Rui Silva

Portuguese footballer (born 1994)
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Rui Silva

Summary

Rui Silva is a human[1]. His place of birth was Maia[2]. He was born on February 7, 1994[3]. He worked as an association football player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,914 views/month, #7,089 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Rui Silva was born in Maia[2].
  • Rui Silva's place of birth was Águas Santas[6].
  • Rui Silva was born on February 7, 1994[3].
  • Rui Silva held citizenship in Portugal[7].
  • Portuguese was Rui Silva's native language[8].
  • Rui Silva's professions included association football player[4].
  • Rui Silva is recorded as male[9].
  • Rui Silva's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Rui Silva's position played on team / speciality is recorded as goalkeeper[11].
  • Rui Silva's sport is recorded as association football[12].
  • Rui Silva's family name is recorded as Silva[13].
  • Rui Silva's given name is recorded as Rui[14].
  • Rui Silva's given name is recorded as Tiago[15].
  • Rui Silva's participant in is recorded as 2026 FIFA World Cup[16].
  • Rui Silva's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[17].
  • Rui Silva's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Rui Tiago Dantas da Silva'}[18].
  • Rui Silva's country for sport is recorded as Portugal[19].
  • Rui Silva's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Rui Silva'}[20].
  • Rui Silva's start of work period is recorded as 2013[21].
  • Rui Silva's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+189'}[22].
  • Rui Silva's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+87'}[23].
  • Rui Silva's first family name in Portuguese name is recorded as Dantas[24].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Maia[2], a municipality of Portugal[25], in Portugal[26], founded in 1519[27] and Águas Santas[6], a freguesia of Portugal[28], in Portugal[29]. Rui Silva was born on February 7, 1994[3]. Portuguese was his native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

Rui Silva worked as an association football player[4].

Why It Matters

Rui Silva ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,914 views/month, #7,089 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Rui Silva born?

Rui Silva's place of birth was Maia[2].

What did Rui Silva do for work?

Rui Silva worked as association football player[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . BDFutbol. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . 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. 3d 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"
  2. 24d ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 148767
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12577]]: 148767, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273504|batch #273504]]"
  3. 17w 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 */ [[Property:P1344]]: [[Q5020214]], Fifa Worldcup 2026 participations to players ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a0ece00233c|details]])"
  4. 17w 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| */ [[Property:P18]]: Rui silva (cropped).jpg"
  5. 17w 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 */ [[Property:P18]]: Rui Silva USMNT v Portugal Mar 31 2026-14.jpg"
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