# Jéssica Silva

Jéssica Lisandra Manjenje Nogueira Silva (born 11 December 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for National Women’s Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Portugal national team.

## Club career

She had a half year spell with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC from July to December 2014 and played for Clube de Albergaria from 2014 until 2016. From 2017 to 2019 she played for Levante UD in Spain.
On 16 August 2024, NJ/NY Gotham FC announced that they had signed Silva through the 2024 season. She scored her first goal with Gotham on 3 October 2024, in a 13–0 drubbing over Frazsiers Whip FC in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup. After her first season at Gotham, Silva was re-signed by the club to a short-term extension.

## International career

Silva was born in Portugal to an Angolan father and Portuguese mother, with both of her grandmothers of Angolan descent. In September 2011, she made her senior debut for the Portugal women's national football team, in a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying defeat by Austria in Pombal.
Silva was named by coach Francisco Neto in the final 23-player Portugal squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands. But in the last training session before departing for the tournament, she was injured. Diana Gomes was called up by Neto as her replacement.
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 31 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Clube de Albergaria | 2011–12 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| Clube de Albergaria | 2012–13 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 18 | 18 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 |
| Clube de Albergaria | 2013–14 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Clube de Albergaria | Total | Total | 22 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 23 |
| Linköpings FC | 2014 | Damallsvenskan | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Clube de Albergaria | 2015–16 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 14 | 11 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 |
| Braga | 2016–17 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 12 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 |
| Levante | 2017–18 | Primera División | 20 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Levante | 2018–19 | Primera División | 21 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Levante | Total | Total | 41 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 6 |
| Lyon | 2019–20 | D1 Féminine | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 |
| Lyon | 2020–21 | D1 Féminine | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon | Total | Total | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Kansas City Current | 2021 | NWSL | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Benfica | 2021–22 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 9 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 |
| Benfica | 2022–23 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 16 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 23 |
| Benfica | 2023–24 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 13 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| Benfica | Total | Total | 38 | 24 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 37 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2024 | NWSL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 147 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 92 |
* ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Svenska Cupen, Copa de la Reina, Coupe de France
* ↑ Includes Taça da Liga and NWSL Challenge Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
* ↑ Includes Supertaça de Portugal

### International

    As of match played 16 July 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Portugal | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| Portugal | 2014 | 14 | 4 |
| Portugal | 2015 | 9 | 2 |
| Portugal | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2019 | 11 | 2 |
| Portugal | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| Portugal | 2022 | 15 | 3 |
| Portugal | 2023 | 12 | 3 |
| Portugal | 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 115 | 19 |
    Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.
List of international goals scored by Jéssica Silva :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 26 September 2013 | Fyli Municipal Stadium, Fyli, Greece | Greece | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 12 February 2014 | Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal | Albania | 5–1 | 7–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 7 March 2014 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | Austria | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 4 | 12 March 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal | Austria | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 5 | 13 September 2014 | De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 9 March 2015 | Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Denmark | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
| 7 | 11 March 2015 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | China | 3–3 | 3–3 (8–7 p) | 2015 Algarve Cup |
| 8 | 1 March 2019 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | Sweden | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Algarve Cup |
| 9 | 4 October 2019 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | Albania | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 10 | 16 September 2021 | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey | Turkey | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 22 June 2022 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal | Greece | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 9 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England | Switzerland | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 13 | 15 November 2022 | Estádio FC Alverca, Alverca, Portugal | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 17 February 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | New Zealand | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 7 July 2023 | Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal | Ukraine | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 7 July 2023 | Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal | Ukraine | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 27 February 2024 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | South Korea | 4–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 18 | 27 February 2024 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | South Korea | 5–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 19 | 16 July 2024 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | Malta | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |

## Honors

Benfica
* Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
* Taça da Liga: 2022–23, 2023–24
* Supertaça de Portugal: 2022, 2023
Lyon
* Division 1 Féminine: 2019–20
* UEFA Women's Champions League: 2019–20
Linköpings FC
* Svenska Cupen: 2014, 2015