Andre Luiz de Souza Silva

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Biju
Personal information
Full name	Andre Luiz de Souza Silva
Date of birth	September 17, 1974 (1974-09-17) (age 33)
Place of birth	Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Mito Hollyhock
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996 1997 1998 1999-2002 2003-2004 2005 2006 2007-present	Goytacaz Futebol Clube Americano União São João Consadole Sapporo Kyoto Purple Sanga Sagan Tosu Ventforet Kofu Mito Hollyhock	102 0(10) 027 00(2) 022 00(2) 026 00(1) 030 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Andre Luiz de Souza Silva (born September 17, 1974 in Brazil) is a football player who currently plays for Mito HollyHock in Japan's professional J. League. He is called "Biju" because it is the name of a vegetable dish he often ate as a child.

After playing professionally in his native Brazil for three years, Biju joined the J. League at Consadole Sapporo in 1999. In 2002 he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga, and then Sagan Tosu. From 2006 he played for Ventforet Kofu. He joined Mito mid-season of 2007 on a 6-month contract.