Dylan Silva

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

Dylan Ayrton Garcia da Silva (born 10 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IFK Mariehamn in Veikkausliiga. Born in France and raised in Portugal, he has opted to play for the Cape Verde national team.

Dylan Silva

Personal information
Full name	Dylan Ayrton Garcia da Silva
Date of birth	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Marseille, France[1]
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	IFK Mariehamn
Youth career
2012–2016	Sporting CP
2013	→Loures (loan)
2016–2018	Belenenses
2018–2020	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Fátima	3	(0)
2021	Felgueiras 1932	0	(0)
2021–2022	Portimonense	0	(0)
2022–2023	B-SAD	0	(0)
2023–2024	Sintrense	15	(0)
2024	Sportist Svoge	5	(0)
2025–	IFK Mariehamn	0	(0)
International career‡
2018	Portugal U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Silva is a youth product of the Portuguese clubs Sporting CP, Loures, Belenenses before signing a contract with Benfica on 4 July 2018.^[2] He began his senior career with Fátima in the Campeonato de Portugal on 2020, before moving to Felgueiras 1932 on 4 February 2021.^[3] He spent the 2021–22 season with the reserves of Portimonense.^[4] The following season, he moved to B-SAD. On 14 October 2022, he made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 2–0 Taça de Portugal win over Olhanense.^[5] On 21 August 2023, he transferred to Sintrense.^[6]

After a stint with Sportist Svoge in Bulgarian Second League, Silva signed with Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn on 8 May 2025.^[7]

International career

Silva was born in France to Cape Verdean parents, and moved to Portugal at a young age.^[1] He made one appearance for the Portugal U19s in a friendly 4–0 win over the Hungary U19s on 21 February 2018.^[8] In August 2021, he was called up to the Cape Verde national team for the first time for a set of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[4]