Xande Silva

Following his move to Hapoel Tel Aviv, Silva's current-season form is down 69% on last season (Season 13→4), while his Rating eased 32→21. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Hapoel Tel Aviv · 4th	21	1	1	6.69	21	11
2025/26	St. Louis City · 13th	18	0	1	6.65	21	3
2025/26	Atlanta United FC · 8th	18	0	1	6.73	22	6
2024/25	Atlanta United FC · 9th	27	3	1	6.95	32	13
2023/24	Atlanta United FCLoan · 6th	13	4	2	6.89	36	15
2022/23	Dijon · 18th	32	6	3	6.61	57	29
2021/22	Nottingham Forest · 4th	8	0	1	6.74	57	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 8 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U23	3	1
Portugal U20	5	1
Portugal U19	13	4
Portugal U17	7	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Xande Silva is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Hapoel Tel Aviv, rated 20.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 107th of 132 on scout potential in the Ligat Ha'al. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Silva.

Judged on this season alone, Silva graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 26 of the 26 central midfielders in the Ligat Ha'al, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.8 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 22nd of 26 of the 26 central midfielders in the Ligat Ha'al. At 29 Silva is in his prime years, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/245 clubs

Current potential22nd of 26 central midfielders · Ligat Ha'al · 21 apps Current season23rd of 26 central midfielders · Ligat Ha'al · 21 apps 23rd-best central midfielder in the Ligat Ha'al 107th in the Ligat Ha'al · potential 22nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Ligat Ha'al

20.6

Ratingi

22nd of 26 central midfielders

3.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.7%

Minutes

limited game time

2.8

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Hapoel Tel Aviv finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.8

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 20.6, Silva carries the 22nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligat Ha'al of 26 — though on just 21 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.7%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.8

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.819

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Silva sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Silva's projected Rating — 20.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligat Ha'al with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions4

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards2

Transfer history

Hapoel Tel AvivAug 2025 – now

St. Louis CityApr 2025 – Aug 2025

Atlanta United FC(on loan)Aug 2023 – Apr 2025

DijonAug 2022 – Aug 2023

Nottingham ForestAug 2021 – Aug 2022

West Ham(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Aug 2021

Aris Thessalonikis(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jul 2021

West HamAug 2018 – Oct 2020

GGuimaraesuntil Aug 2018

About Xande Silva

Alexandre Nascimento Costa Silva is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv, born on March 16, 1997 in Lisboa, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Hapoel Tel Aviv currently sit 4th of 6 in the Ligat Ha'al.

This season

In the current season, Xande Silva has made 21 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 659 minutes, averaging a 6.69 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Ligat Ha'al and the Major League Soccer. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When Xande Silva plays, Hapoel Tel Aviv's record this season is 3W-6D-15L — and his match ratings average 6.68 at home against 6.67 on the road.

Recent matches

May 23, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Beitar Jerusalem (75 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 19, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Maccabi Haifa (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
May 15, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Hapoel Beer Sheva (64 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 6, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Beitar Jerusalem (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 19, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Maccabi Tel Aviv (68 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 6, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Maccabi Haifa (20 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 20, 2025: 0-3 loss away at FC Dallas (29 minutes, 6.6 rating)
July 6, 2025: 2-3 loss away at Real Salt Lake (10 minutes, 6.6 rating)
June 29, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Houston Dynamo (23 minutes, 6.7 rating)
June 14, 2025: 3-3 draw at home vs Los Angeles Galaxy (12 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Xande Silva at 20.6 with a Season form score of 3.6, ranking 107th of 132 central midfielders in the Ligat Ha'al. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Xande Silva has totalled 256 club appearances with 30 goals and 10 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 32 appearances for Dijon.

Xande Silva's career has also included time at St. Louis City, Atlanta United FC, Dijon, Nottingham Forest, West Ham, Aris Thessalonikis and GGuimaraes.

On the international stage, Xande Silva has represented Portugal U23, Portugal U20, Portugal U19, Portugal U17 — 28 caps and 7 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Hapoel Tel Aviv finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points