Tiago Rafael Maia Silva

Feirense From 2016 to 2018, Silva played with Feirense of the same league on loan. He scored six and three goals in each season, respectively, and on 18 February 2018 the move was made permanent as the player signed a three-year contract.

Nottingham Forest On 5 July 2019, Silva joined English side Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal. His maiden appearance in the EFL Championship took place on 3 August, when he played 62 minutes of a 1–2 home defeat against West Bromwich Albion. He scored his first goal ten days later, the only in the first round of the EFL Cup at home to Fleetwood Town.

Olympiacos Silva agreed to a contract at Olympiacos F.C. on 3 October 2020, for an undisclosed fee. He played 21 competitive matches during his spell, including 16 in the Super League Greece for the champions.

Vitória Guimarães On 7 August 2021, Silva returned to his country and moved to Vitória de Guimarães; the five-year deal included a €50 million buyout clause, while Olympiacos remained entitled to 50% of the player's rights regarding a future sale. He scored his first European goal the following 21 July in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League at home to Puskás Akadémia FC, a 3–0 win. In the next round, he was sent off in a 1–0 victory over HNK Hajduk Split that nonetheless saw his team eliminated.

Silva scored from a direct corner kick to equalise an eventual 2–1 home win against Gil Vicente F.C. on 19 August 2023. The goal was later voted as the best for that month by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional.

Over five seasons at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Silva totalled 155 games, 24 goals – 15 being from an attempted 16 penalties – and 19 assists. In 2024–25, he was included in the Team of the Year.

Later career Silva moved abroad again in September 2025, with the 32-year-old joining Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan SC.

International career Silva won the first of his five caps for Portugal at under-21 level on 14 August 2013, featuring 31 minutes in a 5–2 friendly win over Switzerland. He was also picked by manager Rui Jorge for his squad that appeared at the 2016 Summer Olympics, playing three matches in Rio de Janeiro in an eventual quarter-final exit.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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2012–13 Segunda Liga

2013–14 Primeira Liga

2014–15 Primeira Liga

2015–16 Primeira Liga

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2016–17 Primeira Liga

2017–18 Primeira Liga

2018–19 Primeira Liga

Nottingham Forest 2019–20 Championship

Olympiacos 2020–21 Super League Greece

2021–22 Primeira Liga

2022–23 Primeira Liga 28 5 2 0 2 0 4 1 36 6 2023–24 Primeira Liga 29 5 6 2 1 0 1