André Silva (footballer, born 1995)
André Miguel Valente da Silva (European Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ˈsilvɐ]; born 6 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Sociedad, on loan from RB Leipzig, and the Portugal national team.
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Silva with Portugal at the 2017 Confederations Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | André Miguel Valente da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Baguim do Monte, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Real Sociedad (on loan from RB Leipzig) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Sevilla (loan) | 27 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 25 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | RB Leipzig | 64 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 53 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:55, 2 December 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 58 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. Following a club record-breaking campaign, in which he scored 28 times, he moved to RB Leipzig also in the Bundesliga for a reported fee of €23 million.
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 two World Cups and Euro 2020.