André Silva (footballer)

André Silva
Personal information
Full name André Miguel Valente da Silva
Date of birth (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995
Place of birth Baguim do Monte, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Porto B
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– Porto B 72 (21)
2015– Porto 3 (0)
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– Portugal U20 10 (8)
2015– Portugal U21 2 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

André Miguel Valente da Silva (born 6 November 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Porto B as a striker.

Club career

Silva was born in Baguim do Monte, a local parish in Gondomar, and started playing football with S.C. Salgueiros. He had a brief spell with neighbouring Boavista F.C., but quickly returned to his previous club, now renamed Salgueiros 08.

Silva finished his formation with FC Porto, having signed with the juniors in 2011 at the age of 15.[1] On 12 August 2013 he made his debut as a professional, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Tozé as the B-team won 3–2 away against S.C. Beira-Mar for the Segunda Liga championship.[2]

Silva finished his second year with 34 games and seven goals, helping Porto B to the 13th position in the second level. Highlights included a brace on 4 January 2015, for a 3–0 home success over Vitória de Guimarães B.[3]

Silva made his competitive debut for the first team on 29 December 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against C.S. Marítimo for the Taça da Liga.[4] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga occurred four days later, as he replaced Vincent Aboubakar for the last 20 minutes in a 0–2 defeat at Sporting Clube de Portugal.

International career

Silva represented Portugal at every youth level. He participated with the under-20 team at the 2015 FIFA World Cup, scoring four goals in the group stage[5] as the nation went on to reach the quarter-finals.[6][7]

On 8 September 2015, in his first appearance with the under-21s, Silva netted a hat-trick in 19 minutes (both halfs combined) to help to a 6–1 win in Albania for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "André Silva: o Deco que custou 1000 euros ao FC Porto" [André Silva: the Deco that cost FC Porto 1000 euros] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragões operam reviravolta" [Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragons come from behind] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "FC Porto B-V. Guimarães B, 3–0: Segunda parte decidiu" [FC Porto B-V. Guimarães B, 3–0: Second half the decider] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Marítimo vence no Dragão e Lopetegui vê lenços brancos" [Marítimo wins at the Dragão and Lopetegui sees white cloth] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Portugal stay perfect, Colombia sneak through". FIFA.com. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Porto pair propelling Portugal's title tilt". FIFA.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA.com. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Caminhada rumo à Polónia começa com goleada" [Road to Poland starts with routing] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

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