Patrick da Silva (Danish footballer)

Patrick da Silva

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-10-23) 23 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kalundborg, Denmark
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	KÍ
Number	2
Youth career
	Raklev GI
2011–2013	Brøndby
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Brøndby	42	(0)
2015–2016	→ Randers (loan)	4	(0)
2017–2018	Nordsjælland	13	(0)
2018–2019	Roskilde	20	(0)
2019–2020	Lyngby	31	(2)
2021	Tårnby FF	24	(5)
2022–2024	KÍ	63	(0)
International career
2013	Denmark U19	5	(1)
2013	Denmark U20	2	(0)
2015–2016	Denmark U21	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2024

Patrick da Silva (born 23 October 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left back. As of 25 October 2024, he is not associated with any club. He has represented Denmark at the youth level.

Career

Brøndby

Da Silva made his Brøndby IF debut (in jersey number 35) at the age of eighteen. He was in the starting line-up in a 0–2 home defeat against Randers FC on 3 March 2013. He retained his spot, despite the fact that he formally belonged to Brøndby IF's U19 squad, for the remaining 13 games of the season in which Brøndby got clear of relegation and ended up as 9th in the Danish Superliga.

Da Silva got his first call-up for the Danish national U19 team on 19 March 2013 by national U19-coach Thomas Frank. ^[1] Patrick got his international debut in the away 1–1 draw against France U19 on Stade de Auch and he scored his first U19-international goal 4 June 2013 in the 5–0 win against the Czech Republic in the UEFA Elite Round. ^[2]

Da Silva got promoted to the first team 1 July 2013 and handed jersey number 23. ^[3]

On 25 June Patrick signed a new tree-year contract extension until 30 June 2018 despite a season with limited appearances due to being head coach Thomas Frank’s second choice as left wingback after the Danish International U21 starlet Riza Durmisi. ^[4]

Da Silva started the 2015–16 season with a slot among the starting-11 in a staggering 9–0 home victory against the San Marino side A.C. Juvenes/Dogana in the Europa League qualification which he crowned with scoring his first European goal. ^[5]

On 31 October 2016, da Silva and BIF agreed to terminate the contract. ^[6]

Nordsjælland

Da Silva joined FC Nordsjælland on 26 January 2017 on a 2.5-year contract. ^[7]

After a defeat against Lyngby Boldklub on 12 May 2017, Da Silva was spotted going out clubbing the same night. This violated the rules of FCN and several medias wrote, that he would be suspended. ^[8] Meanwhile, nothing was confirmed. The next day, manager Kasper Hjulmand confirmed the episode and said, that Silva would be suspended for an unknown period. ^[9] Da Silva was not in the squad for the next game against FC Midtjylland. ^[10]

Roskilde

In September 2018 da Silva signed a contract with Danish 1st Division club FC Roskilde. ^[11]

Lyngby

On 23 June 2019, Lyngby BK announced that they had signed da Silva on a three-year contract. ^[12] It was a relief for da Silva to focus on football and have things calm down as this allowed for him to get closer to his top level. ^[13] On 5 October 2020 the club confirmed, that da Silva's deal had been terminated by mutual consent. ^[14]

Tårnby FF

After leaving Lyngby, da Silva flew to Brazil to try himself out at different clubs. However, he ended up returning to Denmark and in May 2021, he confirmed that he had joined Denmark Series club Tårnby FF. ^[15] He made his debut on 9 May in a 3–3 draw against Karlslunde IF. ^[16] On 28 May, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win over RB 1906. ^[17] He finished his stint with Tårnby with 26 appearances, in which he scored six goals. ^[18]

KÍ

On 2 December 2021 Faroese club KÍ Klaksvík confirmed that da Silva had signed with the club. ^[19] He is making history with the club as they reached the group stage of a European competition, something that has never happened in the history of a Faroese team. Patrick scored one of the goals in the 1-1 draw with Sheriff in the Europa League playoffs, pre-group stage. ^[20] On 25 October 2024 the KÍ confirmed that the contract has been cancelled due to his arrest on new charges for sexual crimes committed in Denmark. ^[21]

Personal life

Patrick took the surname of his mother, a Brazilian who hails from Recife. His father is Danish. ^[22]

Sexual crimes and conviction

In March 2020, da Silva began communicating over social media with a 14-year-old female, sending sexually explicit photographs and videos on Snapchat. ^[23] He had contacted her a few days earlier on Instagram. After the episode, the victim's family chose to report da Silva to the police and at the same time contacted his employer, Lyngby Boldklub. ^[24] In March 2021, da Silva was sentenced to 20 days probation and must, in addition to the costs of the case, pay DKK 8,000 in compensation to the victim. ^{[25] [24]} As the injunction was lifted in November 2021, it was revealed that da Silva was the perpetrator. ^[24]

In late October 2024, da Silva was arrested and held in custodial arrest by the Løgregla for "various sexual crimes committed in Denmark". ^[21]

Career statistics

As of 4 July 2019 ^{[26] [27] [28]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europa League		Other		Total
		Tier	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brøndby	2012–13	T1	12	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	14	0
	2013–14	T1	10	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	11	0
	2014–15	T1	16	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	19	0
	Total		38	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	44	0
Randers FC	2015–16	T1	4	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	5	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Brøndby	2015–16	T1	3	0	0	0	2	1	-	-	5	1
	2016–17	T1	1	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	3	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	8	1
FC Nordsjælland	2016–17	T1	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
	2017–18	T1	11	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	13	0
	Total		13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
FC Roskilde	2018–19	T2	20	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	20	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Career total			79	0	9	0	4	1	0	0	92	1

• (-) Not qualified

References

1. "Patrick da Silva receives U19 call-up" (in Danish). www.brondby.dk. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
2. Sørensen, Steen (5 June 2013). "Brøndby-goal in Danish victory" (in Danish). www.90minutter.dk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. "New jersey numbers" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
4. "Patrick da Silva signs another three years" (in Danish). 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Watch the nine Brøndby goals" (in Danish). www.3point.dk. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
6. "Brøndby ophæver Patrick Da Silvas kontrakt" (in Danish). bold.dk. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
7. "FCN SKRIVER KONTRAKT MED PATRICK DA SILVA" (in Danish). fcn.dk. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
8. Avis: FCN suspenderer Patrick da Silva‚ bold.dk, 15 May 2017
9. Patrick da Silva suspenderet 'for en tid', bold.dk, 16 May 2017
10. Da Silva, Mikkelsen og Donyoh ude mod FCM‚ bold.dk, 19 May 2017
11. FCR skriver med Patrick Da Silva‚ FC Roskilde, 29 September 2018
12. Lyngby forstærker sig til Superligaen, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 23 June 2019
13. "da Silva: Vil aldrig glemme overlevelseskampen i Horsens – det var helt ekstremt". 3point.dk (in Danish). 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
14. Lyngby Boldklub ophæver med Patrick da Silva, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 5 October 2020
15. Patrick Da Silva har fundet glæden i Tårnby, ligabold.dk, 9 June 2021
16. "Tårnby FF – Karlslunde IF". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
17. "Tårnby FF – Roskilde Boldklub". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
18. "Stillinger og resultater". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
19. Danskur-brasilskur spælari til KÍ, ki.fo, 2 December 2021
20. Filardi, Eric (24 August 2023). "Klaksvík: time das Ilhas Faroé faz história com brasileiro". www.minhatorcida.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
21. "Patrick da Silva varðhaldsfongslaður". ki.fo (in Faroese). 25 October 2024.
22. Espersen, Morten (25 February 2013). "Dansk-brasilianer håber på startplads i Brøndby" (in Danish). Retrieved 17 October 2013.
23. Roesen, Andreas (21 November 2021). "Patrick da Silva står frem: Krænkede 14-årig". bold.dk (in Danish).
24. Thorsen, Gisle (21 November 2021). "Krænkede 14-årig: Nu står fodboldspiller frem". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish).
25. "Kendt fodboldspiller dømt for blufærdighedskrænkelse af 14-årig". sn.dk - Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 11 March 2021.
26. Patrick da Silva at Soccerway
27. "Patrick da Silva » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
28. "Brøndby - spillerprofil". Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

External links

• Patrick da Silva national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)