André Silva is a Dragon | OneFootball

André Silva’s return to FC Porto has been confirmed. The striker has signed a contract valid until the end of 2026/27, with the option to extend it for a further season. At 30 years of age, the Portugal international returns to the club he represented between 2011 and 2017.

Born in Baguim do Monte, André Silva was seven years old when he had his first trials at SC Salgueiros, where he remained until moving to Boavista FC. After a brief spell at Bessa, he returned to Paranhos, where he played as an attacking midfielder and was known to everyone by the nickname “Deco”.

In 2010, already aged 15, he was man of the match in a game between SC Salgueiros and FC Porto, which caught the attention of Portugal’s three biggest clubs. Even so, he ended up signing for the club he supported and, in his first season at under-17 level, represented Padroense FC. The following season he began wearing blue and white and started to stand out, scoring 67 goals in 90 games for the under-19 and under-17 teams, with whom he became national champion in 2011/12.

His professional debut came at the age of 18, in an FC Porto B victory in Aveiro. After playing 93 matches, scoring 27 goals and winning the title with the B team, the 2015/16 Second League Best Player started a League Cup match against CS Marítimo at the Estádio do Dragão.

In his second season with the first team, André Silva wore the number 10 shirt and was FC Porto’s top scorer with 21 goals. He also made his debut for the national team and then moved to AC Milan, whom he represented in 2017/18. In the following seasons, he was loaned to Sevilla FC and Eintracht Frankfurt and won the Nations League with Portugal.

In the summer of 2020, he moved to Germany on a permanent basis and stood out as the Bundesliga’s second top scorer, with 28 goals in 34 rounds, behind only Robert Lewandowski with 41 and ahead of Erling Haaland with 27. After being signed by RB Leipzig, the 1.86-metre striker won the German Cup in two consecutive seasons, 2021/22 and 2022/23, before being loaned to Real Sociedad and Werder Bremen.

In August 2025, he returned to Spain to play for Elche CF, helping the Valencian Community club stay in the top flight with ten goals in La Liga. After spells in Italian, Spanish and German football, André Silva now returns to Portugal and strengthens Francesco Farioli’s attacking options.

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