Manuel "Manu" Jorge Silva (born 12 June 2001) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal ...

club

Vitória SC Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória ...

Club career

Silva is a youth product of União de Lamas and

Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chairm ...

. He was promoted to the senior Feirense side in the summer of 2020. He made his senior and professional debut with Feirense in a 2–0

Liga Portugal 2 The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Pr ...

loss to Sporting Covilhã on 7 August 2021. On 24 May 2022, he renewed his contract with the club. After 28 appearances and 2 goals with Feirense, he transferred to

side

on 30 January 2023 until 2027.

Personal life

Manu's father, Jorge Silva, was a former footballer in Portugal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Manu 2001 births Living people Footballers from Santa Maria da Feira Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders C.D. Feirense players Vitória S.C. players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players