Official! Ex-Sporting defender to face Matheus Reis in Russia | OneFootball

It is official. He has been announced as Orenburg’s new signing, a club currently sitting in 10th place in the Russian league. The 27-year-old Portuguese centre-back will therefore be an opponent of Matheus Reis’ CSKA, after spending time in Brazilian football.

"I’m very happy to be at Orenburg. I’m ready to give everything and help the team. Before the transfer, I spoke with many Portuguese players who played in the Russian league and they all spoke very highly of the championship," he said to the club’s official channels.

Developed between Sporting and Braga, João Silva built much of his professional career in Portugal before moving to Brazil. The footballer was on the books of Sport Recife and was loaned to Tondela during the last season.

Playing for the Beira club, the centre-back made 12 appearances and scored one goal. He now leaves Portuguese football to take on the challenge at Russia’s Orenburg and compete in a league with a very different reality.

The Portugal under-20 international therefore adds another foreign club to his career, taking with him the experience gained during his spells at Sporting (where he was between 2015 and 2021), Braga, Tondela and in Brazilian football.

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