Jéssica Silva
Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva (born 11 December 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Benfica and the Portugal national team.
Benfica (women's football)">Benfica and the Portugal national team.
 Silva in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Clube de Albergaria | 25 | (23) |
| 2014 | Linköpings FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Clube de Albergaria | 15 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | Braga | 12 | (12) |
| 2017–2019 | Levante | 41 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Olympique Lyonnais | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Kansas City Current | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Benfica | 17 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Portugal U19 | 21 | (4) |
| 2011– | Portugal | 108 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:35, 1 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
She had a half year spell with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC from July to December 2014 and played for Clube de Albergaria from 2014 until 2016. From 2017 to 2019 she played for Levante UD in Spain.
International career
Silva was born in Portugal to an Angolan father and Portuguese mother, with both of her grandmothers of Angolan descent. In September 2011, she made her senior debut for the Portugal women's national football team, in a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying defeat by Austria in Pombal.
Silva was named by coach Francisco Neto in the final 23-player Portugal squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands. But in the last training session before departing for the tournament, she was injured. Diana Gomes was called up by Neto as her replacement.
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 1 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total | 108 | 16 | |
- Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 September 2013 | Fyli Municipal Stadium, Fyli, Greece |  Greece | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 12 February 2014 | Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal |  Albania | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| 3 | 7 March 2014 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal |  Austria | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 4 | 12 March 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | Austria | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 5 | 13 September 2014 | De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands |  Netherlands | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 9 March 2015 | Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal |  Denmark | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
| 7 | 11 March 2015 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal |  China | 3–3 | 3–3 (8–7 p) | |
| 8 | 1 March 2019 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal |  Sweden | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Algarve Cup |
| 9 | 4 October 2019 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | Albania | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 10 | 16 September 2021 | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey |  Turkey | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 22 June 2022 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal | Greece | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 9 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England |  Switzerland | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 13 | 15 November 2022 | Estádio FC Alverca, Alverca, Portugal |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 17 February 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 15 | 7 July 2023 | Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal |  Ukraine | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 16 | 2–0 | |||||
| 17 | 27 February 2024 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal |  South Korea | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
| 18 | 5–0 |
Honors
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Taça da Liga: 2022–23
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2022, 2023
Lyon
Linköpings FC
- Svenska Cupen: 2014, 2015
References
External links
- Jéssica Silva – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Player national profile at FPF
- Jéssica Silva at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
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