Toni Silva
 Silva in action for CSKA Sofia in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toni Brito Silva Sá | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Real Massamá | ||
| 2007–2009 | Benfica | ||
| 2009 | Chelsea | ||
| 2009–2011 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Barnsley | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | CSKA Sofia | 32 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Toni Brito Silva Sá (born 15 September 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian A Football Group.
Career
Early years
Silva kicked off his career with the youth academy of Real Sport Clube in 2007, and joined Benfica's junior team a season later. He made 7 appearances for the junior team before having a short stint with Chelsea reserves between 2008 and 2009. Then he joined Liverpool still with the reserves before getting a professional contract in 2011.[1]
Northampton Town (loan)
He joined Northampton Town on a one-month youth loan on 14 February 2012[2] making his debut the same day against AFC Wimbledon. Only a few hours into his time with Northampton he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Adebayo Akinfenwa. Dribbling past three Wimbledon players his shot was parried and followed in by Luke Guttridge for the winning goal in a 1–0 win.[3] Northampton manager Aidy Boothroyd after the match said; "We don't want to get excited too soon, but he's got Premier League quality", and added "He's dribbled past two or three people and he has got a great goalscoring record".[4] On 22 February 2012, his loan with Northampton was extended until the end of the 2011–12 season.[5]
On 13 March, he scored his first senior goal when he scored the only goal as his loan club won away at Dagenham & Redbridge.[6] At the end of his loan spell he had played 15 times.
Barnsley
On 23 July 2012, Barnsley signed Silva from Liverpool on a free transfer on a two-year deal.[7] After his move, Silva was given number 20 shirt. Manager Keith Hill comment on Silva saying; "He's left-footed and likes playing on the right," and added "He's quick with and without the ball, he's young and enthusiastic. There's a lot of development we've got to put into this player to make him into a £3million player and I believe we will be able to do that."[8] Ahead of the start of the season, Silva suffered an injury on his hamstring during a friendly match against Doncaster Rovers and would be out of action for three months.[9] After four-month lay-off, Silva finally made his debut, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Matt Done, in a 0–1 loss at Hull City. Since then, Silva was barely used in the first team. However on 25 January 2013, the Barnsley Chronicle published an article saying he was still in David Flitcroft's plans but is currently working hard in the under-21s to try and force his way into the team by improving his game when he is not in possession.[10]
On 27 March 2013 he was loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge until 23 April.[11] He played four League Two matches for the East London side, and in June, he was released from Barnsley.
CSKA Sofia
On 17 December 2013, Silva signed a 6 months contract with Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia, after a successful one month trial period with the club. He marked with a goal his league début on 24 February 2014 against Chernomorets Burgas at Lazur Stadium in a 2–1 win; he came on as a substitute and scored the opening goal in the 72nd minute. A week later, Silva scored his second goal in a 3–0 home win over Slavia Sofia. After the fantastic start with the club, on 7 March 2014 his contract with CSKA was extended till June 2017. Silva finished the 2013–14 season with three goals in 15 games.
Silva netted his first goal of the 2014–15 season against Haskovo at Balgarska Armia in a 4–0 win on 10 August 2014. On 25 October he scored his fourth goal in the campaign, opening the scoring in the Eternal derby against Levski Sofia, which CSKA won 3–0.
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 November 2014
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2010–11[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2011–12[13] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Barnsley | 2012–13[14] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2012–13[14] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2013–14[15] | A Football Group | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15[15] | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |||
| Total | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | ||
| Career Total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 9 | ||
References
- ↑ "Toni Silva profile". Foradejogo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cobblers capture Reds starlet". SkySports. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ↑ "Northampton Town vs AFC Wimbledon". Northampton Town. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Northampton Town sign Liverpool's Toni Silva on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ↑ "Northampton Town extend loan of Liverpool's Toni Silva". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Dagenham and Redbridge 0 – 1 Northampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ↑ "Liverpool winger Toni Silva joins Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "Tykes complete Silva signing". Sky Sports. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Mido blow for Barnsley". Sky Sports. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Silva and Rooney still in Reds' plans". Barnsley Chronicle. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Barnsley's Toni Silva on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Toni Silva in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Games played by Toni Silva in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Games played by Toni Silva in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Games played by Toni Silva in 2013/2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
External links
- Stats and Profile at Zerozero
- Toni Silva career statistics at Soccerbase
- Official Liverpool FC Profile
- Toni Silva profile at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
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