Rui Silva

Portuguese footballer (born 1994)
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Summary

Rui Silva was born on February 7, 1994[1], in Maia[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,736 views/month, #7,089 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Águas Santas[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Portugal[6]
  • Native language: Portuguese[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Position played on team / speciality: goalkeeper[9]
  • Sport: association football[10]
  • Family name: Silva[11]
  • Given name: Rui[12], Tiago[13]
  • Participant in: 2026 FIFA World Cup[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese[15]
  • Birth name: Rui Tiago Dantas da Silva[16]
  • Country for sport: Portugal[17]
  • Name in native language: Rui Silva[18]
  • Start of work period: 2013[19]
  • Height: 189 cm[20]
  • Mass: 87 kg[21]
  • First family name in Portuguese name: Dantas[22]

Why It Matters

Rui Silva has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Rui Silva born?

Rui Silva was born in Maia[2].

What did Rui Silva do for work?

Rui Silva worked as an association football player[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . BDFutbol. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instagram username → ruisilva_1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Instagram username: ruisilva_1, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791682645626"
  2. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Maia, Águas Santas
    Sitelink count → 33
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  3. 4w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 148767
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 148767, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273504|batch #273504]]"
  4. 18w ago · Tuxfux · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Rui Silva'}
    Family name → Silva
    Given name → Rui, Tiago
    Participant in → 2026 FIFA World Cup
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Participant in: 2026 FIFA World Cup, Fifa Worldcup 2026 participations to players ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a0ece00233c|details]])"
  5. 19w ago · Mattythewhite · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Portuguese footballer (born 1994)
    Birth name → {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Rui Tiago Dantas da Silva'}
    Image → Rui Silva USMNT v Portugal Mar 31 2026-14.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Rui silva (cropped).jpg"
  6. 19w ago · Tuxfux · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position played on team / speciality → goalkeeper
    Country of citizenship → Portugal
    Start of work period → +2013-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Given name → Rui, Tiago
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Rui Silva USMNT v Portugal Mar 31 2026-14.jpg"
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