Tales from the Pitch #: Silva

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Bernardo Silva plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City. Born in Lisbon in Portual, he plays for the Portugal national team. Silva came through Portugal's Benfica youth academy league and won Breakthrough Player of the Year in 2014. He was not taken on by Manchester City as a teenager but signed for them in 2017. Silva is capable of playing in several attacking and midfield positions, and is known for his technique, acceleration, agility, passing, vision, and dribbling skills. At 25 Silva, has emerged as one of Manchester City's most important players and was nominated on the long list for this year's Ballon d'Or.This biography is one of the new titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format.Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one up-and-coming football superstar, players who are still to reach the summit of their career. From the young Portuguese talent Joao Felix, to Virgil van Dijk and Raheem Sterling, these biographies cover the full range of European football. The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true.So meet the fresh young talent behind the iconic tackles and goals and find out what makes each of these players so special.