Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Fabio Silva Nets First Bundesliga Goal for Dortmund as Xavi SimonsInstagram Toast Prompts Fan Backlash

The striker is cultivating a direct audience with a new YouTube channel drawing roughly 70,000 views.

Overview

  • Silva leveled 2-2 at RB Leipzig with a fifth‑minute stoppage‑time strike on his 17th league appearance for Borussia Dortmund.
  • He posted “Bis zur letzten Minute” with six celebration photos on Instagram, attracting nearly 550 congratulatory comments.
  • Former Leipzig player Xavi Simons replied “Brindemos” under the post, which many users read as a toast to Leipzig conceding.
  • Simons departed RB Leipzig for Tottenham last summer and has reportedly scored once in 20 Premier League matches.
  • About a week before the match, Silva launched a personal YouTube channel featuring behind‑the‑scenes footage of his Dortmund arrival, surpassing 3,000 subscribers in early traction, with Robert Andrich cited as a domestic example of the player‑creator trend.