Facundo Silva (footballer, born 1991)
Facundo Ezequiel Silva (born 19 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Olimpo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Ezequiel Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olimpo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2016 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | (0) |
| 2014 | → San Jorge (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2014 | → San Martín (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Central Córdoba (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Godoy Cruz | 29 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Colón (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Los Andes | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Instituto | 15 | (3) |
| 2020– | Olimpo | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:20, 15 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Silva began his footballing career in 2009 with Arsenal de Sarandí, making his debut in the Argentine Primera División in June 2009 during an away defeat to Huracán.[1][2] Three league appearances later, Silva scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw against Argentinos Juniors on 23 November.[1][3] In June 2011, Silva joined Defensa y Justicia of Primera B Nacional.[1] He made a total of twenty appearances throughout his first two seasons with the club before leaving on loan twice in 2014 to join third tier sides San Jorge and San Martín.[1][4] He scored seven goals in thirteen games for San Jorge, prior to one in eight for San Martín.[1]
In January 2015, Silva signed for Central Córdoba.[5][6] He made his debut in Primera B Nacional during a draw with Atlético Tucumán on 22 February.[1] One further goal in thirty-one matches followed as Central Córdoba finished 15th in 2015.[1] On 7 January 2016, Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz completed the permanent signing of Silva.[7][8] Thirty appearances later, Silva was loaned out to fellow top-flight club Colón for the 2017–18 season.[1] His debut arrived on 8 September 2017 versus former club Arsenal de Sarandí.[1] January 2019 saw Silva move to Primera B Nacional's Los Andes.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 15 January 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2008–09 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| San Jorge (loan) | 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino A | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | |
| San Martín (loan) | 2014 | Torneo Federal A | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| Central Córdoba (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Godoy Cruz | 2016 | Primera División | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Colón (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Los Andes | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 126 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 15 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- "Facundo Silva profile". Soccerway. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Facundo Silva profile". BDFA. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Arsenal hizo el esfuerzo y tuvo un guiño en el final". La Nación. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "San Martín: los refuerzos van llegando a La Ciudadela". La Gaceta. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Facundo Silva se sumó al plantel de Central Córdoba". Mundo Ascenso. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Facundo Silva, otra cara nueva para Central". El Liberal. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Se sumaron otros dos delanteros y un volante a Godoy Cruz". TyC Sports. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "El Morro García, jerarquía y goles para el Tomba". Diario Uno. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Refuerzo en ofensiva". Los Andes. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
- Facundo Silva at Soccerway