Meet Andre Silva: The brother who passed away with Diogo Jota superpg1688

superpg1688 Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Zamora, Spain at the age of 28, with his 25-year-old younger brother Andre Silva, also a footballer, also killed in the crash.

Andre Silva was born on 28 April 2000 in Gondomar, Portugal and plays as a centre forward, winger and attacking midfielder. superpg1688

‘Andre’ has played for the youth teams of Gondomar, FC Porto, Padroense, Pacos de Ferreira, Famalicao and Boavista before returning to Gondomar, the club where he first started playing professionally.

He later moved to FC Penafiel, a team from the Portuguese Ligue 2, in 2023 and in the 2024/25 season, Andre Silva played a total of 32 matches for the team, scoring 2 goals and making 2 assists.

Spanish news outlet Catalunya Diari revealed that even though Andre Silva is not a world-class player, he is respected in Portuguese football, especially in Penafiel, where he has been playing since 2023, for being a footballer who is determined but also very humble.

The outlet also revealed that Andre has a very good and close relationship with his older brother Diogo Jota, as the pair often spend their holidays and individual training sessions together. And 10 days earlier, Andre Silva attended his brother’s wedding in the Sanabria area, which is in Zamora, the same city where the accident occurred.

“Penafil Football Club expresses its deepest condolences for the tragic passing of André Silva and Diogo Jota, the brothers who were victims of a car accident a few hours ago.”

“The club would like to express its deepest condolences and sympathies to the family, friends and everyone who shared life moments and passion for sport with Andre and Diogo. The club will declare a formal mourning and will hold a memorial service for both players at the next match,” said a statement from FC Penafiel. ( superpg1688 )

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