Joshua Marques Pereira da Silva (born 21 August 1990) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

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, South Africa to Portuguese parents, Silva was a young Portuguese football talent with a lot of expectations for signing his first professional contract with 1st division S.C Olhanense at 17 years old. The first four years as a senior in the Portuguese 3rd and Second league, representing CDR Quarteirense,

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and

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all on loan from Portuguese 1st Division team S.C Olhanense. He was then called up for Portuguese National under 21 team in which they had a victory over Ireland and a draw against Denmark. In January 2013 he signed with 2nd Division Greek club Anagennisi Epanomi FC on a settled transfer fee, making his professional debut on the 27th by playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. for the second level championship. In the summer of 2014, after joining one season with former Second division (Championship) side Farense, Silva was linked to 1st Division Portuguese team Braga but completed a move abroad again, joining 1st Division team

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. Here he won his first trophy, the Polish Super Cup, and made his debut in the Europa league the same season against Zulte from Belgium. Ahead of the 2015 season in Norway, Silva joined the Norwegian Premiership team Bodø/Glimt. Silva failed his medical examination when joining Bodø/Glimt and was sent back to Spain. But Bodø/Glimt changed their mind and signed him anyway before the transfer window closed. Silva needed time to reach match fitness and didn't get his opportunity. His only obligatory game for Bodø/Glimt was as a substitute in the 2nd round match against Mjølner in the Norwegian Cup. In August 2015 Silva and Bodø/Glimt agreed to terminate his contract so he could join Viktoria 1889 Berlin. In July 2021 he signed with Lithuanian club

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. He made his debut in

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on 19 July 2021 against

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and scored the first goal while Dainava won 2–1.

International career

Silva gained two

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for the Portuguese under-21 team, his first coming on 25 March 2011 as he played the first half of a 2–0 friendly win over the

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Personal life

Silva's younger brother,

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, is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Zawisza Bydgoszcz *

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References

External links

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National team data

Portuguese League profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Joshua 1990 births Living people Soccer players from Johannesburg South African people of Portuguese descent Sportspeople of Portuguese descent Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Football League (Greece) players Ekstraklasa players Regionalliga players A Lyga players S.C. Olhanense players C.D.R. Quarteirense players S.C. Farense players S.C.U. Torreense players Anagennisi Epanomi F.C. players Zawisza Bydgoszcz players FK Bodø/Glimt players FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players Berliner FC Dynamo players FK Dainava Alytus players Louletano D.C. players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania White South African people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen