André Silva
Elche

André Silva

André Silva of Elche was born in Baguim do Monte, Portugal on 6 November 1995 (age 30).

André Silva, born on 6 November 1995 (age 30), is a Portuguese striker with Elche. His career has not lacked movement, but the clearest high point came at Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020-2021, when he scored 28 league goals in 32 appearances – a properly productive season rather than the usual striker’s purple patch.

He is still a regular first-team presence in 2025-2026. For Elche, he has made 31 LaLiga appearances and scored 10 goals, which keeps him relevant in the side rather than merely attached to the squad. His current market value is around £3.5m, according to Transfermarkt.

Silva’s profile is straightforward enough: a Portugal international striker whose best scoring season came in Germany, and who remains active and involved at Elche. At this stage, the career is less about promise than usefulness.

📈 Key stats and insights

André Silva scored 10 goals in 31 LaLiga appearances for Elche
André Silva started 22 of his 31 league matches in 2025-26
André Silva had nine substitute appearances for Elche
André Silva scored 28 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020-21
André Silva moved from RB Leipzig to Elche for €850,000
Last updated 25 May 2026. Send feedback

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Striker
Primary Position
Forward
Position
André Silva
ST
1.85m (6ft)
Height
9
Squad Number
84kg (13st 3lb)
Weight
6 November 1995 (age 30)
Date of Birth
Baguim do Monte
Birthplace
Portugal 🇵🇹
Country of Birth
Elche
Team
£3.5m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value
30 June 2026 (1m)
Contract Expires

📊 Season stats

Team
Elche
Elche
LaLiga 2025 - 2026
Games
31
Starting
22
Substitute
9
Unused
7
Utilisation
82%
Goals
10
Yellows
3
Reds
-

André Silva made 31 LaLiga appearances for Elche, starting 22 and scoring 10. That profile suggests he was used as the main centre-forward more often than a rotation striker, with nine substitute appearances showing he was not a fixed starter every week. Three yellow cards and no reds point to a controlled season for a striker carrying regular minutes.

📋 Career stats

Team
Elche
Elche
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Spain 🇪🇸
Games
31
Goals
10
Team
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
7
Goals
1
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
8
Goals
1
Team
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Spain 🇪🇸
Games
19
Goals
3
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
31
Goals
4
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
33
Goals
11
Team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
32
Goals
28
Team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
25
Goals
12
Team
AC Milan
AC Milan
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Italy 🇮🇹
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Sevilla
Sevilla
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Spain 🇪🇸
Games
27
Goals
9
Team
AC Milan
AC Milan
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Italy 🇮🇹
Games
24
Goals
2
Team
Porto
Porto
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Portugal 🇵🇹
Games
31
Goals
15
Team
Porto
Porto
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Portugal 🇵🇹
Games
9
Goals
1

André Silva’s career record points to a striker whose peak came at Eintracht Frankfurt, where he scored 12 goals in 2019-20 and 28 in 2020-21. His RB Leipzig return was lower, with 11 goals in 2021-22 and four in 2022-23, before loan spells at Real Sociedad and Werder Bremen produced smaller totals. The move to Elche brought 10 goals and some evidence of recovery, but the overall trajectory has been downward since Frankfurt.

💰 Transfers

Team
Elche
Elche
18 August 2025
From
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Type
Fee (£850k)
Team
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen
3 February 2025
From
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Type
Loan
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
1 June 2024
From
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
2 August 2023
From
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Type
Loan
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
2 July 2021
From
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Type
Fee (£21m)
Team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
10 September 2020
From
AC Milan
AC Milan
Type
Fee (£8.1m)
Team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
2 September 2019
From
AC Milan
AC Milan
Type
Loan
Team
AC Milan
AC Milan
1 June 2019
From
Sevilla
Sevilla
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Sevilla
Sevilla
11 August 2018
From
AC Milan
AC Milan
Type
Loan
Team
AC Milan
AC Milan
1 July 2017
From
Porto
Porto
Type
Fee (£33m)
Team
Porto
Porto
1 July 2011
Type
Signed

André Silva’s transfer history shows a clear reset after his €21.00m move from Eintracht Frankfurt to RB Leipzig in 2021. Leipzig loaned him to Real Sociedad and Werder Bremen before selling him to Elche for €850,000 in August 2025, a sharp drop in fee and level. His current €4.00m market value fits that pattern: still a recognised striker, but no longer priced as a Champions League-level centre-forward.

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