Matt Silva (soccer)

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

Matt Silva
Silva playing for York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Matthew Silva
Date of birth (1991-03-28) March 28, 1991
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 0
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 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 15, 2019

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]

Honours

Kaya

Individual

References
  1. "MATT SILVA '14 SIGNS PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH KAYA FUTBOL CLUB". Le Moyne College. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. "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. 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.
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