Dolores Silva

Dolores Silva

Personal information
Full name	Dolores Isabel Jacome Silva
Date of birth	7 August 1991
Place of birth	Portugal
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	MSV Duisburg
Number	14
Youth career
2003–2007 [1]	Real Massamá
2007–2009 [1]	1º Dezembro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2011	1º Dezembro
2011–2013	FCR 2001 Duisburg	2	(0)
2014	MSV Duisburg
National team
	Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Dolores Isabel Jacome Silva (born 7 August 1991) is a Portuguese international football player. She plays as a wide or central midfielder for Frauen Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg and the senior Portugal women's national team.

Club career

Silva joined 1º Dezembro at 16–years–old and won the League four times in succession, as well as the Cup. In summer 2011, aged 19, she signed for German club FCR 2001 Duisburg and described the move as a "dream".^[1][2]

In August 2011 Silva was unfortunate to suffer an ACL injury in a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain.^[3]

International career

In June 2011, when transferring to Duisburg, Silva had collected 19 caps for Portugal. This was in addition to 21 appearances at Under–19 level.^[1]

Silva hit two goals in Portugal's August 2010 3–0 World Cup qualifying win in Armenia.^[4]

References

1. Markus Juchem (2011-06-28). "Duisburg holt Portugiesin Dolores Silva" (in German). WomenSoccer.de. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
2. "Duisburgo contrata Dolores Silva" (in Portuguese). UEFA.pt. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
3. Markus Juchem (2011-09-01). "Dolores Silva erleidet Kreuzbandriss" (in German). WomenSoccer.de. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
4. "Armenia 0 - 3 Portugal". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.

External links

• Dolores Silva at footballzz.co.uk
• Silva profile on UEFA.com