Diego Silva (born March 13, 1997) is a footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Stumptown Athletic in the NISA. Born in Argentina, Silva represents the United States internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Silva | ||
| Date of birth | March 13, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensores Del Dorado | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Real Salt Lake | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Maryland Terrapins | 18 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | FC Tucson | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ogden City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Park City Red Wolves | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Stumptown Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | United States U18 | ||
| 2016 | United States U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2019 | |||
Career
editYouth
editSilva played in his native Argentina with Defensores Del Dorado and later spent two years with Racing Club, before moving to the United States.[1][2] In the United States, Silva joined the Real Salt Lake academy for three years.[3][4]
College & Amateur
editSilva went to play two years of college soccer at the University of Maryland in 2015 and 2016.[5]
In 2018, Silva spent the season with USL PDL side FC Tucson, making two appearances and tallying two assists.[6][7]
Silva remained in the USL PDL, now rebranded as USL League Two, in 2019. Initially signing for Ogden City SC,[8] but later moving to Park City Red Wolves, where he made three appearances for the club.[9]
Professional
editIn July 2019, Silva signed for NISA side Stumptown Athletic ahead of the league's inaugural season.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "First Team | Stumptown Athletic". stumptownathletic.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "Diego Silva, nuevo jugador de Stumptown Athletic".
- ^ "MLS stars of the future? The Top 5 players of the US Soccer Development Academy finals | Houston Dynamo".
- ^ "Soccer Recap: RSL Reserves feature Academy players in scoreless draw against Seattle". May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Diego Silva - Men's Soccer". University of Maryland Athletics.
- ^ "Statistics - 2018 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Ogden smash: FC Tucson men demolish visitors from Utah | FC Tucson". TucsonSentinel.com.
- ^ "OCSC Announces Five More Players!". Utah Youth Soccer.
- ^ "Park City Red Wolves SC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - #7 - Diego Silva -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.