Ismael Silva (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silvaand the second or paternal family name is Lima.

Ismael Silva

Ismael Silva with Akhmat in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ismael Silva Lima
Date of birth	(1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Akhmat Grozny
Number	11
Youth career
	Ferroviário AC
	Crateús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Crateús	9	(0)
2013–2017	Kalmar FF	106	(6)
2017–2021	Akhmat Grozny	108	(7)
2021–2023	Al Faisaly	27	(1)
2024–	Akhmat Grozny	40	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025

Ismael Silva Lima (born 1 December 1994), sometimes known as just Ismael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Russian club Akhmat Grozny. ^[1]

Club career

On 9 August 2017, he moved from Kalmar FF to the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny. ^[2]

On 17 May 2021, Akhmat Grozny announced that Ismael Silva had left the club after 114 games for the club. ^[3]

On 25 July 2021, he signed with Al Faisaly in Saudi Arabia. ^[4]

After not playing for two years, on 29 July 2024 Ismael Silva returned to Akhmat Grozny. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crateús	2012	N/A	—		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Kalmar	2013	Allsvenskan	24	3	—		2	0	—		—		26	3
	2014		19	0	—		0	0	—		—		19	0
	2015		27	1	—		1	0	—		—		28	1
	2016		29	2	—		5	0	—		—		34	2
	2017		7	0	—		1	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		106	6	—		9	0	—		—		115	6
Akhmat Grozny	2017–18	Russian Premier League	24	3	—		1	0	—		—		25	3
	2018–19		29	2	—		1	0	—		—		30	2
	2019–20		29	1	—		2	0	—		—		31	1
	2020–21		26	1	—		2	0	—		—		28	1
	Total		108	7	—		6	0	—		—		114	7
Al-Faisaly	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	27	1	—		1	0	6 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	35	1
Akhmat Grozny	2024–25	Russian Premier League	25	0	—		6	0	—		2 [c]	0	33	0
	2025–26		15	1	—		5	0	—		—		20	1
	Total		40	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	0	53	1
Career total			281	15	9	0	27	0	6	0	3	0	326	15

Notes

1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
2. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
3. Appearance in relegation play-offs

References

1. "Ismael Silva Lima". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
2. "Ismael lämnar Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
3. "Анхель, Исмаэль, Мелкадзе и Алмаши покидают ФК "Ахмат"". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
4. "The club's management, headed by Professor Fahd bin Abdulmohsen Al-Medlej, completes the procedures for signing with the Brazilian player Ismail Silva for one season" (in Arabic). Al Faisaly. 25 July 2021.
5. "Исмаэл Силва вернулся в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 29 July 2024.

External links

• Ismael Silva at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
• Ismael Silva at Soccerway