Jardel | |
Fullname: | Esmiraldo Sá da Silva |
Birth Date: | 20 September 1997 |
Birth Place: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
Youthyears1: | –2014 |
Youthclubs1: | Barreirense |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Rio Ave |
Years1: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs1: | Deportivo Fabril |
Caps1: | 49 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs2: | Real Valladolid Promesas |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | Algeciras |
Caps3: | 8 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | Mérida |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs5: | Leça |
Caps5: | 17 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Years6: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs6: | Feirense |
Caps6: | 39 |
Goals6: | 11 |
Years7: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs7: | Vizela |
Caps7: | 13 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2024 |
Clubs8: | → Radomiak Radom (loan) |
Caps8: | 9 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Years9: | 2024– |
Clubs9: | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
Caps9: | 0 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Portugal U18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
Nationalteam2: | Guinea-Bissau |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 1 June 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 26 March 2024 |
Esmiraldo Sá da Silva (born 20 September 1997), known professionally as Jardel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Ironi Kiryat Shmona and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Jardel started his senior career with Spanish third-tier side Deportivo Fabril.[1] In 2020, he signed for Leça in the Portuguese third tier.[2] In 2021, Jardel signed for Portuguese second-tier club Feirense.[3] On 21 August 2022, he went viral on the internet after scoring a penalty with an unusual run-up and then missing a 90th-minute penalty using the same run-up during a 1–1 draw with Leixões.[4]
On 24 June 2023, Jardel signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Vizela.[5]
On 14 February 2024, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom on loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.[6] Two days later, he made his debut in the starting line-up in a 0–4 home loss against Pogoń Szczecin.[7] He returned to Vizela at the end of June 2024.[8]