Andre Ramalho Silva

Andre Ramalho
Personal information
Full name	Andre Ramalho Silva
Date of birth	16 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ibiúna, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	5
Youth career
2004-2006; 2006-2007; 2008; 2008-2010	São Paulo FC ; EC São Bento; SE Palmeiras; Red Bull Brasil
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009-2010	Red Bull Brazil
2011-2012	Red Bull Juniors
2012	USK Anif (on loan)
2012-	FC Red Bull Salzburg
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 December 2013

André Ramalho Silva (born 16 February 1992) is a football player from Brazil. He plays for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Bundesliga, which is the top league in Austria. He is a defender but also can play in the defensive midfield.

Career

He started playing football with São Paulo FC, EC São Bento and SE Palmeiras. He later trained with Red Bull Brazil. In January 2011 he began training with Red Bull Salzburg. He was then the first player who was transferred to Salzburg from the academy in Brazil. He played with the second team, Red Bull Juniors. In 2012/13, after a short loan with USK Anif, he came back and became part of the first team.

In the 2013/14 season he played regularly in the first team. His first match in the Bundesliga was on July 20, 2013. It was in the away match against SC Wiener Neustadt. A week later he shot his first goal against FK Austria Wien. With four goals he is the best defender in the scorer list of Austria.

Honours

2x Champion Regional league West: 2011, 2013
1x Salzburg-Cup: 2011
1x Champion Série A3 (3. Liga): 2010
1x Champion Série B (4. Liga): 2009
1x runner-up Copa Paulista: 2010

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