Personal information | |||
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Full name | Esmiraldo Sá da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Radomiak Radom (on loan from Vizela) | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Barreirense | ||
2014–2015 | Rio Ave | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Deportivo Fabril | 49 | (8) |
2018–2019 | Real Valladolid Promesas | 11 | (0) |
2019 | Algeciras | 8 | (1) |
2020 | Mérida | 5 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Leça | 17 | (7) |
2021–2023 | Feirense | 39 | (11) |
2023– | Vizela | 13 | (0) |
2024– | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 February 2024 |
Esmiraldo Sá da Silva (born 20 September 1997), known professionally as Jardel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom, on loan from Vizela, and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Jardel started his senior career with Spanish third tier side Deportivo Fabril.[1] In 2020, he signed for Leça in the Portuguese third tier.[2] In 2021, Jardel signed for Portuguese second tier club Feirense.[3] On 21 August 2022, he went viral on the internet after scoring a penalty with an unusual run-up and then missing a 90th minute penalty using the same run-up during a 1–1 draw with Leixões.[4]
On 24 June 2023, Jardel signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Vizela.[5]
On 14 February 2024, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom on loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.[6] Two days later, he made his debut in the starting line-up in a 0–4 home loss against Pogoń Szczecin.[7]