Diego Silvas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Diego Silvas | ||
Date of birth | September 25, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tampines Rovers | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | PAC San Jose | ||
2011–2013 | Almaden Football Club | ||
2012 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
2013–2015 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 7 | (0) |
2016– | Tampines Rovers | 5 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2, 2015 |
Thomas Diego Silvas (born September 25, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Tampines Rovers in the S.League.[1] He is the son of Tom Silvas, the former United States international striker and renowned youth coach.
Career[]
Early career[]
Silvas began his youth career with Almaden FC Mercury Green in California. In 2013, he decided to move to Seattle and join the Seattle Sounders FC Academy.
Seattle Sounders FC 2[]
On May 30, 2015, Silvas made his professional debut for Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 1–1 draw against Orange County Blues FC.[2]
Tampines Rovers FC[]
Silvas signed for S.League giants Tampines Rovers FC in June 2016 as his father, Tom Silvas was commissioned by Tampines’ chairman to help make football more accessible to underprivileged youth.[3] He made his debut and scored a brace for the Stags in the last game of the 2016 S.League season in a 5-1 win over newly crowned champions Albirex Niigata Singapore FC.[4][5] Diego Silvas scored a free kick goal against Balestier Khalsa to equalise 2-2 in the first season opener game. Silvas was part of the first-team squad for the 2017 S.League season, as both a starter and substitute player.
References[]
- ^ Chasing the American Dream in Singapore fourfourtwo.com
- ^ "Sounders FC 2 earns point on the road against Orange County Blues FC". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Soccer Friday: Singapore's Tampines Rovers get US help in their bid to conquer Asia". The Jakarta Post. August 19, 2016. Retrieved 26 Oct 2016.
- ^ "Thumping 5-1 Win Over S.league Champs a Hollow One for Stags". The New Paper. 27 Oct 2016. Retrieved 27 Oct 2016.
- ^ "S.League 2016 Season Review - Rating the Foreigners". FourFourTwo. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Tacoma Defiance players
- Tampines Rovers FC players
- Association football midfielders
- Soccer players from California
- USL Championship players