Kyanno Silva | |
Fullname: | Kyanno Lorenzo Miranda de Brito e Silva |
Birth Place: | Schiedam |
Birth Date: | 24 May 2005 |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Benfica |
Youthyears1: | -2017 |
Youthclubs1: | Feyenoord |
Youthyears2: | 2017-2021 |
Youthclubs2: | Sparta Rotterdam |
Youthclubs3: | Benfica |
Youthyears3: | 2021- |
Nationalyears1: | 2023- |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U19 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 00:15 (UTC) 6 December 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 00:15 (UTC) 6 December 2023 |
Kyanno Lorenzo Miranda de Brito e Silva (born 24 May 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Benfica. He is a Dutch youth international.[1]
From Schiedam, near Rotterdam in the Nertherlands, he initially trained in the youth team of Feyenoord.[2] He then joined the youth academy of Sparta Rotterdam in 2017.[3] He agreed a three-year contract with Portuguese giants Benfica in 2021.[4] He featured that season for the Benfica U19 side at 16 years-of-age.[5] [6]
Born in the Netherlands, Silva was born to a Portuguese father and Cape Verdean mother, and is eligible for all three national teams.[7] He has featured for Dutch international youth sides.[8] In November 2023, he had graduated to play for the Netherlands U19 side,appearing as a second half substitute against Luxembourg U19.[9]
He has been described as a left-footed attacker who plays on the right wing.[10]