If Cristiano Ronaldo already arrived really young at Old Trafford, Fabio Silva, the last talent of the Porto quarry, he's ready to break his precociousness records in England. Silva signed for Wolves this summer in exchange for 40 million euros without ever accumulating 1,000 minutes as a professional in Portugal. A risky bet that they expect at the Molineux to pay off.
For now, the Portuguese has already become the youngest to score with Wolverhampton, beating Rayan Ait-Nouri with his penalty goal against Burnley, although this only served to make up the result in the last minutes as the wolves lost 2-1 at Turf Moor. Additionally, Silva also broke Cristiano Ronaldo's precocious record. The former Porto surpassed the former Manchester United star to become the youngest Portuguese scorer in England at just 18 years and 155 days. The one from Madeira got it against Portsmouth on matchday 11 of 04/03, when he was 18 years old but 114 days older than the now nine for the Wolves.
This goal, according to Opta data, also makes Fabio Silva the second youngest player to score from eleven meters in England, surpassed only by one of the most precocious talents of the islands, Michael Owen, who did it with 17 years of experience. age with the Liverpool jersey.
After nine games played with the orange team, Silva opened his private account in the Premier League. In November he scored his first goals for the Wolves in the EFL Trophy against Doncaster Rovers, where they won 1-2 thanks to a double from Porto forward.