André Silva (footballer, born 1995)

Portuguese association football player

André Miguel Valente da Silva (born 6 November 1995) is a Portuguese football player. He plays as a striker for RB Leipzig, and the Portugal national team.

André Silva
Personal information
Full name André Miguel Valente da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Baguim do Monte, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
RB Leipzig
Number 19
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 64 (15)
2023–2024Real Sociedad (loan) 19 (3)
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 53 (19)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 2017 Russia
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2014 Hungary
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:17, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:55, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 August 2024[3]
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
AC 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 33 11 6 2 12[f] 4 51 17
2022–23 Bundesliga 31 4 4 2 8[c] 3 1[g] 0 44 9
2024–25 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 64 15 11 4 20 7 1 0 96 26
Real Sociedad (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 19 3 5 1 2[c] 0 26 4
Career total 317 110 31 12 3 0 63 22 2 0 416 144
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in Supercopa de España
  6. Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

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As of match played 2 December 2022[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2016 5 4
2017 13 7
2018 13 4
2019 3 0
2020 3 1
2021 12 3
2022 4 0
Total 53 19
As of match played 9 October 2021. Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.[4]
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
19 9 October 2021 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal   Qatar 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

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Porto B

RB Leipzig

Portugal

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 20 March 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 22. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 André Silva at Soccerway
  4. 4.0 4.1 "André Silva". European Football. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. Monteiro, André (12 May 2016). "Equipa B entrega troféu da 2.ª Liga a Pinto da Costa" [B team give 2nd League trophy to Pinto da Costa]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. "Alemanha: Leipzig de André Silva vence a Taça nos penáltis" [Germany: André Silva's Leipzig win Cup on penalties] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. "Portugal regressa ao topo da Europa. Liga das Nações fica em casa" [Portugal return to the top of Europe. Nations League stays home] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ""Portugal fez uma prova excelente", diz Fernando Santos" ["Portugal had an excellent tournament", Fernando Santos says] (in Portuguese). TSF. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. "André André eleito o melhor jogador da Liga" [André André voted best League player] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  10. "Slimani eleito melhor jogador de dezembro" [Slimani voted best player of December] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  11. "André Silva recebe prémio de melhor jogador da II Liga 2015/16" [André Silva receives 2015/16 II League award for best player] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. "Todos os prémios da Liga 2015/2016" [All 2015/2016 League awards]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. "Our Champions League breakthrough team of 2016". UEFA. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  14. "Andre Silva's back-heel voted Bundesliga Goal of the Month for June!". Bundesliga. July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. "Andre Silva von Eintracht Frankfurt ist der Spieler des Monats Januar 2021" [Eintracht Frankfurt's André Silva is the January 2021 Player of the Month] (in German). Bundesliga. February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  16. "The 2020/21 Bundesliga Team of the Season!". Bundesliga. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  17. "Sechs Klubs dabei: Die kicker-Elf der Saison (2020/21)" [Six clubs represented: The Kicker team of the season (2020/21)] (in German). Kicker. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.