André Silva
Elche

André Silva

Forward Soccer Portugal Nov 6, 1995 9
Biography

André Miguel Valente da Silva (born 6 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Elche.

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.

Career History
2015 — 2017
2007 — 2008
2011 — 2014
2017 — 2020
2018 — 2019
2019 — 2020
2020 — 2021
2023 — 2024
Honours
German DFB-Pokal 2021-2022 RasenBallsport Leipzig
German DFB-Pokal 2022-2023 RasenBallsport Leipzig