao Silva". BBC Sport. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Porto complete unbeaten season". FIFA.com. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Everton resgata João Silva ao V. Setúbal" [Everton recalls João Silva from V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Левски купи нападателя на Евертън" [Levski bought Everton's striker] (in Bulgarian). Sportal. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Joao Silva to Palermo finally completed.". Forza Italian Football. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "João Silva (Aves)" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "João Silva (Leiria)" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "João Silva – Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 15 September 2012.

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