Adrien Silva

Adrien Silva
Silva playing for Portugal at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989[1]
Place of birth Angoulême, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 23
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– Leicester City 14 (0)
National team‡
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– Portugal 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2018

Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva (born 15 March 1989), known as Adrien Silva,[2] is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Leicester City and the Portugal national team as a central midfielder.

He played mostly for Sporting since making his first-team debut at the age of 18, and was loaned to Maccabi Haifa and Académica, winning the Taça de Portugal with the latter in addition to the same honour at Sporting; with his main club, he appeared in 237 competitive games and scored 39 goals.

Known for his dribbling and passing qualities,[3] Silva earned 46 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, including 13 for the under-21 team. He made his senior debut in 2014, and has been chosen to represent the nation at the 2018 World Cup he appeared at Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament.

Club career

Early years

Silva was born in Angoulême, Poitou-Charentes, France, to a Portuguese father and a French mother.[4] He began his football career at the age of 10 with FC Girondins de Bordeaux, but after one year there his father, who worked in aeronautics, returned to Portugal and the family settled in Arcos de Valdevez,[5] and he spent two seasons with local Associação Recreativa e Cultural de Paçô who eventually came to host a tournament in his honour called Torneio A.R.C.Paçô–Adrien Silva (English: A.R.C.Paçô–Adrien Silva Tournament), held every June.[6]

In his six-year stint in Sporting CP's academy, Silva won seven total titles, which consisted of four national championships and three regional ones.[7] At the age of 15 he, along with Portuguese under-16 teammates Ricardo Fernandes and Fábio Ferreira, was scouted by Chelsea, with the three players later travelling to London and training at the English club's facilities; however, the approach was eventually called off after Sporting filed a complaint with FIFA in January 2005,[4][8] but Fernandes and Ferreira eventually did sign.[9]

Sporting

In March 2007, Silva signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a five-year deal with Sporting.[4] In July, after spending the final two months of the season playing with the reserve team, he was officially promoted to the main squad by manager Paulo Bento ahead of the upcoming campaign.[4] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 August, appearing as a late substitute in a 4–1 home win against Académica de Coimbra;[10] on 12 December, after appearing as an unused substitute in several league and European matches, he simultaneously made his first professional start and UEFA Champions League debut in a 3–0 victory over FC Dynamo Kyiv.[11] Four days later he made his first start in the league, in a 2–1 win at C.S. Marítimo.[12]

Silva featured in both legs of Sporting's round-of-32 success against Bolton Wanderers in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.[13][14] On 16 April he started in the 5–3 victory over Benfica in the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal, being replaced after only 35 minutes[15] in what was ultimately the final of his 15 official appearances of the season.

Similar to his first year, Silva struggled for minutes in 2008–09. He played his first match on 22 November 2008 in a 1–0 league win over Associação Naval 1º de Maio (16 minutes from the bench).[16] He made his first start in a 3–0 home success against Marítimo in the Taça da Liga,[17] and he also made Bento's starting XI three months later in the Lions' 1–7 defeat to FC Bayern Munich for the Champions League's last-16 second leg;[18] he made 19 appearances all competitions comprised, notably playing the full 90 minutes in home wins against C.F. Estrela da Amadora[19] and C.D. Nacional.[20]

Silva made his official debut in 2009–10 in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Germany's Hertha BSC, where he scored his first career goal netting the match-winner in a 1–0 win, and where he also was sent off after collecting a second yellow card in injury time.[21] On 28 November 2009, in the Lisbon derby, which ended 0–0,[22] he made headlines in the Portuguese media after it was reported that he had covered the most distance by any Sporting player in the match, having traveled over 10,049 metres (6.244 mi)[23]– his performance leading coach Carlos Carvalhal to start him in 13 of the team's next 15 matches but he eventually fell out of favour, as Sporting went on to rank in only fourth position with 48 points, the club's worst amount of point accumulation since the 1992–93 campaign.

On 27 June 2010, it was announced that Silva would be joining Israeli side Maccabi Haifa F.C. on a season-long loan deal.[24] The move was facilitated by the player's agent Pini Zahavi, based in Tel Aviv.[25] He made his debut for his new team on 29 July, in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round tie against FC Dinamo Minsk;[26] he was rarely played in the Israeli Premier League, but was a regular in the campaign in the Toto Cup.

In January 2011, it was reported that Silva was considering going back to Portugal to regain match fitness. On the 16th, he spoke of his desire by telling daily sports newspaper A Bola: "Returning to Portugal is an option that I like a lot since I can be followed more closely. In Israel, I don't have great visibility";[27] three days later, the six-month loan was confirmed.[28]

Silva found the net in his first appearance with the Students, who were however defeated 1–2 away against S.C. Olhanense.[29] He again was used rarely, but now due to injury problems – he fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot in a game with U.D. Leiria in March, which sidelined for the rest of the season.[30]

On 5 July 2011, Sporting and Académica extended the loan move for a further campaign.[31] On 26 September, completely recovered from his physical condition, Silva scored his first career brace in a 4–0 home win against C.D. Feirense;[32] on 19 November, in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, he netted his team's second in a 3–0 shock triumph over Porto,[33] adding another double in the next round against Leixões SC (5–2, extra time)[34] and going on to play the full 90 minutes in the final against Sporting, a 1–0 success which saw the Coimbra side lift its first domestic cup in 73 years.[35]

On 28 November 2013, Silva was awarded with Sporting's Player of the Year award.[36] He scored a career-best ten competitive goals in the 2014–15 season, while also helping the team reach and win the decisive match of the Portuguese Cup.[37][38]

Leicester City

Silva (right) playing for Leicester City in an FA Cup match against Chelsea in March 2018

On 31 August 2017, Sporting agreed a £22 million fee for Silva to move to Leicester City, pending international clearance.[39] Because the documents relating to his transfer did not reach FIFA until 14 seconds after the deadline, he remained ineligible to play for the club until the next transfer window.[40] In an interview with The Guardian in March 2018, Silva said it was "a very poor decision" by FIFA to uphold his ban despite appeals.[41]

He was officially registered on 1 January 2018, and made his debut that same day as a late substitute in a 3–0 win at home to Huddersfield Town in the Premier League;[42] he was given the number 14 jersey, due to his transfer ordeal.[43]

International career

Silva contesting possession of the ball with Italy's Franco Vázquez in a June 2015 friendly

Though born in France, Silva elected to play for Portugal, going on to represent the nation at every youth level: with the under-16s he appeared at the Tournoi du Val-de-Marne (English: Val-de-Marne Tournament), featuring in all three group stage matches – however, after he was found to have done unauthorized training with Chelsea, he was suspended by the Portuguese Football Federation.[4] He played with the under-17 team as they attempted to qualify for the 2007 UEFA European Championship, being a regular as the side eventually fell short in the elite round.

On 30 January 2007, the Portuguese Federation announced that Silva would be participating in the 2007 Meridian Cup (for under-18 players) as the country's only representative,[44] and he declared that he was "very proud to represent Portugal in a European selection". However, prior to the start of the competition, he suffered an injury and was replaced by compatriot Romeu Ribeiro.[45]

With the Portuguese under-19s, due to his increased participation with Sporting's first team, Silva was limited to only seven appearances. He scored his first goal in the category on 6 November 2007, in the first round of the qualification for the 2008 European Championship against the Republic of Ireland;[46] in spite of a 2–1 victory, the former failed to progress past the elite stages.

On 5 February 2009, Silva earned his first call up to the under-21 team under coach Rui Caçador, for a friendly match with Switzerland that was played five days later.[47] He started and played 78 minutes, before being substituted in a 3–1 win.[48] He was a regular participant in the qualification campaign for the 2011 European Championships, appearing in five out of nine group stage matches and scoring in a 1–1 draw with Macedonia.[49]

Silva was called up by new Portugal coach Fernando Santos for a friendly in France on 11 October 2014,[50] but did not play in the 1–2 defeat. He made his debut in another exhibition game, replacing André Gomes midway through the second half of a 1–0 win over Argentina at Old Trafford on 18 November.[51]

Silva was selected for the UEFA Euro 2016 squad.[52] His first game in the tournament took place on 25 June, when he played the full 120 minutes in the round-of-16 clash against Croatia (1–0 win after extra time).[53]

Having also been picked for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup,[54] Silva contributed with four appearances for the third-placed team. He scored his first goal for his country on 2 July, netting a 104th-minute penalty to help defeat Mexico 2–1 in the third place play-off.[55]

Silva was selected to the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament.[56]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 September 2018[57][58]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe Other[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting 2007–08 Primeira Liga 60504000150
2008–09 130402000190
2009–10 130704100241
2012–13 193304000263
2013–14 288510000339
2014–15 3084082004210
2015–16 298318010419
2016–17 274315110366
2017–18 3100000031
Total 168323233441023539
Maccabi Haifa (loan) 2010–11 Ligat HaAl 600020—80
Académica (loan) 2010–11 Primeira Liga 6120—0081
2011–12 28493—00377
Total 3451130000458
Leicester City 2017–18 Premier League 12040—00160
2018–19 Premier League 2010—0030
Total 140500000190
Career total 222354863641030745

International

As of 30 June 2018[59]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201410
201540
2016100
201751
201860
Total261

International goals

As of 2 July 2017. Score column indicates score after each Silva goal, Portugal score listed first.[59]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 July 2017Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow, Russia Mexico2–12–1 (a.e.t.)2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Club

Sporting

Maccabi Haifa

Académica

International

Portugal

Individual

Orders

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 20 March 2018. p. 7. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Adrien Silva". Sporting CP. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Adrien Silva: la nouvelle perle lusitaine" [Adrien Silva: the new Lusitanian pearl] (in French). Sport Vox. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Adrien Silva, o futuro bate à porta" [Adrien Silva, the future knocks on the door] (in Portuguese). Olheiros. 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bischoff & Adrien, le juste milieu" [Bischoff & Adrien, the right midfield] (in French). Ma Chaine Sport. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Torneio Adrien Silva nos dias 10, 11 e 12 de Junho" [Adrien Silva Tournament on 10, 11, and 12 June]. Gazeta dos Arcos (in Portuguese). 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "2006–2007 – Adrien Silva no Sporting até 2012" [2006–2007 – Adrien Silva at Sporting until 2012] (in Portuguese). Centenário Sporting. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Chelsea facing FIFA complaint". Rediff.com. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  9. ↑ "Chelsea bring in 11 first year players". Chelsea F.C. 5 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  10. ↑ "Sporting goleia Académica" [Sporting rout Académica]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 17 August 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Sporting bow out with a win". UEFA. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Leão soube merecer a sorte" [Lion earnt his luck]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 17 December 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Bolton 1–1 Sporting Lisbon: Advantage Portugal". ESPN Soccernet. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Sporting Lisbon 1–0 Bolton". ESPN Soccernet. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  15. ↑ "Sporting-Benfica, 5–3 (crónica)" [Sporting-Benfica, 5–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  16. ↑ ""Liedshow" dá mais três pontos e o terceiro lugar ao Sporting" [“Liedshow” gives Sporting another three points and third place]. Público (in Portuguese). 22 November 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Sporting entra a ganhar na Taça da Liga com vitória sobre o Marítimo" [Sporting has League Cup winning debut with victory over Marítimo]. pt (in Portuguese). 15 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Record-breaking Bayern stroll past Sporting". UEFA. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  19. ↑ "Liedson deu ao Sporting liberdade para continuar a sonhar com título" [Liedson allowed Sporting to keep dreaming of title]. Público (in Portuguese). 26 April 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "Sporting termina Liga com vitória (3–1) sobre Nacional" [Sporting end League with win (3–1) over Nacional]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 24 May 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "Sporting end hoodoo to streak clear". UEFA. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Sporting renasce das cinzas, mas ainda não chega" [Sporting rise from the ashes, but it's still not enough]. Público (in Portuguese). 28 November 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  23. ↑ "Saviola e Adrien foram os que mais correram no "derby"" [Saviola and Adrien ran the most in derby]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  24. ↑ "Sporting loan Adrien Silva to Maccabi Haifa". PortuGOAL. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  25. ↑ "Oficial: Sporting empresta Adrien Silva a clube de Israel" [Official: Sporting loan Adrien Silva to club in Israel] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  26. ↑ "M. Haifa 1–0 Dinamo Minsk". UEFA. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  27. ↑ "Adrien a caminho?" [Adrien on the way?] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  28. ↑ "Adrien Silva assina pela Académica" [Adrien Silva signs for Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica de Coimbra. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  29. ↑ "Olhanense-Académica, 2–1 (ficha)" [Olhanense-Académica, 2–1 (match sheet)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  30. ↑ "Académica: Adrien fracturou quinto metatarso do pé direito" [Académica: Adrien fractured right foot metatarsal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  31. ↑ "Académica: Adrien fica mais uma época" [Académica: Adrien stays another season] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  32. ↑ "Académica goleia Feirense e segura quinto lugar na classificação" [Académica rout Feirense and hold on to fifth place in table]. Público (in Portuguese). 26 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  33. ↑ "Porto humbled by Academica". PortuGOAL. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  34. ↑ "Académica passa Leixões" [Académica overcome Leixões]. Público (in Portuguese). 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  35. 1 2 "Académica shock Sporting to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  36. 1 2 "Adrien Silva e William Carvalho em destaque nos Prémios Stromp" [Adrien Silva and William Carvalho highlighted at the Stromp Awards] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  37. ↑ "Adrien preparado para cumprir sonho no Jamor" [Adrien ready to fulfill dream at the Jamor]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  38. 1 2 Piedade, Luis (31 May 2015). "Sporting dig deep to claim Portuguese Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  39. ↑ "Leicester await international clearance from Fifa over Adrien Silva transfer". The Guardian. Press Association. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  40. ↑ Crossman, Steve (6 September 2017). "Adrien Silva: Fifa rejects Leicester City's application for midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  41. ↑ Stuart James (18 March 2018). "Adrien Silva: 'I will never understand Fifa's decision. We're talking seconds'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  42. ↑ Charles, Andy (1 January 2018). "Adrien Silva completes Leicester move four months after agreeing deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  43. ↑ Sheen, Tom (2 January 2018). "THE IRONY OF IT ALL Adrien Silva has the No 14 shirt at Leicester… a funny nod to the delayed paperwork that saw him wait four months for his debut". The Sun. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  44. ↑ "Adrien Silva na Meridian Cup" [Adrien Silva at the Meridian Cup] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  45. ↑ "Romeu Ribeiro chamado à selecção da Europa de sub-18" [Romeu Ribeiro called for Europe team's under-18]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on 25 February 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  46. ↑ "Portugal 2–1 Republic of Ireland". UEFA. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  47. ↑ "Sub-21: Convocados" [Sub-21: The selection] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  48. ↑ "No bom caminho" [Right on track] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  49. ↑ "Timely Portugal dash Macedonian hopes". UEFA. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  50. ↑ "Adrien Silva: le portugais né à Angoulême fêtera sa 1ère sélection contre la France" [Adrien Silva: the Portuguese born in Angoulême will mark his first international appearance against France] (in French). Charente Libre. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  51. ↑ Bernstein, Joe (18 November 2014). "Argentina 0–1 Portugal: Raphael Guerreiro scores injury-time winner as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are withdrawn at half-time in heavyweight showdown at Old Trafford". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  52. ↑ "Portugal name Bayern Munich signing Renato Sanches for Euros squad". ESPN FC. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  53. ↑ "Quaresma snatches extra-time win for Portugal". UEFA. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  54. ↑ "Éder fica fora dos convocados, Beto e José Sá nas escolhas" [Éder out of squad, Beto and José Sá picked]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  55. 1 2 ""Portugal fez uma prova excelente", diz Fernando Santos" ["Portugal had an excellent tournament", Fernando Santos says] (in Portuguese). TSF. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  56. ↑ "Nearly half Portugal's Euro squad to miss World Cup". Special Broadcasting Service. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  57. ↑ "Adrien Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  58. ↑ Adrien Silva at ESPN FC
  59. 1 2 "Adrien Silva". European Football. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  60. ↑ "Seleção recebe insígnias de Marcelo no Porto" [National team receives insignia from Marcelo in Porto]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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