Manu Silva

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Jorge and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Manu Silva
Personal information
Full name Manuel Jorge Silva
Date of birth (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 16
Youth career
2009–2012 União de Lamas
2012–2020 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Feirense 29 (2)
2023 Vitória Guimarães B 2 (0)
2023–2025 Vitória Guimarães 39 (3)
2025– Benfica 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:54, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

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

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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.[1] On 24 May 2022, he renewed his contract with the club.[2] He transferred to Primeira Liga side Vitória SC on 30 January 2023 until 2027.[3]

On 20 January 2025, Silva joined fellow Primeira Liga club Benfica, signing a contract until June 2030, for a reported transfer fee of €12 million, which could rise to €14 million with add-ons, and Vitória keeping a 20% sell-on fee.[4] Five days later, he made his debut for the Eagles, coming off the bench in the final minutes of a 3–1 league defeat away at Casa Pia.[5] The following week, he started in a 3–2 away victory over Estrela da Amadora.[6] However, on 8 February, in a league clash at Estádio da Luz against Moreirense, Silva suffered a complete anterior cruciate ligamente tear on his left knee, which kept him sidelined for several months.[7] He returned from injury on 25 November 2025, coming on as a substitute for the final minutes of a 2–0 away victory over Ajax at the UEFA Champions League league phase.[8]

Personal life

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Manu's father, Jorge Silva, was a former footballer in Portugal.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 December 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feirense 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 17 2 3 0 1 0 — — 21 2
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 11 0 1 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Total 29 2 4 0 1 0 — — 34 2
Vitória Guimarães B 2022–23 Liga 3 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Vitória Guimarães 2022–23 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 23 2 4 0 1 0 1[a] 0 — 29 2
2024–25 Primeira Liga 15 1 2 0 1 0 10[a] 3 — 28 4
Total 39 3 6 0 2 0 11 3 — 58 6
Benfica 2024–25 Primeira Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2025–26 Primeira Liga 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 4 0
Total 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 75 5 11 0 3 0 12 3 0 0 101 8
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

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