It's often said that, because he has an aversion to copying, he does things in a highly personal way to try to be original and he wants to use the strength of his work to show that he's unique. And he is, as he demonstrated in the demanding, perfectionist Bundesliga. First playing for Eintracht Frankfurt, where he wrote his name in the history of the club by become the best ever scorer in a single season (2020/21, 29 goals in 34 matches) and then at Leipzig, revealing in his full that his intuition, effectiveness and agility are only some of the attributes of someone who is a self-declared born finisher and who is as cool as ice in front of goal.
When he was only 20 he registered the patent for a brand that goes right back to 1928, becoming the youngest player ever to score a hat- trick for the Portuguese national team (in his fourth international match) and simultaneously became the first FC Porto player to score three goals in official matches for Portugal.
Unique and different from other players who are dedicated to goal scoring, André Silva (born in Baguim do Monte on November 6, 1995) is much more that a purely static Number 9 who just sticks the ball in the net: he's also a versatile and flexible 10 who keeps his head up and looks for the best solution, using his refined playing style, sophisticated technique above-average tactical intelligence, good reading of the game, talented dribbling and high work rate.
Today, he is no longer the introverted six-year-old who arrived at Salgueiros, which was his parent's first choice of a football team. He is also no longer the 15-year-old who, after stints with Boavista and Padroense, came to FC Porto as a creative midfielder or winger. He's a mix of all this because, when he was working to become a striker, he knew how to keep all his innate qualities.
He gets forward, he has a straightforward and instant shot and the instincts of a matador; he's powerful in one-on-one situations due to his technique and physical power - this is all true, but he also has incredible mobility, know how to play with his back to goal, uses changes in speed to put defenders off balance, can hold the ball up better than nearly anyone, incessantly looks for space and also organises from the midfield; he can also play on the wing, is powerful in the air, is an excellent fighter and worker, while also being a perfectionist and humble. That's why André Silva is different. And unique.