Adrien Silva
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Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva ComM (French: [adʁijɛ̃ sebastjɛ̃ pɛʁyʃɛ da silva]; born 15 March 1989)[3] is a professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave. A central midfielder, he is known for his dribbling and passing skills.[4]
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Full name | Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Angoulême, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | ARC Paçô | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2007 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2017 | Sporting CP | 168 | (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Académica (loan) | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Leicester City | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Monaco (loan) | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Sampdoria | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Al Wahda | 38 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Rio Ave | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Portugal U17 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Portugal | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 6 April 2024 (UTC) |
He began his career with Sporting CP, making his first-team debut at the age of 18. In ten years with the club he played 237 games and scored 39 goals, and won the 2008 and 2015 Taça de Portugal trophies. He had loan spells with Maccabi Haifa and Académica, where he won the Portuguese Cup again. He signed with Leicester City in 2018, then served two loan stints at Monaco.
Born in France, Silva won 46 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 13 for the under-21 team. He made his senior debut in 2014 and played at Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, winning the former tournament.