Bernardo Silva (footballer, born 2001)

Bernardo Neves Jesus Gouveia Silva (born 31 May 2001), known as Benny Silva or simply Benny, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for A Lyga club FA Šiauliai. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central midfielder or centre-back.

Bernardo Silva

Personal information
Full name	Bernardo Neves Jesus Gouveia Silva
Date of birth	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Viseu, Portugal[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	FA Šiauliai
Youth career
2010–2020	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Benfica B	0	(0)
2020–2021	Feyenoord	0	(0)
2021	→ Dordrecht (loan)	11	(0)
2021–2023	Famalicão	1	(0)
2022–2023	→ Real SC (loan)	22	(0)
2023–2024	1º Dezembro	6	(0)
2025–	FA Šiauliai	9	(2)
International career‡
2016–2017	Portugal U16	9	(1)
2017–2018	Portugal U17	13	(1)
2018–2019	Portugal U18	7	(0)
2019	Portugal U19	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2019

Career

Benny made his professional debut for Dordrecht on 27 February 2021 in the Eerste Divisie.^[2]

On 16 September 2021, he returned to Portugal and signed with Famalicão.^[3]

In September 2022, Famalicão sent Benny on a season-long loan to Liga 3 side Real SC.^[4]

In September 2023, after his contract with Famalicão had expired, Benny kept playing in Liga 3, signing a one-year deal with 1º Dezembro.^[5]