Sílvio (footballer, born 1987)

Sílvio
Sílvio playing for Portugal in 2013
Personal information
Full name Sílvio Manuel de Azevedo Ferreira Sá Pereira
Date of birth (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
1995–2006 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Atlético Cacém
2007–2008 Odivelas 31 (0)
2008–2010 Rio Ave 45 (0)
2010–2011 Braga 20 (1)
2011–2016 Atlético Madrid 10 (0)
2013Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 17 (2)
2013–2016Benfica (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (0)
2018 Braga B 12 (2)
2019–2020 Vitória Setúbal 39 (0)
2020–2022 Vitória Guimarães 12 (0)
2022–2023 Vilafranquense 16 (0)
Total 219 (5)
International career
2005–2006 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2010 Portugal U23 1 (0)
2010–2013 Portugal 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sílvio Manuel de Azevedo Ferreira Sá Pereira (born 28 September 1987), known simply as Sílvio, is a Portuguese former professional footballer. A defender, he was equally at ease as a right or left-back.

He made 129 Primeira Liga appearances for Rio Ave, Braga, Benfica, Vitória de Setúbal and Vitória de Guimarães, winning several honours while playing infrequently for the third of those clubs. Abroad, he featured in La Liga for Atlético Madrid and Deportivo, and spent a season in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Sílvio won eight caps for Portugal in three years, making his debut in 2010.