[5] Silva was among the first names revealed to have joined Sporting's new women's team after the club had been 21 years without one.

[7][8][9] She won the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino with Sporting in her first season with the club.

[11] She made her debut for the full Portugal women's national football team in March 2014.

[3] In 2017, she was selected as a part of Portugal's debut squad in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

[12] During the tournament, she received praise for her performance against the Scotland women's national football team.