Beto da Silva
FullnameLuiz Humberto da Silva Silva
Birth date28 December 1996 (age 29)
Birth placeLima, Peru
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
PositionForward
Youthyears 12003–2005
Youthclubs 1Internacional
Youthyears 22006–2010
Youthclubs 2Grêmio
Youthyears 32010
Youthclubs 3Universitario
Youthyears 42011
Youthclubs 4Universidad San Martín
Youthyears 52011–2012
Youthclubs 5Sporting Cristal
CurrentclubDeportivo Garcilaso
Clubnumber30
Years 12013–2016
Clubs 1Sporting Cristal
Caps 132
Goals 18
Years 22016
Clubs 2Jong PSV
Caps 227
Goals 24
Years 32016–2017
Clubs 3PSV
Caps 30
Goals 30
Years 42017–2018
Clubs 4Grêmio
Caps 413
Goals 41
Years 52018
Clubs 5→ Argentinos Juniors (loan)
Caps 55
Goals 50
Years 62018–2020
Clubs 6Tigres UANL
Caps 60
Goals 60
Years 72019
Clubs 7→ Lobos BUAP (loan)
Caps 711
Goals 71
Years 82019–2020
Clubs 8→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
Caps 87
Goals 80
Years 92020–2022
Clubs 9Alianza Lima
Caps 910
Goals 90
Years 102021–2022
Clubs 10→ UCV (loan)
Caps 1017
Goals 102
Years 112022–2023
Clubs 11UCV
Caps 1135
Goals 115
Years 122023–2024
Clubs 12FBC Melgar
Caps 1210
Goals 120
Years 132024-
Clubs 13→ ADT (loan)
Caps 1324
Goals 133
Years 142025
Clubs 14Cienciano
Caps 1429
Goals 144
Years 152026-
Clubs 15Deportivo Garcilaso
Caps 1513
Goals 155
Nationalyears 12011
Nationalteam 1Peru U15
Nationalcaps 13

Luiz Humberto da Silva Silva (born 28 December 1996), better known as Beto da Silva, is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward for the club Deportivo Garcilaso.

Club career

Youth career

Da Silva was born in Lima, Peru, to a Brazilian father and a Peruvian mother. At the age of six, his family moved to Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he began playing for Internacional and later moving to Grêmio. In 2010, he moved back to Peru, where he had brief spells at Universitario and Universidad San Martín before joining Sporting Cristal youth team in 2011.

Sporting Cristal

Da Silva made his professional debut for Sporting Cristal on 19 June 2013, aged 16, in a derby match against Alianza Lima for the Torneo Descentralizado. On 30 August 2014, he scored his first professional goal, against Los Caimanes. He ended up the 2014 season with 2 goals in 14 matches, as Sporting Cristal finished as league champions. In the following year, he managed to score more 6 goals in 21 matches.

PSV Eindhoven

On 3 January 2016, Da Silva signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with PSV Eindhoven.[2] He immediately joined Jong PSV, who plays on Eerste Divisie.

Da Silva made his debut for Jong PSV on 18 January, replacing Ramon Lundqvist at the 76th minute in a 2–0 victory against MVV Maastricht in Eerste Divisie. On February 1, he scored his first goal, the late in a 3–1 win over RKC Waalwijk. In July, he appeared in a pre-season friendly against FC Porto.

On 6 January 2017, Da Silva was promoted to PSV Eindhoven's first team. On 14 January, he was an unused substitute in a 2–0 home victory against S.B.V. Excelsior, in the Eredivisie.[3]

Grêmio

On 20 January 2017, Da Silva returned to his childhood club Grêmio, signing a four-year contract.[4]

Loan to Argentinos Juniors

On 19 January 2018, Da Silva joined Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors on a one-and-a-half-year loan deal with a buyout option.[5]

Tigres UANL

On 4 September 2018, Da Silva joined Liga MX side Tigres UANL.[6]

Loan to Lobos BUAP

On 1 January 2019, Da Silva joined Liga MX side Lobos BUAP.

Loan to Deportivo La Coruña

On 2 September 2019, Da Silva returns to European football via a loan to Segunda División side Deportivo La Coruña for the entire 2019–20 season.[7] The following 29 January, after seven goalless appearances, his loan was terminated.[8]

International career

Eligible to play for both Peru and Brazil through his descent, Da Silva represented Peru since the under-15 level. He was part of the Peru under-20 squad selected to play in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[9]

Da Silva made his senior debut on 23 May 2016, in a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago, scoring the second goal in a 4–0 victory. Later, he was named in the 23-men squad to represent Peru in Copa América Centenario.

International goals

Score and Result list Peru's goal tally first[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 May 2016Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, PeruTrinidad and Tobago
2–0
4–0
Friendly

Honours

Sporting Cristal
Gremio

Personal life

He is married with model Ivana Yturbe and they announced Ivana is pregnant on 30 May 2021.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Sitio Oficial Lobos BUAP » Luiz Humberto da Silva Silva". Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
  2. ^ "PSV sign Peruvian Luiz Beto da Silva". PSV English. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Van Ginkel starts for PSV against Excelsior". PSV English. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Grêmio contrata o atacante Beto da Silva" [Grêmio sign the forward Beto da Silva]. Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Argentinos Juniors anuncia a contratação de Beto da Silva" [Argentinos Juniors announces the signing of Beto da Silva]. GaúchaZH. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ Dt, Redacción (2018-09-04). "Beto da Silva fue inscrito en la plantilla de Tigres UANL de México". El Comercio
  7. ^ "Beto da Silva, nuevo jugador del Dépor 2019–2020" (in Spanish). www.rcdeportivo.es/. 2 September 2019.
  8. ^ "El Real Club Deportivo rescinde el contrato de Beto da Silva" [Real Club Deportivo rescind the contract of Beto da Silva] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Sudamericano Sub 20: Ellos son los elegidos para el torneo". peru.com. Peru. January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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  11. ^ "Embarazadísimos". www.instagram.com/ivanayturbe/. Instagram. May 2021. Archived 2021-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 May 2021.