Dani Silva

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

Honours

Pafos Cypriot Cup: 2025–26

Portugal U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2019