After debut goal for BVB: regular spot for "Arrow" fan Silva? | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund has found a new goal scorer with a distinctive celebration in Fabio Silva. After his first goal, the Portuguese is pushing for more than just substitute appearances.

Fabio Silva scored for the first time in a Borussia Dortmund shirt during the Champions League match in Copenhagen (4:2)—and made a clear statement. The 23-year-old came on in the 63rd minute for Maximilian Beier and scored the temporary 4:1 just before the final whistle. After a blocked shot from Jobe Bellingham, Silva reacted lightning-fast and finished with technical skill from a tight angle.

Afterwards, the summer signing showed off his now well-known goal celebration: a bow-and-arrow gesture. “That’s from my favorite series, Arrow,” Silva explained later. The homage to the series hero, who hunts criminals as “Green Arrow” with bow and arrow, is something the striker picked up last season at UD Las Palmas. There, he scored ten goals and provided three assists in 24 league matches—performances that convinced BVB to invest 22.5 million euros in him.

In Dortmund, Silva first had to be patient. A muscle injury that was operated on in the summer slowed him down at the start, but now the striker is fully fit.

BVB coach Kovac raves about new signing Silva

Coach Niko Kovac praised in Copenhagen: “He’s earning more and more minutes. He works very hard in training, is very precise in his execution, plays very much for the team, and is a nice guy.” Sporting director Sebastian Kehl also highlighted Silva’s performances to the WAZ: “He was a breath of fresh air in every game.”

The Portuguese himself emphasizes that he doesn’t want to be defined only by goals: “For me, the most important thing is what I do every day at the club: to work, to improve, to become sharper. I want to help the team.” Thanks to his versatility, he can play in all attacking positions—centrally as a number nine, on the wings, or alongside Serhou Guirassy in a two-striker formation.

Guirassy remained inconspicuous in Denmark, which is why Kovac might consider a rotation in the upcoming Bundesliga match against 1. FC Köln (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.). So it’s possible that Fabio Silva will soon get his first chance in the starting eleven. “The goal against Copenhagen just came naturally,” said the Arrow fan confidently. “And that’s how it will be with my first goal in front of the Yellow Wall.”

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