Dani Silva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bandeira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

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

Dani Silva

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva
Date of birth	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Beja, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Midtjylland
Number	80
Youth career
2008–2009	Monte Caparica AC
2009–2012	Benfica
2012–2013	Belenenses
2013–2018	Vitória Setúbal
2018–2019	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Vitória Guimarães B	44	(4)
2022–2024	Vitória Guimarães	47	(2)
2024–2025	Hellas Verona	25	(0)
2025–	FC Midtjylland	17	(1)
International career‡
2018	Portugal U18	8	(1)
2018–2019	Portugal U19	12	(2)
2019	Portugal U20	4	(0)
2023	Portugal U21	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-19 Championship Runner-up 2019 Armenia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

On 25 January 2024, Silva joined Serie A club Hellas Verona.^[3][4] He reportedly signed a four-year contract for a €2 million transfer fee.^[5]

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.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		National cup[a]		League Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitória B	2019–20	Campeonato de Portugal	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	19	1	—		—		—		19	1
	2021–22	Liga 3	22	3	—		—		—		22	3
	Total		44	4	—		—		—		44	4
Vitória	2021–22	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	30	1	3	0	3	0	3[b]	0	39	1
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	16	1	3	0	1	0	2[b]	0	22	1
	Total		47	2	6	0	4	0	5	0	62	2
Hellas Verona	2023–24	Serie A	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2024–25	Serie A	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		25	0	1	0	—		—		26	0
Midtjylland	2024–25	Danish Superliga	13	1	—		—		2[c]	0	15	1
	2025–26	Danish Superliga	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		17	1	0	0	—		2	0	19	1
Career total			133	7	7	0	4	0	7	0	151	7

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia, Danish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Portugal U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2019^[7]