Matt Silva (soccer)

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Matt Silva
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Silva playing for York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Matthew Silva
Date of birth (1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 99
Youth career
Toronto Lynx
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Le Moyne Dolphins 70 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Toronto Lynx 7 (0)
2011 SC Toronto
2012–2013 Toronto Lynx 12 (0)
2014 North York Astros
2015 Kaya 1 (0)
2016–2017 Bodens BK 42 (0)
2018 Österlens FF 26 (0)
2019 York9 1 (0)
2020– Valour FC 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 27, 2021

Matthew "Matt" Silva (born March 28, 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Valour FC.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Silva spent four years playing college soccer at Le Moyne College, where he was the starting keeper for the Dolphins.[1] In his first season, he was named Northeast-10 Conference rookie of the year and would go on to earn conference all-star honours three times.[1]

Toronto Lynx[]

In 2010, Silva played in the USL Premier Development League with the Toronto Lynx, making seven appearances that season.[2]

In 2011, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with SC Toronto, before returning to the Lynx in 2012, where he made five appearances that season and seven the following season.[2][3]

North York Astros[]

In 2014, Silva played for North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League.[4]

Kaya[]

Silva signed his first professional contract with Kaya of the United Football League on January 21, 2015.[5] That season, Kaya captured the UFL Cup, defeating Ceres in the final.[6]

Bodens BK[]

In February 2016, Silva joined Swedish Division 2 club Bodens BK.[7]

Österlens FF[]

Silva signed for Swedish Division 2 club Österlens FF in January 2018.

York9[]

Silva returned to Canada and signed for Canadian Premier League club York9 on February 1, 2019.[8] He made his debut for the club on July 17 against Pacific FC. York9 secured a 2-1 victory.[9] Silva spent most of the 2019 season backing up first choice goalkeeper Nathan Ingham, and his debut against Pacific turned out to be his only game of the season.[10] On November 15, 2019, the club announced that Silva would not be returning for the 2020 season.[11]

Valour FC[]

On June 16, 2020 Valour FC announced they had signed Silva to a deal.[12] He did not make an appearance in the shortened 2020 season, but was still re-signed for 2021.[13]

Honours[]

Kaya

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "MATT SILVA '14 SIGNS PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH KAYA FUTBOL CLUB". Le Moyne College. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Matthew Silva". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  3. ^ "HOT STRIKERS IN CONTENTION FOR CSL'S MVP – Annual awards Sunday – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. November 8, 2011. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  4. ^ "KINGSTON RESERVES WIN SECOND DIVISION Flurry of transfer activity leading to CSL Roster Freeze and the Playoffs | SIRC". sirc.ca. SIRC, the Sport Information Resource Centre. September 21, 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  5. ^ Juzenas, Frank (January 21, 2015). "Silva turns pro".
  6. ^ a b Olivares, Rick (August 30, 2015). "Deja vu all over again: Kaya crowned UFL Cup champs".
  7. ^ "MATT SILVA '14 SIGNS PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH BODENS BK". February 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "York9 FC adds Michael Cox, Matt Silva and Munir Saleh to inaugural season roster". February 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "York9 FC 2-1 Pacific FC". July 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "Brennan Heralds Fresh Start For York9 FC". Northern Tribune. 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  11. ^ "York9 FC Announces Roster Change". York9 FC. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Valour FC inks Canadian goalkeeper". June 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "Valour FC camp report: Who is Winnipeg's no. 1 goalkeeper?". Canadian Premier League. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

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