André Silva

I have a soft spot for André Silva, the kind of striker whose career is measured in goals rather than headlines. A Gondomar boy shaped by Porto's academy, he repaid the club with 24 goals before earning his Milan move, and at 185cm he is built to occupy a penalty box. The Milan chapter never quite caught fire, but he scored 28 in a record season at Frankfurt, moved to Leipzig, and is now back at Porto, still chasing the next finish. I admire that quiet persistence. The glamour transfers may have faded, but a number nine who keeps grinding for goals across leagues is exactly the kind of footballer I respect most.

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Name (English)

André Silva

Name (Japanese)

アンドレ・シルヴァ

Reading

あんどれ・しるゔぁ

Born

November 6, 1995 (age 30)

Origin

Gondomar, Porto, Portugal

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

• Official sitehttps://www.andresilva10.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/andresilva9/
• Xhttps://x.com/andrevsilva19
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Silva%20(footballer%2C%20born%201995)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15113616

Tags

• Porto
• association football player

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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