Josh Dasilva

Pelenda Joshua Tunga Dasilva (born 23 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Brentford as a midfielder. He is a product of the Arsenal Hale End Academy and has been capped by England at youth level.

For the West Indian cricketer, see Joshua Da Silva.

Josh Dasilva
Personal information
Full name Pelenda Joshua Tunga Dasilva[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998[1]
Place of birth Ilford, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 14
Youth career
2006–2015 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Arsenal 0 (0)
2018– Brentford 83 (14)
National team‡
2017 England U19 3 (0)
2017–2019 England U20 9 (0)
2020– England U21 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:29, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:39, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Arsenal

Dasilva began his career with Arsenal and joined the club's Hale End academy at the age of eight.[3] He progressed through the ranks and moved from left wing to forward,[4] before settling into a box-to-box midfield role.[5][6] After scoring 28 goals during the first year of his scholarship,[6] he signed his first professional contract in August 2015 and was an unused substitute for the first team on two occasions during the 2016–17 season.[1][7] Dasilva was an unused substitute on seven occasions during the first half of the 2017–18 season and made three appearances, all in EFL Cup matches.[1] Despite progressing into the U23 team,[8] Dasilva turned down a new contract during the 2018 off-season and was released on 30 June 2018.[3]

Brentford

On 21 August 2018, Dasilva joined Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an further year, on a free transfer.[3] After overcoming some fitness issues,[9] he made his debut as a substitute for Josh McEachran late in a 2–0 win over Millwall on 3 November 2018.[10] Either side of the New Year, Dasilva made sporadic substitute appearances in league matches and made two FA Cup starts, before breaking into the starting lineup in March 2019.[11] On 19 April 2019, he scored the first senior goal of his career in the return match versus Millwall, with "an unstoppable curling effort into the top corner from 30 yards",[12] which saved a 1–1 draw.[10] Dasilva finished the 2018–19 season with 21 appearances and one goal.[10]

After beginning the 2019–20 season in a substitute role, Dasilva broke into the starting lineup in early October 2019 and came into form,[1] scoring six goals in a 10-match spell, which included the first hat-trick of his career in a 7–0 win over Luton Town on 30 November.[13] His November 2019 performances saw him nominated for the EFL Championship Player of the Month award.[14] By the time Brentford's season ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final,[15] Dasilva had made 47 appearances and scored 10 goals.[13]

After seven appearances and two goals so far during the 2020–21 season,[16] Dasilva signed a new four-year contract on 4 October 2020.[17] His performance and goal in a 1–0 EFL Cup quarter-final victory over Premier League club Newcastle United on 22 December was recognised with a place in the EFL Cup Team of the Round.[16][18] In the following round versus Tottenham Hotspur, Dasilva was sent off for the first time in his senior career after receiving a straight red card for a challenge on Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.[16][19]

International career

Dasilva was a part of the England U19 squad which won the 2017 UEFA European U19 Championship and made three appearances in the tournament.[3][20] He appeared in each match of the U20 team's 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League campaign and was a late inclusion in the squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[21][22] In February 2020, Dasilva stated that he would be open to playing for Angola.[23] He made his England U21 debut as a substitute for Ryan Sessegnon after 67 minutes of a 2–1 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying win over Austria on 8 September 2020 and he scored his first international goal in a 3–3 draw with Andorra one month later.[1]

Personal life

Dasilva is of Angolan descent.[23] He attended Beal High School.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2016–17[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[25]0000300 0 0 030
Total 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Brentford 2018–19[10] Championship 17 1 4 0 0 0 — — 21 1
2019–20[13] 42 10 2 0 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 47 10
2020–21[16] 24 3 0 0 5 2 — — 29 5
Total 83 14 6 0 5 2 — 3 0 97 16
Career total 8314608200 3 010016
  1. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours
England U19

References
  1. Josh Dasilva at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Josh Da Silva – Midfielder – First Team". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. "Josh Dasilva signs long-term contract at Brentford". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. "Josh Dasilva". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. "Josh Dasilva". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. Kershaw, Tom (30 January 2020). "Josh Dasilva: 'I had to leave Arsenal – but I want them to win every game'". The Independent. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. "Scholars sign up". Arsenal Player. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. "'This is a moment I've always dreamed of'". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. "Head of Medical Neil Greig provides an injury update". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. "Games played by Josh Dasilva in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. "Josh Da Silva Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  12. "Josh Dasilva nominated for Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  13. "Games played by Josh Dasilva in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  14. "Josh Dasilva beaten to November Player of the Month prize". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  15. "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  16. "Games played by Josh Dasilva in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  17. "Josh signs on until 2024". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  18. "Bees pair named in Team of the Round". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  19. "Son and Sissoko send Spurs to Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  20. "England Matches – Under-19's 2010–20". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  21. "England Matches – Under-20's". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  22. "England U20s squad named by Paul Simpson for Maurice Revello Tournament in France". TheFA.com. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  23. Kwenda, Stanley (12 February 2020). "Josh Dasilva: Brentford midfielder is open to playing for Angola". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  24. "Games played by Josh Dasilva in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  25. "Games played by Josh Dasilva in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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