Djalma Silva

The ageless Brazilian defender whose reading of the game transcends his declining physical attributes. A true legend of the sport.

Career clubs

Göztepe

2023–2024

25 apps⚽ 1

AEL

2022–2023

44 apps⚽ 3

Bahia

2022–2023

18 apps

Operario-PR

2021

41 apps⚽ 4

Confiança

2021

8 apps

Career transfers

1. Göztepe→Goias

   16 Jan 2026Free transfer
2. Göztepe→Djalma Silva

   29 Jun 2025Free transfer
3. AEL→Goztepe

   24 Jun 2024Free transfer
4. Bahia→AEL

   29 Jul 2022
5. Operario-PR→Bahia

   1 Jan 2022Free transfer
6. Atlético PE→Operario-PR

   8 Feb 2021Loan
7. Atlético PE→Confiança

   1 Dec 2019Loan
8. Treze→Atlético PE

   11 Oct 2019
9. Atlético PE→Treze

   23 Apr 2019Loan
10. Atlético PE→Uniao Trabalhadores

    2 Jan 2019Loan
11. Treze→Atlético PE

    13 Aug 2018
12. Atlético PE→Treze

    12 Apr 2018Loan
13. Atlético PE→Nacional de Patos

    9 Jan 2018Loan
14. Atlético PE→Decisão

    16 Oct 2017Loan
15. Atlético PE→Nacional de Patos

    8 Aug 2017Loan

Injury record

12 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

1. Division· CyprusSerie B· BrazilSüper Lig· TurkeyParanaense - 1· BrazilCopa do Nordeste· BrazilCup· CyprusBaiano - 1· BrazilCopa Do Brasil· BrazilTürkiye Kupası· Turkey1. Lig· Turkey

Recent form

Season by season

Discipline

Strengths

Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.

World Cup history

2014: Semi-final (captain) | 2018: Quarter-final | 2022: Quarter-final | 2026: Veteran presence

Career highlights

• 4 World Cups
• Chelsea CL & CWC winner
• PSG legend
• 115+ caps

Achievements