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André Silva (footballer, born 2000)

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For the Portuguese international footballer, see André Silva (footballer, born 1995). For other footballers of the same name, see André Silva.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

André Silva
Silva with Penafiel in 2025
Personal information
Full name André Filipe Teixeira da Silva[1][2]
Date of birth (2000-04-28)28 April 2000[2]
Place of birth Gondomar, Portugal
Date of death 3 July 2025(2025-07-03) (aged 25)
Place of death Cernadilla, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
2008–2011 Gondomar
2011–2017 Porto
2015–2016 → Padroense (loan)
2017–2019 Paços Ferreira
2019–2020 Famalicão
2020–2021 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Gondomar 37 (9)
2023–2025 Penafiel 59 (6)
Total 96 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

André Filipe Teixeira da Silva (28 April 2000 – 3 July 2025) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a left winger.[3]

He played for several clubs at youth level, including Porto. His senior career began in 2021, and consisted of two seasons each with Gondomar in the Campeonato de Portugal and Penafiel in the Liga Portugal 2.

In July 2025, Silva and his brother Diogo Jota both died in a car crash in Spain.

Career

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Born in Gondomar, Porto District,[4] Silva started playing football at local club Gondomar before joining Porto's youth setup in 2011; he also appeared for their satellite team Padroense, his teammates including Fábio Vieira and Vitinha. He completed his development at Paços de Ferreira, Famalicão and Boavista.[5]

Silva returned to Gondomar in 2021 and played two seasons of senior football in the fourth-division Campeonato de Portugal,[6] also taking part in the Taça de Portugal.[5] In the 2022–23 season, he recorded nine goals and two assists in 26 games.[7]

On 1 July 2023, Silva joined Penafiel on a three-year contract.[7] He made his debut in the Liga Portugal 2 on 13 August, scoring in a 3–0 home win over Leixões.[8]

On 21 February 2025, Silva was voted player of the match of the fixture against Portimonense also at the Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril; he opened the 3–0 victory in the fifth minute, and when Yuki Kobayashi closed it by scoring in his own net towards the end of the first half, he was also involved.[9] He was a regular starter under manager Hélder, totalling 62 appearances, seven goals and three assists during his two-year stint. His side led the table in 2024–25, before declining in the second half of the campaign.[6]

Personal life

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Silva's brother Diogo Jota was a Portuguese international, and a Premier League winner with Liverpool in 2024–25.[10] Both started their careers at Gondomar and played for Paços de Ferreira at youth level. The former was in the youth ranks of Porto when the latter joined the club's first team on loan in 2016.[11]

Silva attended a university course in business management alongside his football career, and set up a company with his brother.[6] He graduated shortly before his death.[5]

Death

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On 3 July 2025, Silva died aged 25, alongside his brother Diogo, 28, in a car crash on the A‑52 motorway in Cernadilla, Spain. According to reports, their Lamborghini suffered a tyre blowout while overtaking another car and veered off the road before catching fire;[3][12][13] Spanish emergency services confirmed both died at the scene.[14] In a statement, the Spanish Civil Guard said that "all the evidence so far indicates" Diogo was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash, and that the car "significantly exceeded the speed limit for the highway". The expert report is still being finalised and will be submitted to the court in Puebla de Sanabria.[15]

Silva's Penafiel coach, Hélder, paid tribute to him by saying he brought speed and his personality to the game. He added that the club would prefer to think of the brothers' family rather than football.[16]

On 5 July, Silva and Jota's funeral was held at the Igreja Paroquial de Gondomar, with hundreds of relatives, friends and acquaintances in attendance. The bishop of Porto, Manuel Linda, led the brothers' funeral mass. Virgil van Dijk carried a floral arrangement dedicated to Jota, while fellow Liverpool teammate Andy Robertson carried a similar one dedicated to Silva. Following a procession of their caskets, they were buried at the cemetery next to the church.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "André Silva" (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. Archived from the original on 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "André Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Who was André Silva, Diogo Jota's brother who died alongside him in an accident". Catalunya Diari. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ^ Reis, Ana Karolina (3 July 2025). "Quem era André Silva, irmão de Diogo Jota que também morreu em acidente" [Who was André Silva, Diogo Jota's brother who also died in an accident] (in Portuguese). CNN Brasil. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Fernandes, Mariana (3 July 2025). "Tinha acabado de se licenciar em Gestão e jogava na Segunda Liga: quem era André Silva, o irmão de Diogo Jota" [He had just graduated in business management and he played in the Second League: who was André Silva, Diogo Jota's brother]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "André Silva: o extremo em ascensão que entusiasmava no Penafiel" [André Silva: the rising winger who excited at Penafiel]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Penafiel contrata irmão de Diogo Jota" [Penafiel sign Diogo Jota's brother]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Penafiel-Leixões, 3–0: eficácia decidiu o jogo" [Penafiel-Leixões, 3–0: efficiency decided the match]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  9. ^ "FC Penafiel triunfa no arranque da jornada 23" [FC Penafiel win to kickstart round 23] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  10. ^ "In memory of Diogo Jota and André Silva". UEFA. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  11. ^ Cesare Richardson, Andrew; Hamer, Lars (3 July 2025). "Diogo Jota: tributes paid after Liverpool footballer dies in car crash, aged 28". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. ^ Osborne, Samuel (3 July 2025). "Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain two weeks after wedding". Sky News. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  13. ^ McShane, Asher (3 July 2025). "Diogo Jota's Lamborghini crashed while trying to overtake car as Liverpool star travelled to catch ferry to UK". LBC. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  14. ^ Collins, Ben (3 July 2025). "Liverpool forward Jota dies in car crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Diogo Jota: Spanish police believe Liverpool forward was driver of car in fatal accident which killed him and his brother". Sky Sports. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Quem era o irmão de Diogo Jota, que também morreu em acidente na Espanha" [Who was Diogo Jota's brother, who also died in accident in Spain] (in Portuguese). Terra. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  17. ^ Wilson, Joseph; Fernández, Manu (5 July 2025). "Liverpool and Portugal players join family of Diogo Jota and his brother for funeral". Associated Press. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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