Diego Silva (soccer, born 1997)

Diego Silva (born March 13, 1997) is an footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Stumptown Athletic in the NISA. Born in Argentina, Silva represents the United States internationally.

Diego Silva
Personal information
Full name Diego Silva
Date of birth (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 172 cm (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)
National team
2014–2015 United States U18
2016 United States U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2019

Career

Youth

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

Silva went to played 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

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

References
  1. "First Team | Stumptown Athletic". stumptownathletic.com.
  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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