Flávio Silva

Flávio António da Silva is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for South African Premiership club Kaizer Chiefs. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he is a former youth international for Portugal.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Silva started his career in Portugal at Real, later joining Sporting CP and Torreense. In the 2014–15 season, Silva scored 8 goals in 11 matches for the Torreense senior team in the third tier, before leaving the club in the winter transfer window.
On 1 February 2015, Silva signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until June 2020, being assigned to the [S.L. S.L. Benfica|Benfica B|reserve team]. On 8 February, Silva debuted for Benfica B in Segunda Liga, as a substitute.
On 31 August 2015, Silva was loaned out to Covilhã for one season. On 6 January 2016, he terminated his contract with Covilhã and returned to Benfica. In February, Benfica terminated his contract.
On 11 January 2023, Silva joined Indonesian club Persik Kediri. On 23 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club against RANS Nusantara. On 28 March 2024, Silva scored 5 goals against Persikabo 1973 in a 5–2 win.
In the 2025 winter transfer window he was signed by South Africa club Kaizer Chiefs. On his debut he scored a goal after being substituted in. He scored in two consecutive South African Premiership games.

In 2015, Silva earned three caps for the Portugal under-19 team, scoring twice.
In 2025, Silva was called up by the Guinea-Bissau national football team