Diego Silva (soccer, born 1997)

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Diego Silva
Personal information
Full name Diego Silva
Date of birth (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 27)
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

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.

Career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Silva 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[edit]

Silva 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[edit]

In July 2019, Silva signed for NISA side Stumptown Athletic ahead of the league's inaugural season.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "First Team | Stumptown Athletic". stumptownathletic.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  2. ^ "Diego Silva, nuevo jugador de Stumptown Athletic".
  3. ^ "MLS stars of the future? The Top 5 players of the US Soccer Development Academy finals | Houston Dynamo".
  4. ^ "Soccer Recap: RSL Reserves feature Academy players in scoreless draw against Seattle". May 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "Diego Silva - Men's Soccer". University of Maryland Athletics.
  6. ^ "Statistics - 2018 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. ^ "Ogden smash: FC Tucson men demolish visitors from Utah | FC Tucson". TucsonSentinel.com.
  8. ^ "OCSC Announces Five More Players!". Utah Youth Soccer.
  9. ^ "Park City Red Wolves SC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - #7 - Diego Silva -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.

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