Sílvio Manuel Pereira

Early career

Born in Lisbon, Sílvio played youth football with local S.L. Benfica. In summer 2008, he moved straight from the lower leagues with Odivelas F.C. to the Primeira Liga with Rio Ave FC. He made his debut in the competition on 24 August in a 1–1 home draw against Benfica, and finished his second season with 27 appearances to help the Vila do Conde side to the 12th place, above the relegation zone. In July 2010, Sílvio joined S.C. Braga, scoring his first top-flight and professional goal on in a 1–0 home win over C.S. Marítimo and playing 38 official games in his only season, including nine in the Minho club's runner-up run in the UEFA Europa League; he also began suffering from injury problems in this timeframe.

Atlético Madrid

Sílvio was confirmed as an Atlético Madrid player on 19 May 2011, on a five-year deal. He first appeared in La Liga on 28 August in a 0–0 home draw with CA Osasuna in which he played the full 90 minutes. On 20 November he suffered a knee injury against Levante UD, from which he went on to relapse several times. In early January 2013, Sílvio was loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña until the end of the campaign, reuniting with several compatriots including manager Domingos Paciência, also his boss at Braga. He featured almost exclusively as left-back during his spell with the Galicians and even managed to score twice, in wins against RC Celta de Vigo (3–1 home victory) and RCD Mallorca (3–2 away win), but his team eventually…

Sílvio made his debut for Portugal on 7 September 2010, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Norway for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers. He was overlooked for the final stages by manager Paulo Bento, however, due to injury.

Club

As of match played 29 June 2017

International

Braga

UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2010–11 Atlético Madrid

Copa del Rey: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League: 2011–12 UEFA Super Cup: 2012 Benfica

Primeira Liga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Taça de Portugal: 2013–14 Taça da Liga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2015 UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2013–14