In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Perruchet and the second or paternal family name is 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 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth
Angoulême, France
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)
Central midfielder
Team information
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
8
(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
Men's football
Representing Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Winner
2016 France
FIFA Confederations Cup
2017 Russia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da SilvaComM (French:[adʁijɛ̃sebastjɛ̃pɛʁyʃɛdasilva]; 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]
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.
^ ab"FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 20 March 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^"Adrien Silva". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^"Adrien Silva". Sporting CP. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
^Carvalho, Daniel (14 June 2007). "Adrien Silva: la nouvelle perle lusitaine" [Adrien Silva: the new Lusitanian pearl] (in French). Sport Vox. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
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