Following Andre Silva and his brother Diogo Jota's tragic deaths, tributes have come pouring in from across the footballing world. Jota's brother, Andre Silva , was 25 and also a professional footballer who played for FC Penafiel in the Portuguese second tier. Diogo Jota's brother, Andre Silva , who also died in the car crash, was a professional footballer playing in the second tier of Portuguese league. André Filipe Teixeira da Silva (28 April 2000 – 3 July 2025) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a left winger. [3] He played for several clubs at youth level, including Porto. His senior career began in 2021, and consisted of two seasons each with Gondomar in the Campeonato de Portugal and Penafiel in the Liga Portugal 2. In July 2025, Silva and his brother Diogo Jota both died in a car crash in Spain.
