Alexandre "Xande" Nascimento da Costa e Silva (born 16 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.
Born in Porto, Silva joined Vitória de Guimarães' academy at the age of 17 after a five-year spell at Sporting CP.
[3] He started his senior career with the former's reserves, making his Segunda Liga debut on 17 August 2014 by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against Oliveirense.
[5] Silva's first appearance in the Primeira Liga took place in the penultimate match of the season, and he played 11 minutes in a 0–0 home draw with Benfica after replacing Otávio.
[6] His maiden league goal occurred on 7 December 2015, in a 3–1 home defeat of Rio Ave.[7] Silva joined West Ham United for an undisclosed fee on 2 August 2018,[8] signing a three-year contract and being recruited initially for the under-23 team.