Official! A. Silva leaves Benfica, destination set for 2026/27 | OneFootball

Belenenses officially announced, this Tuesday, the first signing for the new phase of the women’s football team, which is returning to competition several years after the project was discontinued. The chosen player was Amélia Silva, a 23-year-old midfielder.

The blue side had closed its women’s section at the end of the 2016/17 season and is now preparing its return to the pitch. On social media, the club introduced the midfielder as the first addition to the renewed project, describing the player as "the first face of a new story".

Developed at Casa Pia, the midfielder moved to Benfica in the 2018/19 season, while still at youth level, joining the creation of the Eagles’ women’s team. The player also gained senior football experience before accepting the new challenge with the Blues of Restelo.

Amélia Silva’s career was marked by two serious knee injuries. In March 2021, she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear against Marítimo and, just over a year later, suffered the same injury again, this time during training. She only returned to competition in December 2023, almost three years after the first setback, and her contract with Benfica ended at the close of the 2023/24 season.

In the official announcement, Belenenses highlighted the midfielder’s journey and left a welcome message: "The first face of a new story. Amélia Silva joins the women’s football team of Clube de Futebol 'Os Belenenses'. Developed at Casa Pia and Benfica, a Portugal youth international and with experience in senior football, she arrives at Restelo ready to embrace a new challenge. Welcome, Amélia. May this be a successful story written in blue, with the certainty of victory." Meanwhile, the Eagles are preparing changes to the squad. The captain’s departure was recently announced.

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