Biography
Who is Fábio Silva?
Early life and youth career
Fábio Silva was born in Gondomar, Portugal, on July 19, 2002. He began his football development at the Porto youth academy before moving to the Benfica youth academy in 2015. After two years with Benfica, he returned to Porto.
During the 2018 to 2019 season, Fábio Silva won the UEFA Youth League as part of the Porto youth squad. By February 2019, he had scored twenty goals in twenty six games for the under nineteen team, earning a call up to train with the first team under manager Sérgio Conceição.
Professional debut and Porto records
Fábio Silva made his Primeira Liga debut for Porto on August 10, 2019, in a match against Gil Vicente. At seventeen years and twenty two days old, he surpassed Bruno Gama to become the youngest league player in the club history.
He continued to break records during the 2019 to 2020 season. In September 2019, he became Porto youngest player in European competitions against Young Boys. Later that year, he scored his first goal against Coimbrões, becoming the club youngest goalscorer.
Wolverhampton Wanderers and loan spells
In September 2020, Fábio Silva signed for English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five year deal. He scored his first league goal for the team through a penalty against Burnley in December 2020.
During his time connected with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fábio Silva was sent on several loan spells. He played for Anderlecht in Belgium, PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands where he won the KNVB Cup, Rangers in Scotland, and Las Palmas in Spain.
Borussia Dortmund and international career
In August 2025, Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Fábio Silva on a contract running until June 2030. Later that year in October, he scored his first goal for the German club in a Champions League match against Copenhagen.
On the international stage, Fábio Silva represented Portugal from the under fifteen level onward. He made his senior international debut for the Portugal national team in November 2024 during a UEFA Nations League match against Croatia.
Birthday and age
Fábio Silva was born on July 19, 2002, which makes Fábio 24 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Fábio shares the date with 54 other famous people.
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