André Filipe Teixeira da Silva (born on 28 April 2000) was a Portuguese attacking midfielder. André Silva started his career at a local football club, Gondomar. He moved to Porto at the youth level. Andre was a starter for Penafiel in the Portuguese second division, Liga Portugal 2, at the time of his death, having joined the club in 2023.
Although he did not play in the first team, the midfielder later had stints with Boavista and Famalicão and was a member of both teams’ under-23 teams. André Silva moved to Penafiel in July 2023 after spending two seasons with lower league team Gondomar in 2021.
Porto posted they were in “shock and deep regret” at the passing of both players, while Pacos de Ferreira spoke of the “profound pain” at the events surrounding “two extraordinary people” who “stood out for their humility, responsibility, and immense dedication to the club they represented.”
“Diogo Jota became a reference point at our club,” they added. “A player with the attitude of a champion who reached the highest level of professional football. Since his time here he has been an example to all of the players who we welcomed into our academy every year — players who dreamed of playing on the global stage one day.
“To all of our fans he was also an example of the desire, commitment, and soul that characterize this club. He is one of us, and even the distance never broke the connection. This was his club; he never hid that fact. His name is part of our history. It always will be. And we will do everything to keep his story, his legacy, alive.”
Are Diogo Jota and Andre Silva brothers?
Yes, Andre Silva is Diogo Jota’s brother. There have been many heartfelt messages from football players and other top celebrities showing their support to the families of Silva and Diogo.
A statement from the Portuguese Football Federation read that Portuguese football was “utterly devastated by the deaths of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.”
