André Silva (footballer, born 1995)

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André Silva
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Personal information
Full name André Miguel Valente da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Baguim do Monte, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
RB Leipzig
Number 33
Youth career
2003–2007 Salgueiros
2007–2008 Boavista
2008–2010 Salgueiros
2010–2011 Padroense
2011–2014 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Porto B 84 (24)
2015–2017 Porto 41 (17)
2017–2020 AC Milan 25 (2)
2018–2019Sevilla (loan) 27 (9)
2019–2020Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 25 (12)
2020–2021 Eintracht Frankfurt 32 (28)
2021– RB Leipzig 3 (1)
National team
2009–2010 Portugal U16 12 (2)
2010–2011 Portugal U17 11 (2)
2011–2012 Portugal U18 10 (0)
2012–2014 Portugal U19 24 (16)
2014–2015 Portugal U20 10 (8)
2015–2016 Portugal U21 3 (4)
2016– Portugal 45 (18)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:19, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

André Miguel Valente da Silva (European Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ˈsiɫvɐ]; born 6 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Portugal national team.

An academy graduate of Porto, he impressed during his time with the reserve side before making his debut with the first team in 2015. He ultimately made over 50 appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals before joining AC Milan in 2017. He went on to represent Sevilla and Eintracht Frankfurt on loan, signing a permanent contract with the latter in 2020.

Silva represented Portugal at various youth levels, and was part of the squad which came second at the 2014 European Under-19 Championship. His senior international debut followed two years later, and he featured at the 2017 Confederations Cup where his team came third, also being selected for the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020.

Club career[]

Porto[]

Reserves[]

Silva was born in Baguim do Monte, a local parish in Gondomar, and started playing football with Porto-based S.C. Salgueiros. He had a brief spell with neighbouring Boavista FC, but quickly returned to his previous club.

Silva finished his youth career with FC Porto, having signed with the juniors in 2011 at the age of 15.[3] On 12 August 2013, he made his professional debut, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Tozé as the B team won 3–2 away against S.C. Beira-Mar in the Segunda Liga championship.[4]

Silva finished his second season with 34 games and seven goals, helping Porto B to the 13th position in the second tier. Highlights included a brace on 4 January 2015, for a 3–0 home victory over Vitória de Guimarães B.[5]

First team[]

Silva made his competitive debut for the first team on 29 December 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against C.S. Marítimo in the Taça da Liga.[6] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga occurred four days later, as he replaced Vincent Aboubakar for the last 20 minutes of the 2–0 defeat at Sporting CP.[7]

Silva started the 2015–16 campaign as fourth-choice striker behind Aboubakar and Dani Osvaldo, and his plight worsened in January 2016 with the acquisition of Suk Hyun-jun and Moussa Marega. However, after José Peseiro replaced Julen Lopetegui as manager, he received more opportunities,[8][9] and scored his first league goal in a 4–0 home win over Boavista in the last match.[10] He also started in the final of the Taça de Portugal on 22 May, helping his team recover from a 0–2 deficit against S.C. Braga with a brace, which included a bicycle kick in the last-minute (eventual 4–2 loss on penalties).[11]

Silva began 2016–17 in good form, with goals in his first two league games against Rio Ave F.C. and G.D. Estoril Praia, while also scoring in Porto's 1–1 draw at home to A.S. Roma in the UEFA Champions League play-off round. On 21 August 2016 he signed a new five-year contract, which included a release clause of €60 million.[12]

Milan[]

On 12 June 2017, Silva moved to AC Milan on a five-year contract for a fee of €38 million[13][14] with the additional €2 million depending on objectives. Upon signing, he told the press: "I'm very happy to have joined such a prestigious club with such a great history."[15] He was given the number 9 shirt, previously worn by Gianluca Lapadula.[16]

Silva made his debut for the Italian club on 27 July, playing 24 minutes in the 1–0 win against CS Universitatea Craiova in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[17] On 17 August, for the same competition but in the play-off round, he contributed two goals and one assist to a 6–0 home rout of KF Shkëndija.[18] On 14 September, already in the group stage, he scored a hat-trick to help the visitors defeat FK Austria Wien 5–1;[19] in the process, he became the first player to achieve the feat for Milan in Europe since Kaká in 2006,[20] and he was included in UEFA's Europa League Team of the Week due to his performance.[21]

Silva scored his maiden goal in the Serie A on 11 March 2018, from a last-minute header in the 1–0 away win over Genoa CFC.[22] On 11 August, he joined Spanish club Sevilla FC on a season-long loan with the option to purchase for €35 million.[23] He made his debut the following day, coming on for Luis Muriel at the hour mark of an eventual 1–2 loss against FC Barcelona for the Supercopa de España.[24] He netted three times in his first La Liga match, a 4–1 victory at Rayo Vallecano,[25] adding a brace in a 3–0 home defeat of Real Madrid on 26 September.[26]

Eintracht Frankfurt[]

Silva with Frankfurt in 2019

On 2 September 2019, Silva moved to Eintracht Frankfurt on a two-year loan deal, with Ante Rebić heading in the opposite direction.[27] He made his Bundesliga debut 12 days later, playing the entire 2–1 defeat at FC Augsburg and partnering compatriot and former Porto teammate Gonçalo Paciência up front.[28] He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 September, netting the first in a 2–2 home draw against Borussia Dortmund.[29]

With the restart of the German league following the COVID-19 pandemic, Silva scored eight goals in ten games for a total of 12 in the campaign.[30] This surpassed by one goal the record for top-scoring Portuguese in a German top-flight campaign, by SV Werder Bremen's Hugo Almeida.[31]

On 10 September 2020, Silva signed a permanent three-year contract.[32] He was Player of the Month for the following January, with seven goals from six games including three braces.[33] With 28 goals, he bettered Bernd Hölzenbein's 44-year-old club record for goals in a top-flight campaign by one;[34] only FC Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski scored more over the season.[35]

RB Leipzig[]

Silva joined RB Leipzig on 2 July 2021, on a five-year contract.[36] On 20 August, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 win over VfB Stuttgart.[37]

International career[]

Silva represented Portugal at every youth level. He participated with the under-20 team at the 2015 FIFA World Cup, scoring four goals in the group stage[38] as the nation reached the quarter-finals.[39][40] Previously, at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, he became the first player ever to net four times in a single match (6–1 group stage defeat of Hungary), in an eventual runner-up finish for the under-19s.[41]

On 8 September 2015, in his first appearance with the under-21 side, Silva scored a hat-trick in 19 minutes (both halves combined), contributing to a 6–1 win against Albania for the 2017 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[42] He was called up for the first time to the senior team by head coach Fernando Santos the following 26 August,[43] playing the second half of a 5–0 friendly victory over Gibraltar in Porto on 1 September.[44]

Silva scored his first goal with Portugal's main squad on 7 October 2016, featuring the entire 6–0 defeat of Andorra for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[44] Three days later, for the same competition, he netted three times in the first half of an eventual 6–0 thrashing of the Faroe Islands.[45]

Silva was selected for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup,[46] making his tournament debut when he replaced Ricardo Quaresma for the last eight minutes of the 2–2 group stage draw with Mexico.[47] He scored his first goal in the competition on 24 June, playing the full 90 minutes in the 4–0 win against New Zealand.[48] In the third-place play-off, in which his team eventually defeated Mexico 2–1 after extra time, he had his early penalty saved by Guillermo Ochoa.[49]

In May 2018, Silva was named in Portugal's final squad for the upcoming edition of the FIFA World Cup, also to be held in Russia.[50] Late into that month, he scored the 1000th goal in the national team's history during the first half of a friendly with Tunisia in Braga.[51] He made his debut in the competition on 15 June, replacing Gonçalo Guedes in the 80th minute of the 3–3 group stage draw against Spain.[52]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 29 August 2021[53]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 21 3 21 3
2014–15 Segunda Liga 34 7 34 7
2015–16 Segunda Liga 29 14 29 14
Total 84 24 84 24
Porto 2015–16 Primeira Liga 9 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 14 3
2016–17 Primeira Liga 32 16 2 0 0 0 10[c] 5 44 21
Total 41 17 4 2 3 0 10 5 58 24
Milan 2017–18 Serie A 24 2 2 0 14[d] 8 40 10
2019–20 Serie A 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 25 2 2 0 14 8 41 10
Sevilla (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 27 9 4 2 8[d] 0 1[e] 0 40 11
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 25 12 3 2 9[d] 2 37 16
Eintracht Frankfurt 2020–21 Bundesliga 32 28 2 1 34 29
Total 57 40 5 3 9 2 71 45
RB Leipzig 2021–22 Bundesliga 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 237 93 16 7 3 0 41 15 1 0 298 115
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International[]

As of match played 7 September 2021[54]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2016 5 4
2017 13 7
2018 13 4
2019 3 0
2020 3 1
2021 8 2
Total 45 18
As of match played 7 September 2021. Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.[54]
List of international goals scored by André Silva
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2016 Estádio Municipal, Aveiro, Portugal  Andorra 6–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 10 October 2016 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–0 6–0
3 2–0
4 3–0
5 25 March 2017 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal  Hungary 1–0 3–0
6 3 June 2017 António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal  Cyprus 4–0 4–0 Friendly
7 9 June 2017 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 24 June 2017 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  New Zealand 3–0 4–0 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
9 3 September 2017 Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 7 October 2017 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 2–0 2–0
11 10 October 2017 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Switzerland 2–0 2–0
12 28 May 2018 Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal  Tunisia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
13 10 September 2018 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal  Italy 1–0 1–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
14 11 October 2018 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  Poland 1–1 3–2
15 20 November 2018 D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal 1–0 1–1
16 5 September 2020 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal  Croatia 4–1 4–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
17 4 September 2021 Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary  Qatar 1–0 3–1 Friendly
18 7 September 2021 Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Porto B

Portugal

Individual

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