Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kyanno Lorenzo Miranda de Brito e Silva | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Schiedam | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
Youth career | |||
-2017 | Feyenoord | ||
2017-2021 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
2021- | Benfica | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023- | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 6 December 2023 |
Kyanno Lorenzo Miranda de Brito e Silva (born 24 May 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Benfica. He is a Dutch youth international. [1]
From Schiedam, near Rotterdam in the Nertherlands, he initially trained in the youth team of Feyenoord. [2] He then joined the youth academy of Sparta Rotterdam in 2017. [3] He agreed a three-year contract with Portuguese giants Benfica in 2021. [4] He featured that season for the Benfica U19 side at 16 years-of-age. [5] [6]
Born in the Netherlands, Silva was born to a Portuguese father and Cape Verdean mother, and is eligible for all three national teams. [7] He has featured for Dutch international youth sides. [8] In November 2023, he had graduated to play for the Netherlands U19 side, appearing as a second half substitute against Luxembourg U19. [9]
He has been described as a left-footed attacker who plays on the right wing. [10]