Silva made his professional debut for Porto in August 2019, and set several club records relating to his young age, while winning the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal in his only season.

[4] He made his Primeira Liga debut for Porto on 10 August 2019 in a 2–1 loss at Gil Vicente, playing the final eleven minutes in place of Otávio;[5] at 17 years and 22 days, he surpassed Bruno Gama as the youngest league player in the club's history.

[6] On 19 September against Young Boys in the UEFA Europa League group stage, he became the club's youngest player in European competitions, beating Rúben Neves.

[7] Six days later, he became the club's youngest starter in any competition when he lined up against Santa Clara in the Taça da Liga group stage, beating a record held by Serafim Pereira since 1960.

[10] On 10 November, in a 1–0 win at Boavista in the Derby da Invicta, he became the youngest league starter in the club's history, a record held since Serafim's days.

[21] Silva made his first start for Wolves in the 2021–22 Premier League season in a 2–1 away win over Brentford on 22 January 2022, due to Raúl Jiménez missing the game through injury.

[24] Five days later, he scored on his Belgian Pro League debut against Oostende after coming off the bench in a 2–0 win;[25] he finished his spell in Brussels with 32 games and 11 goals in all competitions.

[35] In November 2024, having scored three goals on loan at Las Palmas, Silva was called up by senior international manager Roberto Martínez for a UEFA Nations League match against Croatia, with Pedro Neto having returned to Chelsea after helping the country qualify for the quarter-finals.