Overview
- The club confirmed the transfer with a social-media video, adding Silveira to its 2026 Liga 1 and Copa Libertadores roster.
- Silveira is expected to be presented at Noche Crema against Universidad de Chile at the Monumental on January 24.
- He joins from Albirex Niigata after earlier stints with Fluminense, Red Bull Bragantino and PFC Sochi.
- As a teenager he drew comparisons to Philippe Coutinho, had a reported €35 million release clause and was tracked by Arsenal and Tottenham.
- He is Universitario’s fifth foreign signing alongside Caín Fara, Héctor Fértoli, Sekou Gassama and Lisandro Alzugaray.