Jorge Fernando dos Santos Silva (born 22 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jorge Fernando dos Santos Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 26)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Paços Ferreira | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Salgueiros | ||
| 2008–2014 | Leixões | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Sporting CP B | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Leixões | 85 | (0) |
| 2019– | Paços Ferreira | 25 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 30 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Porto, Silva finished his development at Sporting CP. He made his senior debut with their reserves in the LigaPro on 23 January 2016, playing the entire 3–0 away loss against S.C. Farense.[2]
Silva signed with Leixões S.C. of the same league on 17 June 2016.[3] During his spell at the Estádio do Mar he appeared in an average of 28 league matches, being sent off in the 0–1 home defeat to Académico de Viseu F.C. on 30 October 2016.[4]
On 1 July 2019, Silva joined Primeira Liga club F.C. Paços de Ferreira on a three-year contract.[5] He played his first game in the competition on 4 November, as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 loss at Belenenses SAD.[6]
Silva missed the vast majority of the 2020–21 season, due to injury.[7]
F.C. Paços de Ferreira – current squad | |
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