Daniel Filipe Bandeira e Silva (born 11 April 2000), commonly known as Dani Silva, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź, on loan from Midtjylland.
Club career Silva is a youth product of the academies of Monte Caparica AC, Benfica, Belenenses, Vitória Setúbal and Vitória Guimarães. He began his senior career with Vitória Guimarães B where he became captain, before promoting to the senior team in 2022 and signing a professional contract on 13 April 2022. He made his professional debut with Vitória Guimarães in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Boavista on 6 May 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
On 25 January 2024, Silva joined Serie A club Hellas Verona. He reportedly signed a four-year contract for a €2 million transfer fee.
In the late hours of deadline day, 3 February 2025, he joined Danish side FC Midtjylland for a reported fee of €3 million. In 2026, he was sent on loan to Cypriot side Pafos and Polish club Widzew Łódź.
International career Silva is a youth international for Portugal, and represented the Portugal U19s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVitória B2019–20Campeonato de Portugal30———302020–21Campeonato de Portugal191———1912021–22Liga 3223———223Total444———444Vitória2021–22Primeira Liga100000—102022–23Primeira Liga3013030303912023–24Primeira Liga161301020221Total472604050622Hellas Verona2023–24Serie A140———1402024–25Serie A11010——120Total25010——260Midtjylland2024–25Danish Superliga131——201512025–26Danish Superliga10020—40160Total23120—60311Pafos (loan)2025–26Cypriot First Division15030——180Widzew Łódź (loan)2026–27Ekstraklasa0000——00Career total154712060901817
Honours
Pafos Cypriot Cup: 2025–26
Portugal U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2019
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