André Silva (footballer)
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| Full name | André Miguel Valente da Silva | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1995 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Baguim do Monte, Portugal | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | |||||||||||
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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 | 84 | (24) | |||||||||
| 2015– | Porto | 6 | (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 | 3 | (4) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. | ||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Portugal stay perfect, Colombia sneak through". FIFA.com. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Porto pair propelling Portugal's title tilt". FIFA.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA.com. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Caminhada rumo à Polónia começa com goleada" [Road to Poland starts with routing] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
External links
- André Silva at footballzz.co.uk
- André Silva profile at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (Portuguese)
- André Silva – FIFA competition record
- André Silva profile at Soccerway
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