The arrival of Adrien Silva to the main squad of Rio Ave Futebol Clube is official.
The European champion with Portugal in 2016 signed a valid contract with the Club until the end of this season and is thus a reinforcement for Luís Freire’s team in this second half of the championship.
Adrien needs no introduction. At 34 years old, the French-born midfielder, who stood out for Sporting CP, returns to Portugal, where he also represented Académica de Coimbra. For the last seven years he has been abroad, where he played for Leicester City (England), AS Monaco (France), Sampdoria (Italy) and Al-Wahda (United Arab Emirates).
Adrien was a youth international for Portugal at almost all levels, reaching the National A Team and earning a total of 26 caps, reaching his peak at Euro 2016, where he played four matches. He has a goal for Portugal, scored in 2017 against Mexico and which guaranteed the National Team 3rd place in the Confederations Cup.
At domestic level, the midfielder has played more than 200 games in the Portuguese League, where he scored 37 goals. He won 4 editions of the Portuguese Cup (1x with Académica de Coimbra and 3x with Sporting CP), 4 Super Cups (all with Sporting CP) and was also Israeli champion with Maccabi Haifa.
He was free from any ties, after finishing his season at the Emirates.
Welcome, Adrien Silva!