Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva (born 11 April 2000), commonly known as Dani Silva, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Super League
Club career
Silva is a youth product of the academies of Monte Caparica AC, Benfica, Belenenses, Vitória Setúbal and Vitória Guimarães. He began his senior career with Vitória Guimarães B where he became captain, before promoting to the senior team in 2022 and signing a professional contract on 13 April 2022. He made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Boavista on 6 May 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
On 25 January 2024, Silva joined Serie A club Hellas Verona. He reportedly signed a four-year contract for a €2 million transfer fee.
In the late hours of deadline day, 3 February 2025, he joined Danish side FC Midtjylland for a reported fee of 3 million euro.
International career
Silva is a youth international for Portugal, and represented the Portugal U19s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 March 2025
Honours
Portugal U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2019
References
External links
- Dani Silva at Soccerway
- Dani Silva national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
