Dani Silva
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at FC Midtjylland
at FC Midtjylland
476 days · joined 2025-02-03
👕100+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€2.50m
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
18/19
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Vitória Guimarães SC
top club · 62 apps
Career highs
€2.50m
peak value · 2025
€3.50m
top transfer fee · 24/25
1
best season · 18/19
26 / 3
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2000-04-11 · 6 players total
145Appearances
6Goals
5Assists
15Yellow cards
1Red cards
50Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Dani Silva |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva |
| Date of birth | 2000-04-11 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Beja, Portugal |
| Citizenship |  Portugal |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | FC Midtjylland |
| Joined | 2025-02-03 |
| Contract expires | 2029-06-30 |
| Agent | Sferico Sports ... |
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Midtjylland
10 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2025
Transfer: Hellas Verona → FC Midtjylland
24/25 · Transfer · €3.50m
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Midtjylland, FC Midtjylland Reserves, Hellas Verona
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Hellas Verona
23/24 · Transfer · €1.50m
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Vitória Guimarães SC, Hellas Verona
36 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Vitória Guimarães SC
39 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Guimarães B → Vit. Guimarães
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Vitória Guimarães SC B, Vitória Guimarães SC
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022)
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
Transfer: Setúbal U19 → Guimarães B
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Vitória Guimarães SC B, Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022)
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Setúbal FC U17 → Setúbal U19
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Setúbal FC U15 → Setúbal FC U17
15/16 · Transfer
Dec 2013
Transfer: Belenenses S15 → Setúbal FC U15
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Benfica Yth → Belenenses S15
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
FC Midtjylland
9.4%
Hellas Verona
0.0%
FC Midtjylland Reserves
0.0%
Vitória Guimarães SC
52.0%
Vitória Guimarães SC B
12.0%
Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022)
26.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Midtjylland | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 423 |
| Hellas Verona | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Midtjylland Reserves | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC | 3 | 21/22 | 23/24 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2,341 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC B | 2 | 18/19 | 21/22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1,198 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Midtjylland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Superliga | FC Midtjylland | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Europa League | FC Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Future Cup | FC Midtjylland Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Italy Cup | Hellas Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Serie A | Hellas Verona | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Superliga | FC Midtjylland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 423 |
| 24/25 | Superliga Championship round | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 702 |
| 23/24 | Serie A | Hellas Verona | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | UECL Quali | Vitória Guimarães SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,639 |
| 22/23 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali | Vitória Guimarães SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga 3 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 540 |
| 21/22 | Liga 3 - Promotion | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Liga Revelação | Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,099 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Liga Revelação | Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Benfica Yth | Belenenses S15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-12-01 | Belenenses S15 | Setúbal FC U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Setúbal FC U15 | Setúbal FC U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Setúbal FC U17 | Setúbal U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-28 | Setúbal U19 | Guimarães B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Guimarães B | Vit. Guimarães | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-25 | Vit. Guimarães | Hellas Verona | Transfer | 2000000 | €1.50m |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-03 | Hellas Verona | FC Midtjylland | Transfer | 1500000 | €3.50m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2023-09-18 | 2023-09-24 | 7 | 1 |
Current€2.50m
Peak€2.50m
Low€300k
Δ since start+€2.20m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16374 | #21 | 2 | 0 | — | — | retired national player |
| Team #16373 | #16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16372 | #16 | 12 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16371 | #8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nélson da Luz | 1 | 0 | 940 |
| Lorenzo Montipò | 1 | 0 | 908 |
| Mikey Johnston | 1 | 0 | 801 |
| Anderson Silva | 2 | 0 | 764 |
| Costinha | 2 | 0 | 683 |
| Zé Carlos | 2 | 0 | 641 |
| Diego Coppola | 1 | 0 | 568 |
| Alisson Safira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hélder Sá | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Fernandes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahima Bamba | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mamadou Tounkara | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maga | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás Händel | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Celton Biai | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikel Villanueva | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiago Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| André Amaro | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Afonso Freitas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Varela | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Liga Revelação | Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) | 1 | 2 |
| 19/20 | Liga Revelação | Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) | 1 | 16 |
| 21/22 | Liga 3 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 6 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Superliga | FC Midtjylland | 3 | 7 |
| 23/24 | Liga Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 2 | 16 |
Last 15 matches for FC Midtjylland while Dani Silva was at the club (joined 2025-02-03). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-25 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 3–2 | Randers FC | Available |
| 2025-05-19 | DK1 |
Brøndby IF | 1–2 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | DK1 |
FC København | 1–1 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 3–1 | Aarhus GF | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 5–0 | FC Nordsjælland | Available |
| 2025-04-22 | DK1 |
FC Nordsjælland | 3–2 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-04-17 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 4–2 | FC København | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | DK1 |
Aarhus GF | 1–1 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-04-04 | DK1 |
Randers FC | 2–1 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 0–2 | Brøndby IF | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 4–2 | Randers FC | Available |
| 2025-03-09 | DK1 |
Aalborg BK | 1–4 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-03-02 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 2–1 | FC Nordsjælland | Available |
| 2025-02-23 | DK1 |
FC København | 1–0 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-02-16 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 1–0 | Lyngby BK | Available |
Teams faced most often by Dani Silva's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brøndby IF | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 22% |
| FC København | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 63% |
| FC Nordsjælland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 38% |
| Aarhus GF | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 63% |
| Randers FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 50% |
| Silkeborg IF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 67% |
| Lyngby BK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 75% |
| Vejle BK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 100% |
| Viborg FF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 50% |
| Aalborg BK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100% |
| SK Sturm Graz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| SønderjyskE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Senior debut season | |
| 18/19 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 28 | 423 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.06 |
| 23/24 | 36 | 702 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 22/23 | 39 | 1,639 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 21/22 | 13 | 540 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 19/20 | 16 | 1,099 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Liga Portugal
47 apps
2 G
2 A
Liga Revelação
18 apps
2 G
0 A
Superliga
12 apps
1 G
3 A
Liga 3
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Superliga Championship round
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie A
25 apps
0 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
6 apps
0 G
0 A
UECL Quali
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Liga 3 - Promotion
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Dani Silva
Who is Dani Silva?
Dani Silva is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for FC Midtjylland.
How old is Dani Silva?
Dani Silva is 26 years old. He was born on April 11, 2000 in Beja.
What position does Dani Silva play?
Dani Silva plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Dani Silva play for?
Dani Silva currently plays for FC Midtjylland.
How many career goals has Dani Silva scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dani Silva has scored 6 goals in 145 appearances.
What is Dani Silva's market value?
Dani Silva's most recent reported market value is €2.50m.